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MLex Summary: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a federal complaint accusing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Insurance of conspiring to allocate customers and territories, to restrict o... (more story)

Mastercard and Visa are being sued in the UK by caterer Autogrill and hospitality company Finestday, according to listings for the High Court in London. The two payment-card giants have been targeted by a seri... (more story)

The UK competition regulator has been "sidelined" as the main enforcer of competition-law infringements by the expanding collective action regime, a judge at the UK appeal court said on Thursday. Judge Nichola... (more story)

This week, the Unified Patent Court appeal judges denied a pause on Canfield’s infringement and revocation appeals over a separate third-party challenge to the same patent. The Court of Appeal also upheld Dutc... (more story)

Meta Platforms faces scrutiny in India after the Delhi High Court questioned whether Instagram’s Remix feature facilitates copyright infringement, raising broader concerns over platform responsibility for tool... (more story)

China has issued detailed implementation rules for its revamped integrated circuit layout-design regime, clarifying how applicants must define original features and how those claims will shape subsequent cance... (more story)

The US Court of International Trade ruled against the Commerce Department Wednesday, remanding its final redetermination that its antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Chinese imports of chassis and su... (more story)

EU lawmakers have backed amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act that would establish a center to help secure supplies for European industry. The European Parliament's industry committee urged the Europea... (more story)

MLex Summary: EU lawmakers have called for modernized economic partnership agreements with African countries and investment that strengthens regional supply chains. In a resolution adopted on Thursday, the Eur... (more story)

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms faces a German lawsuit over its alleged refusal to reimburse legal expenses after losing an out-of-court dispute over Facebook content originating from the Russian state-affiliated... (more story)

MLex Summary: Tech companies are facing UK parliamentary scrutiny over how smart devices such as Ring doorbells, fitness trackers and speakers, as well as online platforms, are being used to facilitate stalkin... (more story)

The EU's Digital Markets Act has yet to demonstrate its promised benefits, US Federal Trade Commission official Mark Meador said, arguing that available evidence doesn’t show the rules have improved legal cert... (more story)