Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

MLex Summary: US District Judge Philip A. Brimmer said that while the court will consider the Department of Justice’s objections to settlements in a case over alleged wage-fixing by red meat processing companies, the agenc...(read more)

MLex Summary: Argos’ settlement has been granted final approval by a US federal judge to resolve US price-fixing claims over ready-mix concrete.

MLex Summary: Viatris has "reached an agreement in principle to resolve" its involvement in UK antitrust litigation from health authorities over the supply of blood pressure drug perindopril, the company said in a US Secur...(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 Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security extended a suspension of a regulation known as the “affiliates rule” through Jan. 10, 2027. The rule, which was suspended by the agency through Nov...(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.

TikTok should redesign its “For You” feed after failing to adequately assess and mitigate the risks of harmful recommendation “rabbit holes,” the European Commission said on Friday in preliminary findings under the Digital...(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)