MLex Summary: Direct purchasers of pork asked a US federal judge to grant final approval to their settlement with Agri Stats to resolve price-fixing claims over pork products. Agri Stats agreed that if it ever... (more story)

Perdue and Foster Farms’ settlement with commercial and institutional indirect purchaser plaintiffs to resolve price-fixing claims over turkey received a grant of preliminary approval Tuesday from US District ... (more story)

MLex Summary: Express Scripts and Accredo Health Group were granted dismissal of US antitrust claims filed by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation due to preclusion by a prior court judgment. District Judge Maria A.... (more story)

The Food and Drug Administration's handling of confidential commercial information in foodborne illness investigations misapplies trade secret law, advocates tell MLex, granting broad protections for informati... (more story)

OpenAI’s failed bid to keep its GPT trademark in the EU shows the difficulty that technology companies face in protecting terms that become industry vocabulary. The dispute, which follows the rejection of Open... (more story)

The UK Intellectual Property Office has written to an industry body to address continued concerns over shortcomings with the new digital One IPO service. The UKIPO acknowledged that the service, which was roll... (more story)

The Canadian pushback to President Donald Trump's aggressive trade agenda could have big implications for the administration's broader strategy to recalibrate global trading relationships, potentially setting ... (more story)

MLex Summary: Canada released the list of $27.6 billion worth of US goods subject to new tariffs starting on Sept. 8, a retaliatory measure after President Donald Trump hit $27 billion worth of Canadian goods ... (more story)

A coalition of US importers and producers filed a lawsuit at the Court of International Trade to challenge International Trade Commission findings that led to the imposition of tariffs on quartz surface produc... (more story)

MLex Summary: Karianne Tung, Norway's minister for digitalization, is calling for stricter regulation on smart glasses in a statement published by the government on Tuesday. To reach this, Tung announced an ex... (more story)

MLex Summary: France will prohibit students from using mobile phones and other electronic communications devices in high schools from the start of the 2026-27 school year, under legislation signed into law on ... (more story)

MLex Summary: UK essential services providers could be ordered to stop using technology from companies deemed to pose a national security risk, under new government plans published on Monday. An amendment list... (more story)