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Antitrust, Technology

July 10, 2025 | Khushita Vasant and Clayton Vickers

North America

Apple, Visa, Mastercard defeat US claims over illegal market allocation
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Artificial Intelligence

July 09, 2025 | Frank Hersey

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania

Saudi Arabia awaiting global AI consensus before regulating, minister says
paddy power

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

July 09, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Betfair, Paddy Power face UK privacy scrutiny after hackers access data

Antitrust View More

Epic Games' Australian legal battle against Apple, Google to conclude on July 29

July 10, 2025 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

The curtain is set to fall on Epic Games' high-stakes legal battle against tech giants Apple and Google in Australia, with the judgment scheduled for July 29 — a year after the 16-week trial wrapped up. Melbou... (more story)

Goldwind, NetEase among companies at China's fair-competition symposium

July 10, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: Chinese wind turbine maker Goldwind, Internet company NetEase, and SF Express were among eight companies to attend the fair-competition symposium hosted by China's State Administration for Market... (more story)

MyCC signs MOU with professional body to support healthy competition

July 10, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: The Malaysia Competition Commission or MyCC and the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators have formalized a strategic collaboration through a memorandum of understanding... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

EU copyright framework isn’t fit for AI training, parliament study warns

July 09, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: A European Parliament study finds that generative AI training practices are legally incompatible with the text and data-mining exceptions under the Copyright Directive. The report, commissioned b... (more story)

South Korean president ties AI ambitions to cybersecurity overhaul

July 09, 2025 | Jenny Lee

Asia

South Korea’s drive to become a global power in artificial intelligence will hinge on whether it can build robust cybersecurity foundations, President Lee Jae Myung said today, pledging reforms to better safeg... (more story)

Global AI safety institutes to meet for first time since name changes in UK, US

July 09, 2025 | Choonsik Yoo

Asia,Europe,North America,Oceania

The 10-member International Network of AI Safety Institutes will meet next week in Canada for the first time since recent name changes in the UK and US stirred speculation about the future direction of the sti... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

South Korea's Lotte Cultureworks, Megabox seek pre-filing consultation for merger

July 10, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: Lotte Cultureworks and Megabox JoongAng, the second- and third-largest cinema chains in South Korea, have submitted a pre-filing consultation request to the Korea Fair Trade Commission for their ... (more story)

Lactalis' acquisition of Fonterra businesses gets Australian clearance

July 10, 2025

Oceania

MLex Summary: Lactalis’ proposed acquisition of businesses within the Fonterra Co-operative Group, including its consumer business globally and its dairy-ingredients and food-services businesses in Australia, ... (more story)

Teamsters, Center for American Rights meet with US FCC Media Bureau on Paramount, Skydance deal

July 09, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Representatives for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and its Hollywood Local 399 and Center for American Rights met with David Brown and Chris Robbins of the US Federal Communications C... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Telegram isn't a social-media provider, messaging company tells Australia court

July 10, 2025 | James Panichi

Oceania

Telegram Messenger isn’t a provider of social-media services and, as a result, can’t be penalized under Australia’s 2921 Online Safety Act, the instant-messaging company told a court. In Federal Court of Austr... (more story)

Connecticut AG emphasizes timely responses in first Data Privacy Act fine

July 09, 2025 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Timely responses and a demonstrated effort to comply with the Connecticut Data Privacy Act are crucial for avoiding severe fines, state Attorney General William Tong said as he announced the first monetary fine under the law.

Google settles ahead of US privacy trial over reproductive health data

July 09, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Google has reached a preliminary agreement to resolve allegations that it illegally intercepted private health data from users of a reproductive tracking app, days before it was set to face a federal jury in a... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Japan publisher Kodansha wins Russian copyright lawsuit over unauthorized manga event

July 10, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan's publishing powerhouse Kodansha announced the conclusion of a copyright infringement lawsuit in Russia over unauthorized use of 18 manga titles at a paid event held by Russian company IQ A... (more story)

USPTO’s patent invalidity rate a red herring, study says

July 09, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s high patent invalidity rate doesn’t prove that the US Patent and Trademark Office is granting weak patents, but rather that the system is working as intended, two academics ... (more story)

PTAB invalidation rate inadequate to measure US patent quality, study says

July 09, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: A white paper by two academics with the University of Akron's IP Policy Institute states that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's high patent claim invalidation rate doesn't mean that the US Pate... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Wise US fined by state regulators over failures in anti-money laundering compliance

July 09, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Wise US, a New York-based subsidiary of the UK international financial transfer firm, agreed to pay $4.2 million to resolve investigations by five state regulators over failures in its anti-money laundering co... (more story)

Dutch firm GenKey Solutions debarred by World Bank over fraud in Liberia

July 09, 2025

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania

MLex Summary: The World Bank announced the 18-month debarment with conditional release of Netherlands-based GenKey Solutions in connection with a fraudulent practice as part of the Social Safety Nets Project i... (more story)

Wise fined in US by state regulators for anti-money laundering compliance failures

July 09, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The New York State Department of Financial Services and five other state financial regulators have taken coordinated action against Wise US for alleged inadequacies in its anti-money laundering c... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Quarles' FSB appointment elicits criticism for hands-off regulatory approach

July 09, 2025 | Neil Roland

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania

The Financial Stability Board’s appointment of Randal Quarles to review the status of post-2008 reforms has raised the hackles of a senior US Senate Democrat who said it could be “putting the international fin... (more story)

EU crypto sector sees new guidelines published on market abuse under MiCA

July 09, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Securities and Markets Authority, or ESMA, published new guidelines today on supervisory practices for authorities to prevent and detect market abuse under the Markets in Crypto Asse... (more story)

'Inappropriate' to insist pension funds invest in UK, BOE's Bailey says

July 09, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

A draft UK law that could see pension funds forced to invest in domestic assets drew a challenge from Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey today. he told a press conference that while a review of the pension... (more story)

Trade View More

Indonesia still seeks to reduce 32 percent trade tariff ahead of Aug. 1

July 10, 2025 | Roffie Kuniawan

Asia, North America

The Indonesian government said its trade negotiating team is already assembled in the US and is still seeking to reduce the 32 percent “reciprocal tariff” imposed by US President Donald Trump.

US Customs says mobile platform manufacturer evaded antidumping duties

July 09, 2025 | Zack Budryk

North America

Elevated work platform manufacturer Sinoboom North America evaded US antidumping orders, US Customs and Border Protection said today.

Trump threatens 50 percent tariff on Brazil

July 09, 2025

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania

MLex summary: President Donald Trump on Truth Social shared a letter he sent to Brazil threatening to impose a 50 percent tariff on the country starting Aug. 1. The letter is part of a batch of letters sent to... (more story)

State Aid View More

Norwegian rail-freight operators can have aid for traffic disruption, watchdog says

July 09, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Rail-freight operators in Norway may receive compensation for economic losses suffered after a bridge was closed due to safety concerns, the EFTA Surveillance Authority said today. The watchdog c... (more story)

Changes to Norwegian aid for media approved, EFTA watchdog says

July 09, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Norway's updated innovation and development program for news and current affairs media has received approval from the EFTA Surveillance Authority, the watchdog said today. The revision ensures th... (more story)

CargoNet can have Norwegian aid, EFTA watchdog says

July 09, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Norway's rail freight incumbent CargoNet has been cleared to receive a government grant of up to 475 million kroner (around $47 million), the EFTA Surveillance Authority said today. The regulator... (more story)

Energy View More

German hydrogen, power industry should receive more public funds, association says

July 09, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany’s hydrogen and electricity sectors should receive clear and targeted financial support from the federal government, the German energy industry association BDEW said in a statement today. ... (more story)

New state aid guidelines for Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway apply through 2030

July 09, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway will follow newly adopted state aid guidelines from the EFTA Surveillance Authority aimed at supporting the Clean Industrial Deal. The simplified guidelines outl... (more story)

EU lawmakers snub renewables in energy report, solar group says

July 09, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: EU lawmakers should have focused their security of supply report on renewables and flexible electrification rather than staying “rooted in fossil fuels,” solar industry group SolarPower Europe sa... (more story)

Technology View More

Alternative telecom operators defend EU ex-ante regime

July 10, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: A coalition of trade associations representing telecom companies that challenge European legacy operators published a joint statement pushing back against a potential reform of the EU telecom rul... (more story)

Thailand's ride-hailing drivers are now required to register their vehicles

July 10, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: The Thailand Royal Gazette published an announcement that the drivers on ride-hailing platforms are required to register their vehicles as a form of public transport and get public driving licenc... (more story)

Amazon should not be allowed immediate appeal, US FTC says in ROSCA litigation

July 09, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Amazon is asking a US court to undo rulings that are up to a year old and certify a petition for interlocutory appeal, without explaining why it could not have raised these issues earlier or show... (more story)