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Antitrust, Technology
March 19, 2026 | Chris May
North America
Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property
March 18, 2026 | Emma Whitford
North America
Antitrust
March 17, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert
Latin America
Antitrust View More
March 19, 2026 | Lewis Crofts
Europe
Marc van der Woude, the president of the EU’s lower-tier General Court, is set to leave the judiciary this autumn, MLex has learned. His resignation will take effect on Sept. 15 and is for personal reasons, a ... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Jean Comte
Europe
The European Commission has been told by patent owners that extensive requirements for technology pools will prove costly and cumbersome, according to a document seen by MLex. The push, comprising stakeholders... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe, a trade association, has filed an antitrust complaint at the European Commission against Broadcom, accusing it of unfair licensing practices and ... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: National governments are set to propose a set of actions to ensure the bloc remains "highly competitive," according to a draft statement obtained by MLex, to be adopted at a summit today. The act... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo
Europe
UK lawmakers late on Wednesday approved amendments to create a criminal offense for AI chatbots deemed unsafe, backing campaigner-led proposals over the government's preferred approach to regulating the techno... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Yonnex Li
Asia
Hong Kong’s Law Reform Commission is examining whether existing laws adequately address crimes involving the use of artificial intelligence, amid growing global scrutiny over deepfake pornography and misinform... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
March 19, 2026 | Jon Menon
Europe
Spreadex has failed in its efforts to appeal the UK antitrust regulator’s decision to make the company divest Sporting Index after the watchdog raised competition concerns. The Competition Appeal Tribunal foun... (more story)
March 19, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: America's Communications Association said it agrees that a Nexstar-Tegna merger gives more market power to "the nation’s largest broadcast conglomerate — power that history shows will be abused t... (more story)
March 19, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: New York's participation in the Nexstar-Tegna state coalition merger challenge is based on the fear that the transaction "threatens local news and could raise fees for consumers by combining hund... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: A UK court has backed Ofcom’s decision to keep secret details of its engagement with major tech platforms, dismissing a legal challenge by campaign groups Clean Up The Internet and Movement for a... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo
Europe
UK online safety regulator Ofcom has won a legal challenge over its refusal to disclose details of meetings with major tech platforms, as a judge backed its interpretation of the Communications Act. Campaign g... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: More clarification is needed on the proposed EU cybersecurity framework, which includes revision of the existing Cybersecurity Act and targeted amendments to the NIS2 Directive, key EU data secur... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
March 19, 2026 | Inbar Preiss, Charlotte Westphal and Anna Lauwereys
Europe
This week, the Unified Patent Court saw key rulings on infringement, fair licensing defenses in standard essential patent disputes, and jurisdiction clarifications. Judges also issued rulings on procedural rul... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams
Europe
The head of the EU Intellectual Property Office has suggested that EU businesses could be given the option of cheaper filing for trademark protection for five rather than ten years, saying that the current sys... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi
Asia
A Tokyo court rejected a real estate firm’s claim that former employees misappropriated customer data to fuel a rival business, holding that overlapping deals and employee departures weren’t enough to prove tr... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
March 19, 2026
Asia, North America
MLex Summary: Roger Alejandro Pinate Martinez, the co-founder of Smartmatic, urged a US judge to dismiss money laundering charges against him in a corruption case because the government alleges only transfers ... (more story)
March 18, 2026
Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania
MLex Summary: The World Bank announced the 21-month debarment with conditional release of several Africa-based units of PricewaterhouseCoopers in connection with collusive and fraudulent practices as part of t... (more story)
March 18, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
A Texas-based businessman was charged with offering “a substantial amount in bribes” to an official of Mexico’s state-owned energy company to help an equipment company obtain a $540 million supply contract. He... (more story)
Financial Services View More
March 19, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Social media influencer Kenneth Thom pled guilty to investment adviser fraud, the US Department of Justice announced. “Kenneth Thom pretended online to be a successful investor and adviser when ... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
Lawmakers in the UK’s upper chamber have voted to prevent the government from holding a reserve power to force certain pension schemes to invest a minimum percentage of assets in specific areas. A total of 217... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Heads of states and governments of EU countries that use the euro currency are set to call for an acceleration in preparations for a digital euro, according to a draft statement to be adopted on ... (more story)
Trade View More
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Oil supply to the EU remains stable despite disruptions in the Middle East, the European Commission said after an oil coordination group meeting with EU countries on Thursday. Officials flagged c... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Asia, Europe
MLex Summary: France, Germany, the UK, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan said they are ready to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz after condemning Iran’s atta... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet
Europe
The UK Trade Minister Chris Bryant has said he had "good conversations" with his French counterparts about the possibility of including Britain in the EU’s Made in Europe plans. He added that after the meeting... (more story)
State Aid View More
March 19, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: The Japanese Cabinet on Thursday approved a bill to amend the Economic Security Promotion Act for submission to parliament. The bill would add services to ensure the stable supply of critical goo... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Parties wishing to make comments on Denmark's tariff model for the discharge and treatment of companies' wastewater now have one month to provide input to the European Commission. In January, the... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The EU Court of Justice has requested amendments to its internal rules, most significantly, to allow the institution to deliver a ruling even after the participating judges have left the court. T... (more story)
Energy View More
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: A review of the EU emissions trading system is necessary to protect competitiveness as aviation decarbonizes, the International Air Transport Association said on Thursday. The current framework r... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The slow deployment of the EU Innovation Fund is limiting its impact on clean-tech competitiveness and emissions cuts, the EU's main auditing body has said. In a statement, the EU Court of Audito... (more story)
March 19, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The EU plans to invest €330 million in fusion energy, nuclear safety and innovation in the European Atomic Energy Community, or Euratom, 2026-2027 program, the European Commission said. The fundi... (more story)
Technology View More
March 19, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter
Europe
A German court has ordered TikTok to change parts of its website’s recommender system and reporting mechanism, finding its implementation of the EU’s Digital Services Act doesn't meet accessibility and user-fr... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo
Europe, North America
Online forum 4chan has escalated its challenge to UK regulators' powers to enforce it after receiving a £520,000 fine for breaches of the Online Safety Act. It said it wouldn't comply and questioned the enforc... (more story)
March 19, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Luca Bertuzzi
Europe
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to quickly approve France’s planned ban on social media access for children under 15. In a letter seen by MLex, Mac... (more story)