Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

MLex Summary: The Dutch antitrust authority is investigating Biogen to determine whether the prescription drug manufacturer abused its market power in relation to multiple sclerosis treatment, it confirmed on Friday. The w...(read more)

Google will see on Dec. 16 an appeal ruling in a damages action brought against it by advertising technology company Equativ, MLex has learned. The judgment will shed light on whether plaintiffs can seek damages in France ...(read more)

MLex Summary: Ferrero and six other hazelnut buyers face a Turkish antitrust investigation into suspected coordination of purchase prices and policies, the country's competition authority said Friday. The probe will also e...(read more)

Japan’s Ryohin Keikaku cannot rely on its service trademark to justify using “Wuyin Liangpin,” the Chinese characters used for its Muji brand, as product branding on goods covered by another company’s registered trademarks...(read more)

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court rejected a copyright owner’s attempt to stop the commercial use of a lookalike mascot, finding that its earlier cooperation had given permission it could not simply withdraw.

PepsiCo asked the US Supreme Court to treat trademarks’ inherent strength as a legal question for judges, saying it helps define owners’ rights to restrict similar branding. It argued its win against Rise Brewing should st...(read more)

MLex Summary: The US Department of Commerce has issued countervailing duties for crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells imported from Indonesia, Laos and India. The duties follow an affirmative finding of material injury b...(read more)

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department initiated an antidumping case targeting imports of seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe from Georgia and India.

MLex Summary: Imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate resin chemicals, mainly used to make bottles, are now the subject of a safeguard investigation, following a request received from EU countries. Imports of the goo...(read more)

MLex Summary: TikTok failed to adequately assess and mitigate the risks of its “For You” feed drawing users into harmful “rabbit holes” of content about mental health and body image, breaching the Digital Services Act, the...(read more)

Reddit told Australia’s High Court that the government's proposed digital duty-of-care legislation could protect children from online harm while imposing a lesser burden on political communication than the country's under-...(read more)

MLex Summary: Reddit and the Digital Freedom Project appeared before Australia’s top court on Tuesday and Wednesday, arguing that the country’s under-16 social-media ban impermissibly burdens political communication, with ...(read more)