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Antitrust
March 17, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert
Latin America
DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions
March 16, 2026 | Flavia Fortes
North America
Trade
March 16, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello
Europe
Antitrust View More
March 18, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
China’s supermarket operator Yonghui has sparked speculation around the supplier practices of US rival Sam’s Club with a call for industry members not to impose “choose-one-of-two” arrangements, as suppliers p... (more story)
March 18, 2026 | Jenny Lee
Asia
South Korea's antitrust chief said his agency is preparing to introduce sweeping structural remedies to tackle repeat cartel conduct, including measures that could force companies to divest businesses or exit ... (more story)
March 18, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: South Korean school uniform suppliers have been fined a combined 321 million won ($216,000) by the country’s competition regulator for colluding in school uniform procurement bids for middle and ... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
March 18, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi
Europe
The European Commission and EU data privacy regulators will issue joint guidance on the interplay between the AI Act and GDPR without waiting for ongoing legislative amendments, an EU official said. A draft is... (more story)
March 18, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi
Asia
Japan has proposed a bill to strengthen support for artificial intelligence, quantum and other strategically important technologies, while tightening the treatment of patents and other intellectual property ge... (more story)
March 18, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT on Wednesday announced plans to promote a bold R&D project in future brain industries that brings together domestic capabilities in brain research, artif... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
March 18, 2026
Oceania
MLex Summary: Adobe Inc’s proposed acquisition of 100 percent of the share capital of Semrush Holdings, through its newly incorporated wholly owned subsidiary Fenway Merger Sub, will be investigated by Austral... (more story)
March 18, 2026
Oceania
MLex Summary: The proposal by private equity company Hg Pooled Management, trading as Hg Capital, to acquire 100 percent of OneStream and OneStream Software through a special purpose vehicle, Onward AcquireCo,... (more story)
March 18, 2026
Oceania
MLex Summary: Customer relationship management-software provider Salesforce's proposed acquisition of US-based Qualified.com has been approved by the Australian competition regulator following the watchdog’s r... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
March 18, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: South Korea’s privacy regulator has expanded the scope of healthcare data portability to 387 institutions, adding 337 general hospitals to the initial 50, and allowing individuals to transfer and... (more story)
March 18, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Platform X, formerly Twitter, has set the minimum user age in Indonesia at 16 as part of its response to new child-protection regulations, the country’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affa... (more story)
March 18, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: China's Ministry of State Security is warning users of the open-source AI agent OpenClaw that they face cybersecurity and data risks, according to a user safety manual published on Tuesday. The g... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
March 17, 2026 | Melissa Ritti
North America
Google secured dismissal Monday of consolidated US patent litigation by Valtrus Innovations in a decision that underscores growing judicial skepticism of the division of ownership and enforcement rights. The p... (more story)
March 17, 2026 | Nick Robertson
Europe, North America
The US Chamber of Commerce’s annual IP index report warns that multiple major countries are taking a step back on IP rights, including by pursuing increased regulation. Separately, USPTO Director John Squires ... (more story)
March 17, 2026 | Inbar Preiss
Europe
The Unified Patent Court ruled that it cannot hear infringement claims relating to non-UPC patent rights when jurisdiction is based on the “place of harm” rule, appeal judges ruled in favor of OpenAI, Adobe an... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
March 17, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: François-Philippe Champagne, Canada's minister of finance and national revenue, issued a statement on the country's progress against money laundering. FINTRAC, Canada's financial intelligence uni... (more story)
March 17, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: In a brief order, US Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt delayed the sentencing of Texas-based Mexican businessman Ramon Alexandro Rovirosa Martinez to April 27. Rovirosa was found guilty of three of the four ... (more story)
March 17, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: A US judge granted a further delay to the sentencing of Francisco Roberto Cosenza Centeno, the former director of a Honduran procurement entity, due to ongoing medical issues. Cosenza is now sche... (more story)
Financial Services View More
March 18, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Key elements in the EU bank capital framework should be simplified by reducing overlapping requirements, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe said in a report published on Wednesday. A... (more story)
March 17, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
The US Securities and Exchange Commission and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission joined in issuing an interpretation today clarifying how federal securities laws apply to some cryptocurrency assets an... (more story)
March 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
TradeStation Securities, a Florida-based brokerage firm that operates online trading platforms, agreed to pay $1.1 million to resolve a US sanctions violations probe after discovering failures in its complianc... (more story)
Trade View More
March 18, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello
Europe
EU steel manufacturers face waiting longer for clarity on whether the industry will continue to be shielded from global overcapacity after talks to replace trade protection measures expiring on June 30 ended w... (more story)
March 18, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Imports of phosphorous acid from China into the bloc will be subject to a punitive dumping duty rate of 122.8 percent at EU borders starting Thursday, the European Commission said Wednesday. The ... (more story)
March 18, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet
Europe, Oceania
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit Australia next week in a trip that is expected to conclude an imminent trade deal with the country. If finalized, the free trade agreement would be... (more story)
State Aid View More
March 17, 2026 | Simon Zekaria
Europe
Zenobē Energy told a UK tribunal hearing on Tuesday that the UK regulator of gas and electricity markets hasn't adequately explained changes it made to its defense against the company's suit alleging an unlawf... (more story)
March 17, 2026 | Jean Comte
Europe
Lluís Saurí Romero has been appointed head of unit for Strategic Coordination in DG Comp, the European Commission's directorate general for competition policy. Saurí replaces Astrid Cousin, who has moved to th... (more story)
March 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: State aid rules for banks in difficulty are now open for public feedback, after the European Commission started a call for evidence on provisions that were last updated in 2013. The review aims t... (more story)
Energy View More
March 18, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The EU's bioeconomy strategy was approved by the bloc's environment ministers on Tuesday, with a focus on the sector’s role in replacing fossil-based materials and on the push to scale from resea... (more story)
March 17, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback on plans to simplify its system for defining sustainable economic activities. The proposed changes aim to make the rules clearer and easier to apply, h... (more story)
March 17, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo
Europe
UK officials are considering scrapping the Regulatory Policy Committee, but no decision has yet been made, a UK finance ministry official told lawmakers on Tuesday morning. The body plays an “important role” i... (more story)
Technology View More
March 18, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
Authorities in Beijing have initiated a one-month campaign aimed at further curbing the abuse of artificial intelligence technology, as regulators intensify oversight of rapidly expanding generative tools and ... (more story)
March 18, 2026 | Chris May
North America
A senior Live Nation executive offered antitrust trial testimony to a New York jury on Tuesday that sought to downplay private messages with a coworker about how he “almost” felt bad for “stupid” fans who face... (more story)
March 17, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Defendants Meta Platforms, TikTok, Snap, YouTube and plaintiff Breathitt County (Kentucky) Board of Education have submitted their witness lists in advance of a trial over the platforms' alleged ... (more story)