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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is readied for lift off carrying the EchoStar XXIII commercial communications satellite from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center March 13, 2017 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

January 02, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

EchoStar, SpaceX say US FCC should 'swiftly' approve spectrum transfer

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

January 02, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

X.AI says Calif. data transparency law violates US Constitution

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

December 31, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

Latin America

Saipem, Subsea7 rivals, customers queried anew on deal in Brazil

Antitrust View More

Tennessee AG seeks streamlined antitrust narrative for Big Tech, AI

January 02, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has laid out his vision for US antitrust law enforcement which includes cases that have a more streamlined narrative and are less economically complex, along with s... (more story)

Workforce at UK CMA shrinks 14% amid exit program

January 02, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

The Competition and Markets Authority's workforce declined by 14 percent in the year to November, after the UK antitrust watchdog offered a voluntary exit program for employees. The number of full-time equival... (more story)

Baleària's purchase of Armas businesses facing in-depth probe in Spain

January 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Shipping company Baleària's planned acquisition of rival Armas's business in the Canary Islands, the Alboran Sea, as well as part of the Strait of Gibraltar, will be reviewed in full, the Spanish... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Proprietary AI data labels are often unprotected trade secrets

January 02, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

As companies increasingly customize AI models with proprietary software, agents and data-labeling frameworks, Saul Ewing partner Matthew Kohel told MLex that IP practitioners must remain keenly aware of the co... (more story)

Perplexity AI says it should not face Reddit's US DMCA claims as 'downstream' party

January 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Perplexity AI should not face claims for allegedly circumventing anti-scraping measures and stealing copyrighted content from Reddit because the AI answer engine "sits downstream of any alleged c... (more story)

Search engine crawler SerpApi moves to dismiss Reddit's DMCA claims

January 02, 2026

North America

MLex summary: Reddit lacks standing to sue web crawler SerpApi under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, according to search engine crawler SerpApi. In a motion to dismiss, the defendant said no court has "e... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Trump blocks Emcore's chip deal with HieFo, citing national security concerns

January 03, 2026

North America

US President Donald Trump Friday issued an order blocking HieFo Corp. from acquiring semiconductor-related assets from Emcore Corp. The order requiring divestment of the assets cited national security concern... (more story)

Singapore opens consultation on SP Mobility–Strides YTL EV charging deal

January 02, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Singapore’s Competition and Consumer Commission has launched a public consultation on SP Mobility’s proposed acquisition of fellow electric vehicle-charging operator Strides YTL, after accepting ... (more story)

Australia's new merger regime begins with last-minute tweaks

January 02, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Australia’s new mandatory, suspensory merger-notification regime is now in force, following the release of final legislative amendments in late December. From Jan. 1, mergers and acquisitions that meet the new... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Brazil prepares to implement law for protection of youths online

January 02, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Brazil's ECA Digital law will impose obligations on social media, gaming, streaming platforms and apps starting in March, with several regulations to be finalized throughout this year.

Consensus emerges on AI governance as Brazil closes the year; results will take time

December 31, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Brazil ends 2025 without a definitive AI law in force, but the year closes with a clear roadmap for governance. Two major bills and the Redata program for data infrastructure form the backbone of a national st... (more story)

US regulators to use same playbook for battling social-media harms to assess chatbots

December 31, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

North America

From US courts to the halls of Congress, AI chatbots are seen as the next frontier in online harm to children, and regulators are using the same strategy to address it.

Intellectual Property View More

AbbVie's Venetoclax patent bid in India fails after invention ruled obvious

January 02, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

AbbVie Ireland has lost its bid for an Indian patent for the cancer drug Venetoclax after the Controller of Patent ruled the claimed invention obvious. 

UK trademarks face new vulnerabilities, China targets bad-faith filings in 2026

January 01, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Asia, Europe, North America

The end of 2025 will mark the end of a post-Brexit rule that allowed trademark use in the UK to count in the EU, and vice versa. Elsewhere in 2026, India’s recent endorsement of an olfactory trademark is expec... (more story)

IP licensing and business: Dec. 19-Jan. 1

December 31, 2025 | Nick Robertson

Asia, North America

Nvidia’s blockbuster $20 billion licensing and talent acquisition deal with Groq could give the tech giant an advantage in the competitive AI chatbot market, while Lupin announced its first foray into the GLP-1 space.

Financial Crime View More

US SEC Commissioner Crenshaw to depart agency

January 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Securities and Exchange Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw plans to depart the agency, according to a statement.

UK claims-management company TCPA is target of FCA investigation

January 02, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has opened an enforcement investigation into The Claims Protection Agency Limited, a claims-management company, in response to concerns over its advertising and sales tacti... (more story)

US FinCEN postpones effective date of Investment Adviser Rule to 2028

December 31, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced it has issued a final rule to extend the effective date of the rule establishing Anti-Money Laundering/Counterin... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK insurers receive more guidelines on UK-Swiss financial services agreement

January 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK insurers have received further guidelines from the prudential watchdog on the Berne Financial Services Agreement, BFSA, between Switzerland and the UK. The guidelines include further informati... (more story)

UK 'critical third parties' regime to mark one year with no firms designated

December 31, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The UK's regime for overseeing technology suppliers deemed critical to the financial system is set to reach its first anniversary without a single company being formally designated, despite warnings from lawma... (more story)

US CFPB must continue to be funded, judge rules

December 31, 2025 | Neil Roland

North America

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must continue to seek funding for the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from the Federal Reserve even though the Fed has been operating at a loss. US D... (more story)

Trade View More

US winter strawberry producers file antidumping petition against Mexico

January 02, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

A coalition of US winter strawberry producers petitioned the Commerce Department and International Trade Commission to find that subject imports have been dumped and have harmed the domestic industry. 

Korean monomers dumped in US, US Commerce determines

January 02, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department preliminarily determined that certain monomers and oligomers imported from Korea are being dumped in the US. 

US Commerce initiates duty probe of Indian, Turkish chromium trioxide

January 02, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department initiated antidumping duty investigations into chromium trioxide from India and Turkey, and initiated an antisubsidy duty investigation into Indian imports.

State Aid View More

Corsair sees EU state aid approval for €167.8m French funding plan

December 23, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Corsair is set to benefit from €167.8 million in support after the EU approved the state aid from France following an in-depth probe. In a statement, the European Commission said the aid for the ... (more story)

Carbon leakage risk sees EU tweak emissions-trading guidelines

December 23, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

More European industries will benefit from compensation under the bloc’s state aid rules as technical guidelines get an update to ensure companies don’t shift activities outside of the EU to countries with wea... (more story)

Czech funding for TV firms incompatible with state aid rules, EU watchdog says

December 22, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The Czech government's planned €18 million support for three digital terrestrial television infrastructure operators, České Radiokomunikace, Digital Broadcasting and Česká televize, was incompati... (more story)

Energy View More

German regulator approved 45% more power lines in 2025

January 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: About 2,000 kilometers of electricity lines were approved by Germany's energy regulator last year, about 45 percent more than in 2024, it said Friday. The first approval procedures for major high... (more story)

EU’s carbon border levy goes live, but expect its design to keep evolving

January 02, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

The EU’s carbon border levy — the first of its kind in the world — went live on Jan. 1 after a series of additional clarifications in December. But those late rules on default values and certificates are only ... (more story)

India opens nuclear power to private firms while tightening IP controls

December 31, 2025 | Freny Patel

Asia

India has opened its nuclear power sector to private investment as it seeks to reach 100 GW of capacity by 2047. While companies can now build and operate reactors under the 2025 Sustainable Harnessing and Adv... (more story)

Technology View More

Musk's X faces French probe after Grok produces sexually explicit deepfakes

January 02, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

Elon Musk’s X faces an investigation by Paris prosecutors after its AI chatbot Grok generated sexually explicit deepfakes of minors, as pressure builds on the social media platform to comply with EU content-mo... (more story)

Will platforms see UK online safety enforcement step up a gear in 2026?

January 02, 2026 | Frank Hersey

Europe

Fines by the UK online safety regulator have made headlines in the UK amid rising expectations for enforcement of the Online Safety Act, passed more than two years ago. Campaigners and lawmakers are criticizin... (more story)

Belgian curbs on ticket reselling trigger questions to EU judges

January 02, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

A fight between the reselling platform Ticombo and the Belgian state over the terms for online ticket sales will come before the EU's highest court, clarifying whether national law should protect the exclusive... (more story)