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Intellectual Property

May 18, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Acer, Asus refused permission to appeal Nokia FRAND defeat to UK's top court

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

May 15, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Heads of Meta, TikTok, Alphabet, Snap invited to US Congress on child safety

Antitrust View More

Hanna Holdings requests appeal to decide ‘crux’ of US broker fees antitrust case

May 18, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

Hanna Holdings has asked a US judge to certify an order of interlocutory appeal so a higher court can decide on a question of law at the “crux” of antitrust claims brought by homebuyers over an alleged conspir... (more story)

EU urged to consult on EU cross-border trade barriers as soon as possible

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission should proceed without delay with a public consultation and impact assessment on unjustified restrictions to cross-border trade within the EU, which is due by the end of t... (more story)

Qualcomm-Which UK proposed settlement cleared by UK competition court (update*)

May 18, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

A proposed settlement between Qualcomm and consumer-advocacy body Which following a collective antitrust lawsuit against the chipmaker has been cleared by the UK competition court. Which withdrew the claim ear... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Musk loses US court battle against OpenAI, Altman after three-week trial

May 18, 2026 | Mike Swift and Amy Miller

North America

OpenAI and two co-founders aren't liable for breaching the company’s charitable trust because Elon Musk’s lawsuit over his $38 million donation was filed too late, a US jury in Oakland, California, found Monda... (more story)

MiniMax, Nanonoble push for dismissal of studios' US copyright case

May 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: MiniMax and Nanonoble filed replies in support of dismissing US copyright claims filed by Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. Discovery over its artificial intelligence image and video generating ... (more story)

Platforms, influencers, AI services need stricter EU media rules, Germany says

May 18, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

Platforms, influencers and some AI services should be brought under stricter media obligations as part of an overhaul of the EU’s audiovisual media rules, while outdated restrictions on broadcasters should be ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

NextEra Energy, Dominion Energy agree to merge in all-stock deal

May 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction. The deal would create the world's largest regulated electri... (more story)

NTT Docomo fined in Indonesia over delayed Intage acquisition filing

May 18, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Asia

Indonesia’s competition regulator has fined NTT Docomo 2 billion rupiah ($113,237) for delaying notification of its acquisition of Intage Holdings. The Japanese telecom operator accepted the ruling and acknowl... (more story)

Korean Air, Asiana see summary of EU decision, hearing officer report published

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A summary of the European Commission's approval decision for Korean Air Lines' acquisition of rival Asiana Airlines has been published in the EU's official journal, along with the final report of... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Plaintiffs denied US high court review of sex-trafficking case against X Corp.

May 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Plaintiffs who brought privacy and sex-trafficking claims against X Corp. failed to convince the US Supreme Court to review their case. 

Tiger Media fined for illegal cookies on Spanish adult websites

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Marketing firm Tiger Media, which connects websites with advertisers, has been fined €72,000 by the Spanish data watchdog, for installing cookies without users’ consent. On three websites that sp... (more story)

UK privacy watchdog calls for softer rules for low-risk online advertising

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK online advertising rules should distinguish between low- and high-risk tracking practices and allow some lower-risk advertising without prior user consent, the national privacy regulator said ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Vietnam's IP reforms no longer enough as US demands enforcement results

May 18, 2026 | Hoa Dinh

Asia, North America

Vietnam’s elevation to “Priority Foreign Country” status in the US Special 301 Report suggests that legislative reforms and short-term crackdowns may no longer satisfy Washington, as the US increasingly pushes... (more story)

China's 2026 IP plan targets emerging-tech rules, high-quality innovation

May 18, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China has laid out a yearlong plan to tighten intellectual property enforcement and update rules for emerging technologies, as Beijing shifts toward a legal framework aimed at supporting high-quality innovatio... (more story)

India eyes global IP leadership in AI, 6G and electronics

May 18, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

India’s patent and telecom leaders urged a shift toward design-led innovation, stronger intellectual property creation and commercialization, positioning artificial intelligence, 6G and indigenous technology o... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Charges against billionaire Adani dropped by US; Treasury settles sanctions probe

May 18, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Federal prosecutors have asked a US judge to dismiss criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and seven others over their alleged roles in a scheme to bribe Indian officials to secure renewable... (more story)

US moves to dismiss Adani fraud charges in renewables bribery case

May 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Federal prosecutors have asked a US judge to dismiss criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and seven others over their alleged roles in a scheme to bribe Indian officials to se... (more story)

Adani Group unit settles US sanctions violations probe

May 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a $275 million settlement with Adani Enterprises Limited over violations of Iran sanctions relating to purchases of ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Market supervision debate due in June among EU finance ministers

May 18, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU finance ministers will hold a debate on more centralized market supervision on June 12. This will be their third debate on the topic in three months, and will focus on the EU market watchdog ESMA's powers a... (more story)

UK's largest banks facing government plans for looser ring-fencing rules

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government has set out plans to relax the ring-fencing regime which requires banks with over £35 billion of retail deposits to separate core retail banking services from activities such as... (more story)

UK plans to modernize consumer credit rules with new legislation

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government plans to modernize consumer credit rules with new financial services legislation. The finance ministry said the rules introduced 50 years ago in the Consumer Credit Act had not ... (more story)

Trade View More

US CIT remands Commerce garlic order for lack of evidence

May 18, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Court of International Trade has remanded the Commerce Department’s 2023 affirmative circumvention finding for an importer of fresh garlic cloves from China, finding the federal agency failed to examine... (more story)

Mobile access equipment producers challenge US Commerce review

May 18, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: A coalition of US producers has challenged the Commerce Department's April review of an antidumping order on mobile access equipment and subassemblies on China.

US, Russian firms challenge Commerce fertilizer order

May 18, 2026

Africa, Europe, North America

MLex Summary: US importer Archer Daniels Midland Company and Russian producer Joint Stock Company Apatit have filed a lawsuit at the US Court of International Trade to contest the Commerce Department's April r... (more story)

State Aid View More

Lithuanian aid for agriculture wins EU clearance

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Farmers and companies in Lithuania involved in the processing and sale of agricultural products will be eligible for loans, under a national €100 million plan that has won state aid approval, the... (more story)

Greek aid to energy-intensive industry wins EU approval

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies relying heavily on electricity and particularly exposed to international trade will be eligible for a levy reduction of between 75 and 85 percent, under a Greek program worth €405 milli... (more story)

Ireland gets EU state aid approval for €300m renewable heat production plan

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ireland has been granted approval for plans to allocate €300 million to boost the generation of renewable heat, the European Commission said Monday. The measure will be open to non-domestic heati... (more story)

Energy View More

Reform cross-border grid cost-sharing rules, EU’s energy watchdog says

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Cost-sharing rules for Europe's cross-border electricity infrastructure should be reformed by improving or redesigning mechanisms governing congestion revenues, the European Union Agency for the ... (more story)

Extend EU CO2 rules for cars, vans to low-carbon aluminium, industry groups say

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The planned EU carbon dioxide rules for cars and vans should be extended to low-carbon materials such as aluminium as excluding them would undermine industrial competitiveness and create regulato... (more story)

Dutch-Belgian nuclear cooperation pact signed covering SMRs and supply chain

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Netherlands and Belgium signed a memorandum of understanding on May 13 to expand cooperation on nuclear energy, focused on knowledge-sharing around reactor construction, small nuclear reactor... (more story)

Technology View More

UK intimate image abuse rules sharpen expectations for platforms, search engines

May 18, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Platforms and search services should use hash-matching technology in the UK to detect non-consensual intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes, under amendments to Ofcom’s codes confirmed. The measures... (more story)

Platforms told to use detection tech against non-consensual intimate images in UK

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK platforms and search services should use “hash-matching” technology to detect and limit the spread of non-consensual intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes, under strengthened onlin... (more story)

Singapore watchdog targets online retailers over deceptive 'dark patterns'

May 18, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Singapore’s Competition and Consumer Commission found online retailers Boarding Gate, Origin Sleep and Light In The Box used “dark patterns” such as fake visitor counts, fabricated countdown time... (more story)