Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

Thomson Reuters’ infringement claim against ROSS Intelligence is “no more than an ordinary copyright case” despite its artificial intelligence component, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said Wedn... (more story)

The US Department of Justice has objected to settlements between red meat processors and workers over alleged wage fixing, criticizing the absence of injunctive relief to prevent future offenses.

MLex Summary: US judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin denied a motion by a group of consumers for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to keep Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery from closing their merger, f... (more story)

The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday dismissed a Japanese voice actor’s bid to force TikTok to remove videos allegedly using an AI-generated imitation of his voice, finding that the posts had already been del... (more story)

US Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires said Tuesday he is considering returning decisions on the merits of patent review petitions to Patent Trial and Appeal Board panels while retaining control ... (more story)

The US should recognize datasets as commercial assets or risk falling behind China in developing AI, IP specialists said. China’s registration framework can help businesses document their control of data, prot... (more story)

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission preliminarily determined that a US industry is materially injured by allegedly dumped and subsidized imports of linear hydraulic cylinders from Canada, China... (more story)

MLex Summary: The members of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC) agreed to a new framework in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during a G20 trade ministerial to crack down on excess capacity in steel, inclu... (more story)

MLex Summary: UTLX Manufacturing petitioned the US Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission to impose antidumping and antisubsidy duty orders on railway tank cars and parts thereof from Mexico.

Pornography provider First Time Videos has paid an £80,000 fine and blocked access for UK users after online safety regulator Ofcom found it had breached its Online Safety Act duty to use highly effective age ... (more story)

After nine video-games companies came under EU consumer scrutiny over in-game currencies, industry groups said they remained at odds with authorities over how the currencies should be classified. The dispute c... (more story)

MLex Summary: Nine video game companies face coordinated EU consumer protection investigations into their use of in-game virtual currencies, the European Commission said. Authorities will examine pricing, unwa... (more story)