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China has proposed a sweeping update to its guidelines on antitrust compliance abroad, significantly expanding the framework to help Chinese companies weather an increasingly complex global enforcement landsca... (more story)

China’s top antitrust regulator has detailed how its fair-competition review regime applies to government documents ranging from internal approval submissions and meeting minutes to enforcement plans and procu... (more story)

South Korea’s criminal justice overhaul looks set to ramp up antitrust enforcement by giving a new investigative agency far more resources to pursue competition cases. But splitting investigations from prosecu... (more story)

European businesses said China’s intellectual property framework has strengthened, but unpredictable patent reviews, weak remedies and uneven enforcement still cloud investment and research decisions, accordin... (more story)

SIM IP’s purchase last week of a QinetiQ cybersecurity patent portfolio reflects its expectation that patent assets will become more attractive over the coming years, Chief Executive Erich Spangenberg told MLe... (more story)

Apple cannot use copyright law to bypass trademark-raid safeguards, the Gujarat High Court ruled, warning that mischaracterizing counterfeit claims could undermine resulting searches, seizures and criminal proceedings.

ASEAN is aiming to bring its upgraded Trade in Goods Agreement into force by the end of 2026, accelerating implementation from mid-2027 as the bloc deepens regional economic integration. Singapore Trade Minist... (more story)

MLex Summary: Punitive EU tariffs in place to counter dumping and subsidization of imports of tubes and pipes of ductile cast iron from India are set to expire on June 17, 2027, the European Commission said We... (more story)

MLex Summary: EU imports of continuous filament glass fiber products from Egypt will be subject to punitive duties of 13.1 percent to tackle subsidization, the European Commission said on Wednesday. The measur... (more story)

MLex Summary: US officials on Tuesday warned that Australia’s proposed digital duty-of-care regime could encourage online platforms to suppress speech to avoid liability and could impose product-design require... (more story)

The US Supreme Court's ruling in the Trump v. Slaughter case hasn't affected how the Federal Trade Commission functions, and the role of non-chair commissioners hasn't changed much as they continue to perform ... (more story)

A federal judge in California on Tuesday told plaintiffs in a sweeping social media addiction case that they should seek disclosure of 300 of the "most important" documents Meta has asserted are protected by a... (more story)