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Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

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Antitrust, Intellectual Property

January 09, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

X Corp. alleges US music publishers, association formed anticompetitive scheme

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, Technology

January 09, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Can X be captured by European online safety rules for intimate deepfake scandal?

Antitrust View More

Vietnam's competition authority imposes fines for consumer-rights violations

January 12, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Vietnam Competition Commission imposed administrative fines of 2.71 billion Vietnamese dong (over $103,000) on 17 organizations and individuals that violated consumer-rights protection regula... (more story)

Railway Hospital's turnover tender rule not anticompetitive, India watchdog rules

January 12, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Allegations filed against Northern Railways Central Hospital for restrictive tender terms were dismissed by the Indian antitrust watchdog. The Competition Commission of India ruled that the increased turnover ... (more story)

RealPage rent-setting ban challenge could erode antitrust laws, New York AG says

January 09, 2026 | Chris May

North America

RealPage is attempting to undermine US antitrust enforcement and loosen longstanding restrictions on commercial speech under the Constitution's First Amendment by attacking a New York state law banning algorit... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

China's generative AI registry expands as filings, registrations surge in 2025

January 12, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China added 446 generative artificial intelligence services that completed national record filing in 2025, while local cyberspace regulators registered another 330 applications or functions that ... (more story)

China targets self-reliant AI technologies by 2027 under manufacturing push

January 12, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China aims to secure a safe and reliable supply of key core artificial intelligence technologies by 2027 under a recently issued “AI Plus Manufacturing” action plan, underscoring Beijing’s push to cut reliance... (more story)

Indonesia temporarily cuts access to Grok AI feature on X platform

January 10, 2026

Asia

Mlex Summary: Indonesia's Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Meutya Hafid said on Saturday that the ministry has temporarily cut the access of Grok AI artificial intelligence feature on the X platfo... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Google-Wiz global deal to be reviewed by Australian competition watchdog

January 12, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Google’s proposal to acquire 100 percent of the share capital in cloud-security services provider Wiz Inc will be reviewed by the Australian competition regulator. In a statement on Monday, the A... (more story)

Allcargo Logistics penalized by Indian watchdog for gun jumping

January 12, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Allcargo Logistics has been fined by India’s competition authority for “gun jumping” in connection with its 2023 acquisition of Gati-Kintetsu Express. According to a letter from the Competition Commission of I... (more story)

Google-Wiz draws cloud industry opposition in Europe

January 11, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

Google’s plan to buy cybersecurity company Wiz could lock users into a suite of cloud services and give the acquirer unfair insights into competitors, according to a cloud-computing trade body. CISPE urged the... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

China proposes new rules on apps' personal data collection

January 12, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s internet regulator has released draft rules on personal data collection and use by internet applications, aiming to better protect user privacy while promoting reasonable data uses. The p... (more story)

Malaysian regulator restricts X's Grok AI after safeguards deemed inadequate

January 12, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has ordered temporary restrictions on access to X’s Grok AI in Malaysia from Jan. 11, citing repeated misuse of the service to generate obsc... (more story)

US privacy plaintiffs accuse Capital One of hiding data-tracking evidence

January 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary:  Plaintiffs are seeking sanctions against Capital One for discovery misconduct, arguing that the company repeatedly hid, delayed and selectively disclosed critical evidence about how it transmitt... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

USPTO again designates discretionary denial PTAB decisions as precedential, informative

January 09, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

The US Patent and Trademark Office on Friday designated as precedential or informative 13 Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions regarding their discretionary denial — the same that were designated in Decembe... (more story)

X Corp. files US antitrust suit against music publishers over bundled licensing

January 09, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: X Corp. filed a US complaint against the National Music Publishers’ Association and music publishers whom it represents, accusing them of colluding through NMPA in a concerted refusal to deal wit... (more story)

Only 2 of 13 DuPont factors decide nearly all US TTAB cases, research suggests

January 09, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, just two of the 13 DuPont factors for likelihood of confusion can determine the outcome of over 99 percent of cases, according to new research by Southern Illinois Univ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Venezuelan man charged in US with laundering $1bn in illicit funds

January 09, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A Venezuelan national was charged by criminal complaint in the Eastern District of Virginia with conspiracy to launder money after allegedly using various bank accounts, cryptocurrency exchange a... (more story)

US Treasury targets fraud scandal in Minnesota with probes, data demands

January 09, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced initiatives to combat rampant government benefits fraud in Minnesota, including notices of investigation to local money services businesses; the laun... (more story)

Former Doximity chief revenue officer pleads guilty in US to insider-trading scheme

January 09, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Paul Jorgenson, former chief revenue officer of Doximity, pleaded guilty to securities fraud in connection with a scheme to trade in the company's stock and options based on inside information in... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Indonesian regulator issues new rule to strengthen digital security for rural banks

January 09, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia's Financial Services Authority, or OJK, which oversees the country’s banking and financial service sector, said Thursday it has issued new rules to accelerate the digitalization of rura... (more story)

UK lawmakers warn against too many ‘unknowns’ in private markets

January 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK lawmakers have warned that insufficient data prevents a determination of whether the growth of private markets poses a risk to the UK’s financial stability. The Financial Services Regulation C... (more story)

Finance ministry complacent on private market risks, UK lawmakers say (update*)

January 09, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

UK lawmakers have accused the finance ministry of complacency over the rapid expansion of private markets, warning in a report that the ministry has failed to fully appreciate the risks to financial stability ... (more story)

Trade View More

China sets 2026 commerce priorities with focus on security, export controls

January 12, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s commerce authorities said they will reinforce safeguards around market opening by strengthening foreign-related legal frameworks, tightening export controls and security review mechanisms... (more story)

EU-Mercosur deal heralds new era for trade and cooperation, Von der Leyen says

January 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU-Mercosur trade deal — endorsed on Friday by a majority of the bloc’s member states and entering the final phase of its ratification — will open a “new era of trade and cooperation,” Europe... (more story)

US Commerce fines Chinese Exyte subsidiary for semiconductor component transfers

January 09, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

The US Bureau of Industry and Security has fined a Chinese subsidiary of German engineering and design firm Exyte $1.5 million, alleging it aided the transfer of semiconductor components to China’s Semiconduct... (more story)

State Aid View More

New guidelines released for EU's foreign-subsidies powers

January 09, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has clarified how it will analyze market distortions stemming from subsidies outside of the EU, and how it will balance those against any potential positive effects. In ne... (more story)

Foreign-subsidy rules get EU guidance on assessing market distortions

January 09, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Asia, Europe

Companies backed by subsidies from countries such as China, Saudi Arabia and Russia have received greater clarity on how the European Commission will apply rules that police their M&A activity and procurement ... (more story)

Thailand outlines long-term strategy to build semiconductor value chain

January 09, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Thailand has set out a long-term national strategy to expand its semiconductor and advanced electronics industry, with a focus on power semiconductors, sensors, photonics, discrete devices and an... (more story)

Energy View More

EU’s carbon border tax fertilizer exemption clarified by EU Commision

January 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Details on an exemption from the EU’s carbon border tax for fertilizer imports were published Thursday by the European Commission. The regulator says the exemption could be triggered under an eme... (more story)

US exit from UN climate framework 'regrettable and unfortunate,' Hoekstra says

January 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The US decision to withdraw from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is “regrettable and unfortunate,” EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra said on Thursday. He said support for internationa... (more story)

China's battery sector sees follow-up push by regulators on pricing, capacity

January 08, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China has convened a second meeting with power and energy-storage battery makers in just over six weeks to steer the sector toward more orderly competition, widening its effort into a four-agency joint session... (more story)

Technology View More

UK govt presses Ofcom on X’s Grok; vows to criminalize intimate image abuse

January 09, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The UK government has said it will criminalize the creation of intimate images without consent “in the coming weeks,” criticized X’s decision to restrict Grok’s image editing tools to paying users, and pressed... (more story)

EU cybersecurity rules face delay as officials debate phase-out of Chinese tech

January 09, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi and Matthew Newman

Europe

A revised EU cybersecurity law is likely to be delayed until Jan. 20, as a proposed mandatory regime for phasing out Chinese and other vendors of technology equipment from critical infrastructure that are deem... (more story)

European companies urge more DMA enforcement, despite US backlash

January 09, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

French booksellers, European banks and accountants are among those urging the European Commission to clamp down on US tech gatekeepers, voicing concerns about a continued stranglehold on some markets. Response... (more story)