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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

US content makers poised to test startup’s fair use loss for generative AI

Qualcomm-Huawei deal shows patents can bridge divided tech world

Huawei, telecom operators may see EU legal clarity on national security bans

AI buildout may call for disclosures due to long-term risks, US Fed says

AliExpress challenges €550m fine under EU Digital Services Act

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Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, Technology

October 08, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Austrian social media curbs test EU tolerance for patchwork of national laws

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

October 08, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Brasserie Nationale loses appeal on Boissons Heintz EU referral
Russian bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik

Data Privacy and Security, Financial Crime

October 07, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Mike Swift

North America

BTC-e operator’s relationship with ex-colleague should be trial evidence, US says
Austrian social media curbs test EU tolerance for patchwork of national laws
Brasserie Nationale loses appeal on Boissons Heintz EU referral
BTC-e operator’s relationship with ex-colleague should be trial evidence, US says

Antitrust View More

Ascend, Mayne settle with US states for $1m in generic-drug antitrust case

October 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Ascend Laboratories and Mayne Pharma agreed to pay $1 million to settle US antitrust claims filed by 48 state attorneys general over generic drug pricing, New York Attorney General Letitia James ... (more story)

US state AGs say competition enforcement will factor into election campaigns

October 08, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

State attorneys general campaigning for re-election this November say they will talk up their antitrust enforcement efforts because voters understand the relationship between corporate competition and the high... (more story)

US plaintiffs file amended class action in shale oil antitrust case

October 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Plaintiffs filed an amended US class action accusing Permian Resources, Chesapeake Energy, Continental Resources and other producers of shale oil of scheming to fix the price of heating oil by co... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

USA Today files US copyright claims against OpenAI

October 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: USA Today filed a copyright complaint against OpenAI, accusing it of scraping content from its websites to train OpenAI's models and repackaging that content in outputs to OpenAI users. "OpenAI's... (more story)

OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta questioned by UK privacy regulator over rogue AI agents

October 08, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta Platforms have been questioned by the UK privacy regulator over reports of rogue AI agents bypassing protections and accessing external systems. The Information Commission’s Office h... (more story)

Five EU countries have yet to name AI Act enforcers

October 08, 2026 | Masha Borak

Europe

Five EU member states have yet to designate an AI Act market surveillance authority, more than a year after the deadline to do so. The delay risks uneven enforcement and uncertainty for businesses, while leavi... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Energy think tank says NextEra, Dominion have no plans for wind projects post-merger

October 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, a global nonprofit focused on energy markets research, issued a briefing note to Virginia's public utilities regulator on the NextEra-Do... (more story)

Arrive-Passport Labs probe closed as US DOJ highlights phased merger review

October 08, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Arrive's proposed acquisition of Passport Labs has escaped a US antitrust challenge after a five-month investigation, with the Department of Justice pointing to its phased review approach as a way to reach mer... (more story)

Arrive-Passport Labs merger probe closed by US DOJ after targeted review

October 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice has closed its investigation into Arrive’s proposed acquisition of Passport Labs after a targeted, five-month review found that the deal was unlikely to substantially... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Washington lags on privacy, AG says, but hopes to revive legislative talks

October 08, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said the state has fallen behind on consumer privacy protections despite its leadership in technology, but he doesn't expect lawmakers to introduce comprehensive privacy ... (more story)

Florida AG seeking relief against Meta that goes beyond multistate settlement

October 08, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed for a temporary injunction against Meta Platforms, seeking relief for Florida teens that goes beyond what the company agreed to provide elsewhere in the US as ... (more story)

Apple largely loses bid to defeat biometric privacy claims in Illinois over Photos app

October 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Apple largely failed in its bid to have a federal judge throw out claims that the iPhone's Photos App violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). In an order unsealed Thursday... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Number of pharma patents per drug has tripled since 1990, study says

October 08, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

The number of patents per drug has more than tripled since 1990 from about 2.1 to 6.9 in 2019, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers argue the incre... (more story)

BMW trade-secret case pits USITC mandate against private contracts

October 08, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Europe, North America

The US International Trade Commission is weighing whether to continue a trade-secret investigation despite a contract directing disputes to Germany. Neither Zync nor BMW argues that the agreement strips the ag... (more story)

IP licensing and business: Sept. 25-Oct. 8

October 08, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

Patent deals linked US and Chinese technology portfolios, renewed smartphone licenses and expanded automotive coverage, while a memory-patent dispute ended in a $600 million settlement. Pharmaceutical partners... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Former Barclays trader Merchant says bank must face 'justice' after UK appeal win

October 08, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Former Barclays trader Jay Merchant, who saw his conviction for rate rigging quashed at a London appeals court on Wednesday, has said he will sue the bank, saying it needed to face "justice."

New US DOJ Fraud Division gets marching orders for corporate investigations

October 08, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

When investigating a company, prosecutors in the new Fraud Division should follow broader US Justice Department policies concerning corporate enforcement, according to a new policy memo. The memo is “the DOJ’s... (more story)

Remaining Iranian 'shadow fleet' sanctioned by US

October 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department said it was targeting the remnants of Iran's shadow fleet, the aging network of tankers the government relies on to move billions of dollars worth of petroleum and petr... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US GAO to probe impact of CFTC workforce cuts on duties, Warren says

October 08, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The nonpartisan US Government Accountability Office has said it will investigate the impact of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's workforce cuts on the agency's ability to carry out its expanding respo... (more story)

EU crypto firms told to stop services involving non-compliant stablecoins

October 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU-authorized crypto companies should stop providing services involving stablecoins that do not comply with the bloc’s rules, the European Securities and Markets Authority has said. National regu... (more story)

Deloitte fined £6m over audit issues at transport operator Go Ahead in 2016-2020

October 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Deloitte has been fined £6 million ($7.9 million) and handed a "severe reprimand" by the Financial Reporting Council over its work on the transport operator Go Ahead between 2016 and 2020. The FR... (more story)

Trade View More

US producers urge injury finding on pulp from Brazil, Norway

October 08, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Europe, Latin America

High purity dissolving pulp from Brazil and Norway is endangering the domestic industry, petitioners testified on Thursday to the US International Trade Commission, which also heard from foreign manufacturers ... (more story)

US trade court rules against Commerce on redetermination in rail couplers case

October 08, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

The US Court of International Trade ruled against the Commerce Department on Thursday, remanding its redetermination in a countervailing duty investigation into Chinese and Mexican freight rail couplers.

US trade court sides against Commerce on scope of chassis antidumping orders

October 08, 2026 | Zack Budryk

Asia, North America

The US Court of International Trade ruled against the Commerce Department Wednesday, remanding its final redetermination that its antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Chinese imports of chassis and su... (more story)

State Aid View More

Greek energy tenders exclude three bidders after EU doubts over foreign-subsidy info

October 08, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Three companies are blocked from submitting tenders in two public projects in the Greek energy sector after the European Commission said they'd failed to provide enough information on foreign subsidies, MLex h... (more story)

EU extends ‘temporary’ state aid rules as energy prices remain high

October 07, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys

Europe

The European Commission will extend Metsaf — its temporary state aid framework for energy-intensive industries — allowing EU countries to continue providing subsidies to companies hit by elevated energy prices... (more story)

Romanian compensation for solar energy investors open for views in EU

October 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback into whether an arbitration award — ordering Romania to pay €42.2 million plus interest and costs to 10 solar-energy investors — is in line with state ... (more story)

Energy View More

EU renewable-energy targets for transport should extend beyond 2030, industry urges

October 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Binding renewable-energy targets for transport should continue beyond 2030 to support investment and reduce reliance on imported fuels, 13 industry groups urged in a joint letter to the European ... (more story)

Cleaner fuels should be central to EU refinery dialogue, official says

October 08, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Europe's refineries should put their transition to cleaner fuels at the heart of the European Commission's planned strategic dialogue to address the immediate supply and cost pressures fuelled by conflict in t... (more story)

Keep LNG supplies, injections as winter storage starts low, EU gas network says

October 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Europe should maintain strong LNG deliveries and continue injecting gas into storage early this winter to guard against cold spells and ease next summer’s refilling, the European Network of Trans... (more story)

Technology View More

Asos confirms customer data accessed in UK after hacker impersonated a contact

October 08, 2026 | Imogen Howse

Europe

UK fashion retailer Asos has confirmed that a hacker gained access to personal customer information — including names and contact details — after impersonating a trusted contact to obtain an employee’s login c... (more story)

Meta sued in Germany over legal costs after Digital Services Act content dispute

October 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms faces a German lawsuit over its alleged refusal to reimburse legal expenses after losing an out-of-court dispute over Facebook content originating from the Russian state-affiliated... (more story)

Meta faces India scrutiny over Instagram Remix, AI misuse, copyright risks

October 08, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Meta Platforms faces scrutiny in India after the Delhi High Court questioned whether Instagram’s Remix feature facilitates copyright infringement, raising broader concerns over platform responsibility for tool... (more story)