The Philippine Competition Commission is considering whether data privacy should play a more explicit role in competition-law assessments of digital markets, Chairman Michael Aguinaldo said Tuesday. The PCC is... (more story)

South Korean tech giant Naver asked the Seoul Central District Court to hear testimony from an antitrust law professor in its criminal antitrust appeal, arguing that an expert could help judges assess how abus... (more story)

MLex Summary: Grubhub Holding's US antitrust claims against Visa and Mastercard over network and interchange fees have been dismissed with prejudice pursuant to a stipulation of dismissal, US District Judge Ed... (more story)

EmblemHealth has conceded it cannot establish antitrust standing to pursue its remaining claims over alleged sham litigation as part of its antitrust suit over Soliris, Alexion Pharmaceuticals said in a motion for judgment.

A US jury has handed Philips a partial win in its long-running patent battle with Quectel Wireless Solutions, finding that the Chinese cellular-module maker infringed one patent and awarding about $3 million i... (more story)

A dispute over commercially sold beauty images made using generative artificial intelligence is moving through courts in Tokyo and Osaka, potentially giving Japanese courts an early opportunity to decide when ... (more story)

MLex Summary: Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Monday it is seeking 150 billion yen ($940 million) in fiscal 2027 funding for Japanese chipmaker Rapidus from the government-affiliated Innov... (more story)

The Canadian government is pressing ahead with its work on a tougher forced-labor import ban, a move toward easing trade tensions with the US and satisfying domestic concerns. Bill C-35, introduced ten days af... (more story)

MLex Summary: A coalition of Mexican producers filed a lawsuit at the US Court of International Trade to contest the International Trade Commission’s negative determination of “changed circumstances” in the an... (more story)

MLex Summary: Judges for the The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied Virginia's request to stay the preliminary injunction currently barring the state from enforcing its law limiting t... (more story)

Foodora, a Delivery Hero brand, is under investigation in Austria for suspected abuse of dominance, following a sector inquiry concerning online food delivery platforms. The competition authority is looking in... (more story)

MLex Summary: The EU has said it will continue to monitor TikTok’s impact on young consumers since it rolled out its shopping feature in four more member states on June 15. In response to a parliamentary quest... (more story)