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Private equity in cartel cross-hairs as EU chemicals probe draws in investors

Google fined €890 million for breaking EU ‘gatekeeper’ rules

Turnberry enters year two as EU-US trade talks move beyond tariffs

Trump creates new legal battle with Section 338 tariffs on Canada

Deutsche Bank raided in Frankfurt over Postbank transactions

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Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

July 23, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

AI patent surge signals broader global and industrial reach

Data Privacy and Security

July 22, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

US states say privacy probes grow more contentious, warn of more enforcement
U.S. Representative Jay Obernolte (R-CA)

Artificial Intelligence

July 22, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Hugging Face hack shows need for strong US AI testing body, Rep. Obernolte says
AI patent surge signals broader global and industrial reach
US states say privacy probes grow more contentious, warn of more enforcement
Hugging Face hack shows need for strong US AI testing body, Rep. Obernolte says

Antitrust View More

Democrats introduce US legislation on seed patent abuse, competition

July 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Democratic US Senators Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker and Peter Welch have introduced the Fair Seeds for Farmers Act to stop "Big Agriculture" from abusing seed patents, which the lawmakers say ha... (more story)

Cotton futures traders say they're not bound to arbitration in US manipulation case

July 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Plaintiffs accusing Term Commodities, Allenberg Cotton, and Louis Dreyfus Commodities of conspiring to manipulate the prices of Intercontinental Exchange cotton futures contracts opposed a motion... (more story)

US judge wants college financial aid trial finished by Thanksgiving

July 23, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

A federal judge overseeing US antitrust claims brought against private universitiesfor allegedly fixing the price of  financial aid said Thursday that he would prefer a coming November trial be done by Thanksgiving.

Artificial Intelligence View More

Congressional Democrats press USTR on reduced AI regulation powers in USMCA update

July 23, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

Two congressional Democrats pressed US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Thursday for answers about whether US tech companies have taken advantage of the review process for the US-Canada-Mexico Agreement ... (more story)

US House lawmakers introduce law to establish oversight of advanced AI

July 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Representatives Jay Obernolte and Lori Trahan, alongside Representatives Scott Franklin, Scott Peters, Erin Houchin, and Suhas Subramanyan, announced that they have introduced the Frontier Ris... (more story)

China's largest academic database bars AI authors, igniting debate over copyright

July 23, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China's largest academic database has begun removing papers that list artificial intelligence systems as authors, setting new boundaries for generative AI in academic publishing and reigniting debate over copy... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

US DOJ offers phased second-request review in exchange for timing agreement

July 23, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Chris May

North America

The US Justice Department will give merging companies an opportunity to resolve or narrow in-depth antitrust investigations through early production of potentially decisive evidence, but only through a timing ... (more story)

Brazilian soccer association seeks role in evaluating broadcasting deal

July 23, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

The Brazil National Soccer Association, known as Sinafut, argued that FFU, which represents clubs collectively in negotiations for broadcasting rights and the commercial exploitation of their brands, omitted s... (more story)

Proximus-Telenet fiber cooperation in Flanders wins Belgian approval

July 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Proximus and Telenet have received clearance from Belgium’s competition authority for their plan to cooperate to accelerate the rollout of fiber networks in the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders.... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Meta fails to get quick appeal in US case over voiceprints

July 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms failed to convince a US federal judge to grant it leave to immediately appeal an order on summary judgment in a privacy case over voiceprints. “Meta strains to frame its question a... (more story)

Platforms set to regain EU legal basis for voluntary child abuse detection after final approval

July 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Platforms are set to regain an EU legal basis to voluntarily detect, report and remove online child sexual abuse material, after EU member states on Thursday gave final approval to the revived te... (more story)

Don't ban neurotech, ensure strong regulation of brain data, watchdog report says

July 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The public don't support banning neurotechnology but want robust regulation for sensitive brain data, a report commissioned by the Information Commissioner's Office, or ICO, has found. A Citizens... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

China opens regulatory data protection to foreign pharma, but gaps remain

July 23, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Asia, North America

New pharmaceutical regulatory data protection requirements in China eliminate earlier China-first launch requirements, giving foreign drugmakers equal access to up to six years of market exclusivity under most... (more story)

Participants of European group to address FRAND arbitration differ on approach

July 23, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

A new European body focused on mediating patent disputes is planning to publish guidelines on how questions of fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory, or FRAND, rates for standard essential patents, or SEPs, ... (more story)

This week at the UPC: July 17-23

July 23, 2026 | Inbar Preiss and Anna Lauwereys

Europe

The UPC this week clarified how conditional revocation claims should proceed on appeal, upheld Baussmann’s wooden-nail patent in amended form and ruled that Chinese defendants could not avoid proceedings by re... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Güralp Systems given more time by UK court to pay £2m bribery plea deal

July 23, 2026

Europe

Güralp Systems has been given more time by a UK court to explain how it plans to sell the company to fund its £2 million ($2.6 million) plea deal over a South Korean bribery case with the UK's fraud agency. Th... (more story)

EU adopts 21st Russia sanctions package targeting banks, crypto and energy revenues

July 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU has adopted its 21st sanctions package against Russia, freezing the automatic review of the Russian oil price cap until July 2027 and expanding measures targeting Moscow's energy revenues.... (more story)

EU holds freeze on Russian oil price cap as 21st sanctions package agreed (updates*)

July 23, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

EU countries agreed on the EU's 21st sanctions package against Russia, the European Commission President said on Thursday. This extends the current $44.10 cap on the price per barrel of Russian oil for another... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US GAO recommends agencies simplify bank regulatory reviews

July 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Government Accountability Office released a report finding that certain changes to bank regulatory reviews are needed to better identify and address "unnecessary or unduly burdensome" requ... (more story)

Financial literacy the focus of two new EU Commission initiatives

July 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Two initiatives to improve financial literacy across the EU were announced on Thursday. The European Commission is inviting submissions of successful projects on investing, saving and understandi... (more story)

Stronger depositor protection rules open for comments by EU banking watchdog

July 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Banking Authority has opened four consultations on new EU rules to strengthen depositor protection. Under the revised Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive, the proposals cover clearer... (more story)

Trade View More

EU expects US to stick to Turnberry commitments as tariffs expire Friday

July 23, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

The European Commission said it expects the US to honor its commitment under the Turnberry trade deal to cap tariffs on most EU exports at 15 percent, as Washington's temporary global tariffs expire on Friday.... (more story)

China, US seeking input on trade council after Trump visit, Mofcom says

July 23, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: China and the US are consulting on reciprocal tariff cuts worth $30 billion each as they work to establish a bilateral trade council agreed during US President Donald Trump's May visit to Beijing... (more story)

US trade court upholds remand results for Canadian lumber countervailing duty

July 22, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

The US Court of International Trade sided with the federal government in a Tuesday ruling, sustaining its findings in a countervailing duty review for certain Canadian softwood lumber products.

State Aid View More

Dutch aid to reduce ammonia emissions in protected areas gets EU clearance

July 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Netherlands has won EU state aid approval to compensate livestock farmers for the closure of farming sites that cause ammonia emissions in protected areas. The program is open to farmers with... (more story)

JD.com gets EU warning in subsidy probe of Ceconomy purchase

July 22, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Andrew Boyce

Europe

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has received formal concerns from the European Commission over the role of foreign subsidies in its takeover of electronics retailer Ceconomy. The regulator said it had detailed... (more story)

Goldwind loses EU court bid to suspend subsidy probe

July 20, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Chinese wind turbine maker Goldwind has failed to persuade the EU’s General Court to suspend the European Commission’s in-depth foreign subsidies investigation into its activities. The court rejected the compa... (more story)

Energy View More

South Korea pushes ahead with agentic AI, energy, physical AI port initiatives

July 23, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s government on Thursday approved new initiatives as part of its goal of becoming one of the world's top three artificial intelligence powerhouses. The measures, approved at a ministe... (more story)

South Korea pushes agentic AI, small modular-reactor commercialization

July 23, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

Asia

South Korea unveiled new initiatives Thursday aimed at fostering the country's efforts to become one of the world's top three artificial intelligence powers, including a strategy to secure an early lead in age... (more story)

EU countries expected to reach a common view on carbon market review by December

July 22, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

EU countries are expected to reach a common position on the European Commission's overhaul of the EU Emissions Trading System by December, the country chairing the talks has said. Ireland is also planning to s... (more story)

Technology View More

Singapore to tighten cybersecurity rules for AI threats, cloud infrastructure

July 23, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Singapore's Cyber Security Agency will update its Cybersecurity Code of Practice for Critical Information Infrastructure later this year to address advanced persistent threats and AI-enabled cybe... (more story)

US lawmakers warn Trump over EU’s ‘extreme interpretations’ of DMA

July 22, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A group of 25 US lawmakers has written to President Donald Trump warning about the EU’s use of the Digital Markets Act against US companies, “while sparing European and Chinese competitors.” They... (more story)

US senator queries Meta on whistleblower firings over youth online privacy

July 22, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has written to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg with questions over whether the company improperly targeted whis... (more story)