Chinese antitrust officials have underscored that public-safety claims, business losses and local-government involvement generally won’t qualify as legitimate defenses for abusive conduct by dominant utility o... (more story)

A former Mastercard executive admitted in an Australian court on Monday that he provided false information to Mastercard’s finance department to help secure approval for a major 7-Eleven strategic merchant dea... (more story)

China’s dispute over 2026 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights has sparked antitrust discussion, with local state-backed commentaries questioning FIFA’s pricing practices in China and criticizing reported dispar... (more story)

Japan’s economy, trade and industry ministry, or METI, is increasingly positioning music and other creative sectors as export industries within the country's broader intellectual property and growth strategy, ... (more story)

MLex Summary: DeWayne Carter, Nya Harrison and Sedona Prince agreed to dismiss their US claims against the National Collegiate Athletic Association over rules that prohibit student-athletes from being compensa... (more story)

A series of recurring themes emerged during oral argument Friday in the dispute between VLSI Technology, Intel Corp. and Patent Quality Assurance, with the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit repeatedl... (more story)

MLex Summary: China’s Commerce Ministry said Sunday that Vice Premier He Lifeng will lead a delegation to South Korea on May 12-13 for trade and economic consultations with US counterparts. In a statement issu... (more story)

MLex Summary: China’s Foreign Ministry confirmed Monday that US President Donald Trump will make a state visit to China from May 13 to 15 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. 

Rising use of trade diversion schemes to evade EU duties is a growing concern, the EU’s anti-fraud office, OLAF, has warned, and European companies are increasingly bringing complaints to it as the European Co... (more story)

MLex Summary: About 71 percent of New Zealanders remain concerned about children’s privacy, including social media use, according to a survey released by the privacy regulator. In a statement on Monday, New Ze... (more story)

As the state of New Mexico's remedies bench trial against Meta Platforms completed its first week of testimony, Judge Bryan Biedscheid heard testimony from two expert witnesses for the state who said evidence ... (more story)

MLex Summary: Florida’s attorney general filed a reply in support of a judgment against NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association’s court challenge to a state social media law, saying th... (more story)