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Intellectual Property

June 18, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

UK national denied attempt to have £47m trade secrets trial held in Dubai

Artificial Intelligence

June 17, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Trump AI plan will leave limited room for state regulation, US Sen. Blackburn says
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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

June 17, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger and Flavia Fortes

Europe, North America

Paramount-Warner deal still faces US state scrutiny after federal clearance

Antitrust View More

US Senate’s college sports reforms pass out of committee, but opposition remains

June 18, 2026 | Chris May and Clayton Vickers

North America

Major college sports legislation moved forward in US Congress on Thursday after the Senate Commerce Committee voted 19-9 to advance the Protect College Sports Act, setting the bill up for a potential vote befo... (more story)

Apple launches new App Store policies in Brazil after deal with CADE

June 18, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America, North America

Apple announced changes to its App Store developer policies in Brazil that solidified the demands of the settlement agreement signed with the country’s competition authority, including allowing alternative app... (more story)

Apple announces changes to iOS in Brazil

June 18, 2026

Latin America, North America

MLex Summary: Apple has announced changes to the iOS ecosystem, opening it to alternative market places as required by the Brazilian competition authority. The changes include new rates for developers, alterna... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Seeking to boost AI data centers, NTIA preparing report on regulatory obstacles

June 18, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

The construction of data centers that will power US leadership in artificial intelligence is turning out to be the key infrastructure bottleneck, the chief of the National Telecommunications and Information Ad... (more story)

Nvidia defeat would be 'huge headache' for merger call-ins, Irish official says

June 18, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

A court defeat for EU regulators over their scrutiny of Nvidia’s takeover of Run:ai would create a “huge headache” for reviews of deals that fall below notification thresholds, according to a senior Irish offi... (more story)

Google, Apple need to preserve AI assistant choice, senior EU official says

June 18, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Google and Apple's claims that the European Commission is overreaching when intervening in the market for AI assistants have been met with opposition from a senior EU official, who has said consumer choice nee... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Saipem-Subsea7 could get Brazilian decision this month, CADE superintendent says

June 18, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Europe

Brazil’s antitrust authority could decide on the Saipem–Subsea7 proposed merger as early as this month, Alexandre Barreto, the agency’s superintendent, told MLex.

Tecpar-Ligga deal cleared by Brazil’s telecom regulator

June 18, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brasil Tecpar and Ligga have informed Brazil’s antitrust authority that telecom regulator Anatel has approved their proposed transaction. Under the deal, Tecpar will acquire the fiber broadband, ... (more story)

Vandemoortele proposes sale of UK plant for Délifrance deal approval

June 18, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

Belgian food manufacturer Vandemoortele has proposed the sale of a plant in the English city of Worcester, in an effort to gain regulatory approval for its acquisition of rival frozen pastry company Délifrance... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Meta files preliminary witness list for social media trial in US AGs’ case

June 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms has filed its preliminary witness list for an upcoming trial in August in a lawsuit brought by a group of US state attorneys general over social media’s negative impact on youth. I... (more story)

Georgia says state social media parental consent law bolstered by Texas win

June 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr told a US appeals court that a decision in favor of Texas’ online age verification law supports overturning an injunction against a similar Georgia law. ... (more story)

UK cyber bill document sets out proposed changes to NIS framework

June 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK data centers, managed service providers and critical suppliers are set to face added cybersecurity duties under legislation sent to the House of Lords on Wednesday, after lawmakers in the Hous... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

This week at the UPC: June 12-18

June 18, 2026 | Inbar Preiss and Anna Lauwereys

Europe

This week, the Unified Patent Court granted InterDigital an injunction against Disney's streaming services, and rejected a preliminary injunction application from Ericsson in its dispute with Asus. The court a... (more story)

Spanish multinational Persan loses UK design protection for laundry capsule

June 18, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Persan, an established Spanish manufacturer of hygiene products, has lost the UK design protection for its laundry detergent capsule after the UK Intellectual Property Office found that it had been preempted b... (more story)

Ugg boot ruling may give Federal Circuit chance to clarify design patent law

June 18, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

A California jury found Quince infringed a patented Ugg boot design but also found the patent invalid, a verdict that if appealed could test the boundaries of design patent protection.

Financial Crime View More

Nigerian ex-minister’s bribery trial acquittal holds lessons for UK prosecutors

June 18, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Wednesday's acquittal of former Nigerian oil minister and OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke over accusations that she took bribes for oil contracts meant a dark day for prosecutors at the UK's National Cri... (more story)

Thai consumer lawsuit tests Big Tech liability for scam losses

June 18, 2026 | Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj

Asia

A lawsuit in Thailand seeking more than 230 million baht ($7 million) from Meta Platforms, Line, Apple, Google and several financial institutions could become a test case for whether giant tech companies can b... (more story)

US judge allows Huawei finance chief's admissions into company's trial

June 17, 2026

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania

MLex Summary: A Huawei Technologies executive's admissions about the company's dealings in Iran can be introduced as evidence in the technology giant's upcoming trial, a US federal judge ruled.

Financial Services View More

EU banking reform push set to propose freer cross-border capital flows

June 18, 2026 | Sofia Gerace and Fanny Roux

Europe

EU banking sector competitiveness will be at the heart of a dozen financial reforms, including freer cross-border capital flows, under legislative plans by the European Commission in a draft report set to be u... (more story)

Banca Carige's top shareholder disputes ECB intervention before EU judges

June 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Malacalza Investimenti, the former largest shareholder of Banca Carige, is at the EU General Court challenging the European Central Bank's decision to place the bank under extraordinary administr... (more story)

EU bank competitiveness plans to address cross-border barriers, draft shows

June 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is considering a rethink of bank rules by easing barriers to cross-border banking groups and simplifying capital and reporting requirements, according to a draft of the re... (more story)

Trade View More

US Commerce must explain why Turkey was surrogate in melamine case, CIT says

June 18, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America

The US Commerce Department must explain why it selected Turkey as a surrogate country in an antidumping case concerning melamine from Qatar, the Court of International Trade ruled this week. 

Vehicle circularity rules on recycled content win EU Parliament approval

June 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU lawmakers have approved vehicle circularity rules requiring automakers to increase the use of recycled plastics, improve vehicle recyclability and finance the collection and treatment of end-o... (more story)

UN projects major critical minerals surge in coming years

June 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The United Nations Trade and Development office released a new report showing demand for critical minerals is expected to surge in the coming years, led by lithium at more than 350 percent by 204... (more story)

State Aid View More

Iveco expects Tata Motors merger to close by third quarter of 2026

June 17, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: Iveco Group said that its planned sale to Tata Motors is expected to close by the third quarter of 2026, aligning with comments from Tata last month. The €3.8 billion deal was cleared by the EU m... (more story)

Slovakia’s €1bn aid for clean manufacturing wins EU approval

June 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Slovakia’s plan to grant €1 billion of state funding to support clean energy manufacturing capacity has received EU approval. The program comprises grants and income tax relief for companies carr... (more story)

Japan's Rapidus expands European semiconductor ties with Italian partner

June 17, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan’s semiconductor manufacturer Rapidus said Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding with Italy’s Fondazione Chips-IT to collaborate on semiconductor research and future manufacturing,... (more story)

Energy View More

New EU biomethane platform aims to improve regulatory transparency

June 18, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission has launched a digital platform for the biomethane market to improve transparency around national regulatory frameworks, facilitate cross-border market access and attract investment. Th... (more story)

EU launches biomethane platform to boost market, regulatory transparency

June 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Registration has opened for a new digital platform which aims to help stimulate the EU's biomethane market. The European Commission's so-called Biomethane Mechanism will provide information on na... (more story)

Green bond reviewers face new EU rules on compliance, governance

June 17, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: New rules governing external reviewers of green bonds — independent companies that assess whether the bonds meet sustainability requirements — have been published in the EU's Official Journal. Th... (more story)

Technology View More

Bosch settles US BIS export probe over Huawei sales, as DOJ declines to prosecute

June 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Robert Bosch GmbH agreed to resolve a US Commerce Department investigation into sales by two subsidiaries of high-tech sensors to a Chinese tech giant on a trade restrictions list, as prosecutors declined to b... (more story)

CCIA asks US appeals court to affirm injunction against Texas app store law

June 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Computer and Communications Industry Association asked a US appeals court to affirm an injunction against Texas’ App Accountability Act, calling the law overbroad. “Whether justified as prote... (more story)

Google to proffer economist Greg Leonard to testify at hearing next month

June 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Google said it will proffer one of its testifying economists, Greg Leonard, to answer questions posed by a California federal judge at a July hearing over a proposed modified injunction issued in... (more story)