Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

The EU's antitrust rules won't stop big AI companies collaborating to pause work and avoid the risk to humanity of their most advanced models, but the egos of the chief executives involved might, former EU com... (more story)

The EU’s competition boss Teresa Ribera went to the US with a message of cooperation. But in an interview with MLex she voiced her frustration at having to explain the Digital Markets Act “once and again” to U... (more story)

China is advancing its first abuse-of-dominance case in the express-delivery industry in Xinjiang, as the sector faces broader antitrust monitoring and regulatory scrutiny of competition practices. The State A... (more story)

Apple cannot use copyright law to bypass trademark-raid safeguards, the Gujarat High Court ruled, warning that mischaracterizing counterfeit claims could undermine resulting searches, seizures and criminal proceedings.

A West London man has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison in connection with £2.7 million in counterfeit record sales. The case, which produced the largest-ever UK police seizure of fake vinyl, ... (more story)

A 2015 agreement allowed Victoria’s Secret and Thomas Pink Ltd. to end their global fight over “PINK” and coexist in different commercial terrain. Now, after the London shirtmaker’s assets have changed hands t... (more story)

SAP India must restore software support to EU-sanctioned Nayara Energy despite its German parent's concerns about the sanctions, an Indian court has ruled.

MLex Summary: China has expanded export controls on precursor chemicals shipped to the US, Mexico and Canada, adding two substances to a list requiring export licenses, five government agencies said in a joint... (more story)

MLex Summary: Major progress in free trade negotiations between the EU and the Philippines was announced Tuesday by the European Commission. Under the deal, the two sides would eliminate tariffs, set rules for... (more story)

MLex Summary: The Philippines’ Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center on Tuesday said it had ordered Reddit and Discord to designate resident agents or local representatives within 24 hours or potent... (more story)

TikTok should be found liable for fraud by violating New Jersey's money transmission law through various creator rewards, according to a motion for summary judgment from state Attorney General Jennifer Davenport.

Meta faces a complaint from Dutch advocacy group What to Fix over Facebook’s alleged failure to enforce monetization rules and provide effective systems for reporting potentially illegal monetization. The grou... (more story)