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Data Privacy and Security, Technology
February 24, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo
Europe
Trade
February 24, 2026 | Bradley Dress
North America
Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property
February 23, 2026 | Emma Whitford
North America
Antitrust View More
February 24, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Agri Stats' motion for summary judgment in a US Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit over illegal information sharing was denied by a US federal judge who ruled the case ought to head to trial... (more story)
February 24, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: A bench trial in the US Department of Justice's anticompetitive information sharing lawsuit against Agri Stats will commence on May 4, a US federal judge ruled. "Agri Stats has submitted argument... (more story)
February 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Parliament could call for an "independent European Competition Authority" separate from the European Commission — the EU's executive branch — to ensure that there is "no political in... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
February 24, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: OpenAI was granted the dismissal of a US lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's xAI alleging it poached employees to steal trade secrets. “Notably absent are allegations about the conduct of OpenAI itself.... (more story)
February 24, 2026 | Nick Robertson
North America
Writers and artists who feel threatened by the unregulated rise of generative AI are seeking new methods to protect their likeness and identity. Moiya McTier of the Human Artistry Campaign tells MLex that crea... (more story)
February 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission is aware of AI-generated content on TikTok calling for Poland to exit the EU, it said in a reply to a question by a Polish Member of the European Parliament on Monday. Krz... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
February 24, 2026
North America
MLex summary: Pfizer's lawsuit against Novo Nordisk, Metsera and three investment funds has come to a close, after the Chancery Court of Delaware granted a stipulation and proposed order to dismiss the case. P... (more story)
February 24, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst
Europe
Italian defense business Leonardo has secured approval from EU subsidy regulators for its €1.7 billion ($2 billion) deal to buy the Iveco group’s defense unit. The deal, which has yet to be approved by the EU'... (more story)
February 24, 2026 | Flavia Fortes
Europe, North America
Keurig Dr Pepper said Tuesday on a call with investors that it has received clearances from key regulators for its $18 billion acquisition of JDE Peet’s, positioning the company to close the deal in early Apri... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
February 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Amazon Italia Logistica SRL has been told by the Italian data protection authority to immediately cease processing the personal data of more than 1,800 employees at its Passo Corese facility. The... (more story)
February 24, 2026 | Helena Freitas
Europe
The digital euro would be established in an offline form only, with an online version considered later, according to a draft compromise text prepared for European Parliament lawmakers to consider. It also sepa... (more story)
February 24, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Luca Bertuzzi
Europe
A planned EU-wide “single-entry point” for cybersecurity incident reporting would centralize how companies notify authorities under multiple digital laws, while preserving direct ties with national regulators ... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
February 24, 2026 | Melissa Ritti
North America
A growing controversy over the recipe underlying certain Reese’s-branded seasonal and novelty candies presents a broader legal and commercial question: how much can a company change follow-on products while ke... (more story)
February 24, 2026 | Inbar Preiss
Europe
The EU is using new trade agreements with Indonesia and Mercosur as leverage to strengthen intellectual property protection abroad. Critics say Brussels could push further, particularly on pharmaceutical paten... (more story)
February 24, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams
Europe
Canadian biotech company Mara and DSM IP Assets have both had their respective appeals in a dispute over patents for the production of certain fatty acids dismissed by the English Court of Appeal. The judge up... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
February 24, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, an Indian pharmaceutical firm with securities listed on US stock markets, said the US Securities and Exchange Commission has closed an investigation into potential viola... (more story)
February 24, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission announced the entry of final consent judgments as to Joseph C. Lewis, Carolyn W. Carter, Patrick J. O’Connor and Bryan L. Waugh in the agency's civil enf... (more story)
February 24, 2026 | Martin Coyle
Europe
Belgian dredging company Deme Group and five former executives have been cleared of bribery allegations following a ruling from Belgium’s court of appeal on Tuesday. The company faced claims it had been involv... (more story)
Financial Services View More
February 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is set to issue nine “regulatory priorities reports” to outline its expectations for firms operating in various markets. These will replace the more than 40 p... (more story)
February 24, 2026 | Fanny Roux
Europe
A European Parliament draft report is calling for urgent legislation to provide legal certainty on the issuance of stablecoins by both an EU entity and a non-EU entity, following the European Commission's stal... (more story)
February 24, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
The UK’s financial watchdog cannot be solely responsible for deciding how much risk is acceptable to help the economy grow, the deputy chief of the Financial Conduct Authority has said in the latest comment in... (more story)
Trade View More
February 24, 2026 | Bradley Dress
North America
The Commerce Department was right to conclude that a US importer’s product is not covered by antidumping orders on fresh garlic from China, the Court of International Trade ruled Monday.
February 24, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Court of International Trade sustained the Commerce Department's denials of Prysmian's request for imports of certain aluminum rods and steel coils to be excluded from the Section 232 aluminum tariffs.
February 24, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Court of International Trade has sustained the Commerce Department's remand redetermination excluding Export Packers' cooked garlic cloves from the scope of the antidumping duty order on C... (more story)
State Aid View More
February 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Companies in Greece will be eligible for direct grants and tax advantages under a €400 million plan that has won European Commission state aid approval. The measure will back strategic investment... (more story)
February 24, 2026 | Anna Ferrari and Jean Comte
Europe
The EU Commission is set to publish "soon" a revised draft of the General Block Exemption Regulation, the EU law for state aid exemption, a spokesperson for the regulator told MLex. The text will be put to pub... (more story)
February 23, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Be Smart has seen the EU publish a summary of the company's appeal, challenging an EU finding that Italian financing for Cineca — a non-profit consortium providing IT services — did not qualify a... (more story)
Energy View More
February 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: A package of measures to simplify sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements for companies by raising the thresholds for which they apply has been approved by EU ministers and will b... (more story)
February 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The Alliance of Energy Intensive Industries has warned that persistently high electricity costs are stalling electrification, investment and decarbonization. The AEII is urging the European Commi... (more story)
February 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: A report detailing the background to a legal challenge against the EU’s green investment rules has been issued by the EU’s General Court. Environmental groups are seeking the annulment of the com... (more story)
Technology View More
February 24, 2026 | Frank Hersey
Europe
UK regulators are too focused on risks rather than rewards, and do not have sufficient clarity from the government on how to fulfil their requirements for fostering economic growth, a business minister has told lawmakers.
February 24, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a request for a preliminary injunction in the state's existing lawsuit against Amazon over alleged price-fixing. In a filing in California state court,... (more story)
February 24, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Online forum Reddit was fined just under £14.5 million in the UK on Tuesday, as the privacy regulator concluded it had unlawfully processed children’s personal information. The Information Commis... (more story)