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Data Privacy and Security

January 13, 2025 | Mike Swift

North America

Texas hits Allstate with location-privacy suit in first litigation under law
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Intellectual Property

January 13, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

Sennheiser's noise-reduction patent lacks novelty, EPO appellate ruling says
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Energy

January 13, 2025 | Stefano Porciello

Europe

EU air-transport growth would neutralize green-fuels switch, T&E says

Antitrust View More

Google says Texas-led states have 'no basis for extreme sanctions' in US adtech suit

January 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Google told a US federal judge there's “no basis for the extreme and sparingly used sanctions” sought by a multistate coalition led by Texas accusing the tech giant of destroying internal employe... (more story)

Former US DOJ trial attorney Bellshaw joins Weil law firm

January 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Meagan Bellshaw, a former US Department of Justice litigator and trial attorney who was one of the lead attorneys in the DOJ's search monopolization trial against Google, has joined law firm Weil... (more story)

Rail companies ask US court to grant summary judgment motion in price-fixing case

January 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railway told a federal judge in Washington, DC, that plaintiffs accusing the company of price-fixing are engaging in ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

China to boost data-annotation sector with new implementation opinions

January 13, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: China has issued implementation opinions to advance the high-quality development of the data-annotation sector, aiming to enhance the quality of data supply and promote AI innovation. By 2027, th... (more story)

China's Mofcom firmly opposes US AI export controls, vows to protect interests

January 13, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: China's Ministry of Commerce yesterday expressed its opposition to new US export controls on AI, saying that the restrictions severely violate international economic and trade rules. The ministry... (more story)

South Korea's Naver sued by local broadcasters over training of AI models

January 13, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s three largest terrestrial broadcasters have filed a lawsuit against Naver Corp, alleging that the local technology giant has used their content without consent to train its artifici... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Synopsys-Ansys deal has China's SAMR mulling competition concerns

January 13, 2025 | MLex Staff

Asia

China's top merger regulator is still mulling over its competition concerns regarding the proposed acquisition of US simulation and analysis specialist Ansys by US electronic design-automation company Synopsys... (more story)

Getty lawyer says Shutterstock deal faces 'multifaceted' review in many countries

January 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Getty's proposed acquisition of Shutterstock requires a "multifaceted" regulatory process involving filings "in a number of jurisdictions," Getty general counsel Kjelti Kellough said during a cor... (more story)

US Steel, Nippon Steel get briefing schedule from DC Circuit in Cfius lawsuit

January 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit set a briefing schedule in US Steel and Nippon Steel's lawsuit against the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US. US Steel and Nip... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

China's National Data Administration gets Yu Ying as new deputy head

January 13, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: China's National Data Administration will have a fourth deputy head with the appointment of Yu Ying, the former director of the Science and Technology Department at the National Radio and Televis... (more story)

Ashford settles US SEC allegations over "misleading" cyber attack disclosures

January 13, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Asset management firm Ashford Inc. will pay $115,000 to settle allegations that it misled investors about a 2023 hack that exposed the “highly personal” information of hotel guests, including bank account numb... (more story)

SEC accuses Ashford of making misleading disclosures to investors about cyber attack

January 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The Securities & Exchange Commission claims Dallas-based Ashford Inc., which provides investment management services to the real estate and hospitality sectors, filed several quarterly and annual... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Daily Wire claims sub-license in answer to US copyright suit over border crossing video

January 13, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

The Daily Wire denies allegations that it infringed on the copyright of a videographer when it re-published his video of an altercation at the US-Mexico border on social media and on its web shows, according t... (more story)

US Supreme Court signals disinterest in criticism leveled at ITC enforcement

January 13, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

North America

As the US International Trade Commission comes under fire on Capitol Hill for its willingness to play a larger roll in deciding patent disputes, across First Street, those concerns may not be shared. The US S... (more story)

Issa hits back on US Inventor criticism over China, touts ‘unprecedented progress’

January 13, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

Republican US Representative Darrell Issa’s office pushed back on criticism from nonprofit US Inventor over Issa again being named to lead the House Judiciary subcommittee on intellectual property, telling MLe... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Gemini Trust ordered by US CFTC to pay $5 million over false statements, omissions

January 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Gemini Trust, a New York trust company, was ordered to pay $5 million for making false or misleading statements or omissions to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The 2017 statements we... (more story)

Standard Chartered whistleblower files US appeal in latest bid to revive lawsuit

January 13, 2025

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: Through his company Brutus Trading, former Standard Chartered executive Julian Knight has filed a notice of appeal against a US judge's denial of his attempt to revive a lawsuit alleging that the... (more story)

Repatriation by US of laundered Nigerian assets to fund rural electrification

January 13, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

About $50 million in stolen Nigerian assets to be repatriated by the US will fund rural electrification in Nigeria, according to a joint agreement signed Friday by the two governments. The funds come from the ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US SEC settles with 12 firms for $63.1 million over recordkeeping failure charges

January 13, 2025

North America

MLex summary: Nine investment advisers and three broker-dealers agreed to pay a combined $63.1 million to the US Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve charges of failure to maintain and preserve electr... (more story)

Online trading firm Robinhood to pay $45 million to settle US SEC charges

January 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary:  Online trading firm Robinhood agreed to pay $45 million to settle a range of US Securities and Exchange Commission charges. These charges include failure to accurately report trading activity, c... (more story)

UK lawmaker Siddiq should step down from financial crime role, campaigners say

January 13, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Europe

MLex Summary: UK lawmaker Tulip Siddiq should step down from her roles involving anti-money laundering regulation and economic crime enforcement while an inquiry into her links to Bangladesh's deposed regime i... (more story)

Trade View More

US Commerce initiates trade probe of Chinese ceramic abrasive grains

January 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Commerce has initiated antidumping and antisubsidy investigations of sol gel alumina-based ceramic abrasive grains imported from China. The official notices regarding the ini... (more story)

US CBP proposes de minimis enforcement rule, requests public comment

January 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: US Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking, suggesting rule changes which would strengthen its information collection requirements for de minimis shipments. Accor... (more story)

China's global trade surplus in 2024 nudged $1 trillion; around a quarter with EU

January 13, 2025 | Joanna Sopinska

Asia

China posted a record-high $992 billion trade surplus in 2024, according to customs data released today by its General Administration of Customs. China's trade surplus with the EU was just under $240 billion, ... (more story)

State Aid View More

Ryanair’s appeals of re-approved Italian Covid aid published by EU court

January 13, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU General Court today released summaries of appeals by Ryanair against an earlier decision to readopt Italian support to airlines to compensate them for damages triggered by the Covid pandem... (more story)

Italgas files 2i Rete Gas deal for EU foreign subsidy approval

January 10, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

Italian gas distributor Italgas has sought EU foreign subsidy clearance to buy its smaller rival 2i Rete Gas. The European Commission has set a Feb. 13 deadline to decide on the deal.

Rectify FSR measures against Chinese companies, its industry lobby urges EU

January 09, 2025

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: China’s Chamber of Commerce to the EU has called on the bloc to “promptly rectify its improper measures under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation.” The statement followed an announcement in which Mo... (more story)

Energy View More

EU emissions fell by 7 percent in 2023, Eurostat says

January 13, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Emissions by EU economic activities and households fell 7 percent in 2023 compared with 2022 and 18 percent with 2013, the European Commission said based on Eurostat data. Almost all economic act... (more story)

Gas importers see Slovak PM invite Ukrainian president for talks to end row

January 13, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The conflict between Slovakia and Ukraine over the delivery of Russian gas may be discussed at the highest level after the Slovak prime minister Robert Fico invited the Ukrainian president Volody... (more story)

G7's Russian oil price cap should be lowered, six EU countries say

January 13, 2025 | Stefano Porciello

Europe

Energy traders and shippers should see the price cap on Russian oil export tightened in a bid to further reduce Moscow's energy revenues, six northern EU countries have argued in a letter to the bloc's foreign... (more story)

Technology View More

California, X say they have settlement on content-moderation transparency law

January 13, 2025

North America

MLex Summary:  Lawyers for California Attorney General Rob Bonta and X told a federal judge they've agreed to settlement terms to end litigation by the social media company that challenges the constitutionalit... (more story)

UK proposes banning critical national infrastructure from making ransomware payments

January 13, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government is consulting on proposals to ban all businesses running critical national infrastructure, plus public bodies, from making ransomware payments. This is in addition to making it ... (more story)

Poland focusing on EU cybersecurity, innovation, industry in leadership role

January 13, 2025 | Júlia Tar

Europe

The Polish government wants to focus on strengthening security, especially cybersecurity, in its role leading the legislative agenda for EU member states, according to a document seen by MLex. This will cover ... (more story)