Japan's competition watchdog recorded a sharp increase in enforcement against unfair treatment of small= and medium-sized enterprises as well as freelancers in the fiscal year ended March, as the government se... (more story)

MLex Summary: Samsung Heavy Industries’ request for a consent order to settle allegations of Subcontracting Law violations has entered the review stage in South Korea. The Korea Fair Trade Commission said Wedn... (more story)

The US Department of Justice's former lead trial litigator in a monopolization lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster said witnesses in the industry need to step forward and be willing to testify for the... (more story)

India's Madras High Court has ruled that generic drug makers cannot rely on the statutory Bolar exception to export patented active pharmaceutical ingredients unless they can demonstrate that the exports were ... (more story)

MLex Summary: Authors suing Meta Platforms are asking US District Judge Vince Chhabria to allow an immediate appeal of his summary judgment ruling that Meta's downloading of their books from shadow libraries w... (more story)

A committee of UK lawmakers has recommended that the government introduce a new tax regime to help companies borrow against their intellectual property. The suggestion, which is part of a broader program to en... (more story)

MLex Summary: China’s General Administration of Customs, in an announcement published Tuesday, set standardized declaration requirements for exports of drones and related items, including controlled dual-use g... (more story)

Representatives of the domestic fiberglass door industry backed antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Chinese imports of door panels at a US International Trade Commission hearing Tuesday, while repres... (more story)

EU efforts to build domestic critical raw materials supply chains continue to face shortages of financing, demand and investment certainty despite a growing regulatory framework, industry representatives say. ... (more story)

MLex Summary: The Federal Trade Commission along with Illinois, Arizona, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan and defendant Deere & Company are seeking a further stay in litigation over the company's alleged mon... (more story)

The EU and Canada could conclude negotiations on a digital trade agreement by the autumn — in time for an EU-Canada leaders' summit in Ottawa — according to commission official Agata Gerba. The talks, launched... (more story)

MLex Summary: An initiative against the practice of disabling online video games has gained widespread support among EU lawmakers. In a joint call for action on Tuesday, 45 lawmakers across multiple political ... (more story)