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Intellectual Property

May 02, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

Europe

UK panel sides with Optis, orders Apple to pay $502 million plus interest
European Central Bank, ECB

DealRisk®, Financial Services, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 02, 2025 | Jean Comte

Europe

EU banks’ dealmaking plans dented as ECB reveals ‘Danish compromise’ pushback
A Getty Images exhibition of women’s tennis in Glasgow, UK.

Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

May 02, 2025 | Frank Hersey

Europe

Getty Images sees most late filings blocked from trial of Stability AI suit

Antitrust View More

Google expert says US DOJ remedies in search trial akin to 'regulatory mandate'

May 03, 2025 | Khushita Vasant and Chris May

North America

Google's economic expert decried in court today the US Department of Justice's remedy proposals over data sharing and ad auctions in a monopoly trial as "regulation," stating the government was forcing the com... (more story)

Google must be broken up, DOJ says as US judge sets remedy trial date in adtech suit

May 02, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Google’s digital advertising technology business should be broken up, the Department of Justice told a US federal judge today who ruled that she will consider both divestment and behavioral changes to the tech... (more story)

US DOJ-Live Nation trial to be bifurcated into liability, remedies portions

May 02, 2025 | Alex Wilts and Clayton Vickers

North America

The US Department of Justice and states’ case against Live Nation Entertainment for alleged illegal monopolization will be split into liability and remedies phases, a New York federal judge said today. But he ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

US AI training cases cue up test of Google Books fair use precedent

May 02, 2025 | Emma Whitford

North America

A federal judge in New York deciding if and how novel copyright lawsuits proceed against OpenAI and Microsoft will likely consider court precedent from a decades-old dispute involving an online search tool for... (more story)

Contract for systemic risks under AI Act issued by EU Commission

May 02, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: AI model providers have seen the European Commission open a public tender procedure worth 9 million euros to secure technical support on the assessment of systemic risks under the EU AI Act. The ... (more story)

AI model providers get confirmation of delays to EU code of practice

May 02, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

Providers of general-purpose AI models including OpenAI, Google and Microsoft have had confirmation that the legal deadline for a final code of practice to help them comply with the EU's AI Act will be missed ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

US states eye pre-merger notification as tool to monitor deals

May 02, 2025 | Wesley Brown

North America

Six states and the District of Columbia have introduced the Uniform Antitrust Pre-merger Notification Act in their legislative bodies, seeking to join the state of Washington in obtaining Hart-Scott-Rodino Act... (more story)

US congresswomen call for Fed to reconsider Capital One-Discover approval

May 02, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

US Senator Elizabeth Warren and US Representative Maxine Waters have asked the US Federal Reserve Board to reconsider its April 18 decision to clear Capital One’s $35.3 billion acquisition of Discover Financial Services.

Approval of Capital One-Discover merger should be reconsidered, Fed told

May 02, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: US Senator Elizabeth Warren and US Representative Maxine Waters sent a letter to the Federal Reserve Board asking it to reconsider its regulatory approval of Capital One's acquisition of Discover... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

NSO executive tells US jury Pegasus was designed to minimize detection

May 03, 2025 | Xu Yuan

Middle East, North America

Pegasus, the intelligence-gathering software developed by NSO Group Technologies, is designed to minimize the possibility of being detected by either the target or the system it is placed in, an executive told... (more story)

Adobe can't dodge US FTC's claims it trapped customers in subscriptions, judge rules

May 03, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

A US federal judge ruled that Adobe and two of its executives must face the US Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit accusing them of duping customers into enrolling in its priciest annual subscription plan and t... (more story)

Users denied quick class certification appeal in US antitrust case against Meta

May 02, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: A petition by Facebook users bringing US monopolization claims against Meta Platforms seeking to immediately appeal an order denying class certification has been denied.

Intellectual Property View More

Federal Circuit affirms Geoscope patent claims abstract in Google, Apple suit

May 02, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

Patent claims reciting specific data does not preclude them from being abstract, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held today, affirming that patents for phone geolocation owned by Geoscope Techn... (more story)

Geoscope patents invalid as abstract, Federal Circuit affirms

May 02, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed two Eastern District of Virginia rulings today that a group of phone geolocation patents owned by Geoscope Technologies are invalid as abs... (more story)

IP stakeholders in China, Japan, India make the most of Trump trade war

May 02, 2025 | MLex Staff

Asia, North America

Since reclaiming the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump has made trade a priority, hiking tariffs on Chinese goods by triple digits. While most other countries won a reprieve in the form of an across-the-b... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Huione Group is a ‘significant node’ of the money laundering ecosystem, US says

May 02, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Asia, North America

When Huione Group was contacted last year by an Australian media outlet about allegations that it was being used to launder money for the online scam industry, the Cambodian financial conglomerate acknowledged... (more story)

Stryker says bribery probe dropped by US Justice Department

May 02, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: In a quarterly securities filing, Stryker said the US Justice Department closed a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation into the company without taking further action. "At this time we are ... (more story)

Real estate broker fined by Canada for anti-money laundering compliance failures

May 02, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) imposed an administrative monetary penalty on Immeubles Jack Sera Inc., also operating as Royal LePage Classic, a real e... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US Fed governor’s testimony spurs scholars’ concerns about Fed’s independence

May 02, 2025 | Neil Roland

North America

The Senate testimony of Michelle Bowman, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the US Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator, is generating concerns among legal scholars for its potential threats to the Fed’s ... (more story)

EU ESG rating providers consulted on disclosure rules, risk-mitigation measures

May 02, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Securities and Markets Authority today opened a consultation on draft rules under the EU law on Environmental, Social and Governance ratings. The rules cover the information that ESG... (more story)

Consumers shouldn’t borrow to buy cryptoassets, UK FCA says

May 02, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has proposed a ban on lenders providing credit to consumers for purchasing cryptoassets, due to concerns about unsustainable debt if the value of such assets drops. This prop... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade reps highlight reciprocal trade with Japanese counterpart

May 02, 2025

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: US secretaries Bessent, Lutnick, and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with Japanese Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa today to discuss fair and reciprocal trade between th... (more story)

India official 'quite confident' about reaching trade deal with US

May 02, 2025 | Bradley Dress

Asia

A top Indian official said today he was “quite confident” that India can reach a trade deal with the US as the clock ticks on President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs.

USITC votes to continue antidumping probe of Chinese fiberglass door panels

May 02, 2025 | Zack Budryk

Asia, North America

The US International Trade Commission voted unanimously today to continue the Commerce Department’s antidumping investigation into fiberglass door panel imports from China.

State Aid View More

EU Commission’s internal market arm reshuffle effective tomorrow

April 30, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission’s internal market and industry arm, DG Grow, is undergoing a restructuring to align with the EU’s new competitiveness agenda. Changes will be effective from tomorrow, May ... (more story)

EU team watching public-procurement foreign subsidies set to get dedicated unit

April 30, 2025 | Jean Comte

Asia, Europe

The European Commission team scrutinizing foreign subsidies in public procurement will get a dedicated unit from tomorrow, as part of a reshuffle of the Directorate-General for single market. The new structure... (more story)

Lufthansa loses EU court appeal over German aid to Frankfurt-Hahn airport

April 30, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: German flag carrier Deutsche Lufthansa today lost a legal challenge against EU clearance in 2017 for German state aid worth up to 25.3 million euros in favor of loss-making regional airport Frank... (more story)

Energy View More

Two former E.ON workers among four jailed for UK bribery offenses

May 02, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Two former UK employees of energy giant E.ON have been jailed along with two other individuals for their involvement in a bribery, money laundering and fraud scheme in which they took money to give preferentia... (more story)

US faces crunch to secure critical minerals

May 01, 2025 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US is accelerating efforts to secure more critical minerals as a bitter trade war and other constraints are sparking concerns about supply chain security in Washington. 

Ex-Goldman banker seeks dismissal of US bribery case under Trump order

May 01, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A former Goldman Sachs banker has asked the US government to drop his corruption case, citing an executive order from President Donald Trump pausing enforcement of an anti-bribery law. Prosecutors said the req... (more story)

Technology View More

Adobe loses bid to dismiss US claims of ROSCA violations

May 02, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Adobe's motion to dismiss the US Federal Trade Commission's claims that it violated the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act, or ROSCA, has been denied by a California federal judge. "The Cour... (more story)

EU starts consultation on measures to fight live-sports piracy

May 02, 2025 | Matthew Newman

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has started a consultation on the effects of recommended measures to fight online piracy of sports and other live events. The four-week consultation aims to gather stakeho... (more story)

UK financial sector consulted for feedback on cryptoasset regulation

May 02, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK financial sector has been asked for feedback on the Financial Conduct Authority's approach to regulating cryptoasset trading platforms, intermediaries, cryptoasset lending and borrowing, s... (more story)