MLex Summary: UK government procurement of road and rail infrastructure should be overhauled to cut costs and spur economic growth, the antitrust regulator said in a market study. External research shows chang... (more story)

MLex Summary: Visma Dinero, an accounting services provider, has stopped the release of its new AI assistant in Denmark, after the antitrust authority told it that information exchange between competitors via ... (more story)

MLex Summary: Yanolja and Yeogi Eottae, South Korea’s two dominant online lodging platforms, have been indicted for allegedly abusing their superior-bargaining position over affiliated motel and lodging operat... (more story)

China is strengthening protections for innovative drugs through a new regime combining patent and trial-data protection, potentially delaying generic competition even after drug patents expire.

Japan’s main music rights collection group reported record royalties for fiscal 2025, crossing the 150 billion yen ($940 million) mark for the first time as streaming services and large concerts strengthened t... (more story)

The Western District of Texas has curbed the judge-shopping that once drove patent filings to Waco, but a new assignment order makes Midland-Odessa and US District Judge David Counts an option for venue certainty.

MLex Summary: China’s Ministry of Commerce pushed back against reports that the European Commission is preparing a new trade instrument to address alleged Chinese “overcapacity,” saying Thursday that the EU sh... (more story)

MLex Summary: Imports of certain acrylic esters from China, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United States will be registered at EU borders from Friday, the European Commission said Thursday. The step will a... (more story)

EU customs officials are set to begin registering imports of acrylic esters, industrial chemicals used to make products such as coatings or adhesives, at the bloc's borders. The measure applies to goods from C... (more story)

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms, TikTok and Google have been accused of failing to stop fraudulent financial ads on their platforms in breach of the EU's Digital Services Act. The European Consumer Organization, ... (more story)

Meta Platforms, TikTok and Google are failing to adequately tackle fraudulent financial advertising on their platforms despite obligations under the EU’s Digital Services Act, according to complaints by Europe... (more story)

MLex Summary: Young people want stronger age-specific online protection, the Ada Lovelace Institute found on Thursday following interviews with 49 respondents. Blunt restrictions such as the social media bans ... (more story)