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Trade
January 09, 2026 | Zack Budryk
North America
Antitrust, Intellectual Property
January 09, 2026 | Clayton Vickers
North America
Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, Technology
January 09, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Patricia Figueiredo
Europe
Antitrust View More
January 09, 2026 | Chris May
North America
RealPage is attempting to undermine US antitrust enforcement and loosen longstanding restrictions on commercial speech under the Constitution's First Amendment by attacking a New York state law banning algorit... (more story)
January 09, 2026 | Chris May
North America
Legitscript’s racketeering and Lanham Act counterclaims against PharmacyChecker are likely to be dismissed without prejudice, a US federal judge said Friday while taking a dim view on Legitscript’s ability to ... (more story)
January 09, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The level of concentration and number of market participants in the US ethanol production industry suggest that the exercise of market power to set prices, or coordinate on price or output levels... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
January 09, 2026 | Frank Hersey
Europe
The UK government is working with the community to develop approaches to regulating AI, and one bill is likely unsuitable, a government official said. The government has recently postponed its plans to consult... (more story)
January 09, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst
Europe
Meta has told market participants it will continue allowing AI chatbots such as OpenAI, Poke.com and Luzia to interact with Italian phone numbers, while blocking the services outside Italy, MLex has learned.
January 09, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo
Europe
The UK government has said it will criminalize the creation of intimate images without consent “in the coming weeks,” criticized X’s decision to restrict Grok’s image editing tools to paying users, and pressed... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
January 09, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission petition for a preliminary injunction against Edwards Lifesciences and JenaValve Technology was granted, according to multiple docket entries Friday. Judge Rudolph... (more story)
January 09, 2026 | Wesley Brown
North America
A Washington DC federal judge stayed one count of former Surface Transportation Board member Robert Primus' lawsuit against the government over his firing and set a briefing schedule for the second, according ... (more story)
January 09, 2026 | Andrew Boyce
Europe
Mediterranean Shipping Company and BlackRock’s Terminal Investment Limited have seen the EU’s competition regulator suspend an in-depth probe into their plan to buy half of a Hutchison Ports terminal in Spain.... (more story)
Data Privacy and Security View More
January 10, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Plaintiffs are seeking sanctions against Capital One for discovery misconduct, arguing that the company repeatedly hid, delayed and selectively disclosed critical evidence about how it transmitt... (more story)
January 09, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi and Matthew Newman
Europe
A revised EU cybersecurity law is likely to be delayed until Jan. 20, as a proposed mandatory regime for phasing out Chinese and other vendors of technology equipment from critical infrastructure that are deem... (more story)
January 09, 2026 | Matthew Newman
Europe
Google says it has filed an appeal at France's highest administrative court to overturn a record €325 million fine for violating French rules on managing cookies and personalized advertising in its Gmail e-mai... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
January 09, 2026 | Nick Robertson
North America
The US Patent and Trademark Office on Friday designated as precedential or informative 13 Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions regarding their discretionary denial — the same that were designated in Decembe... (more story)
January 09, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: X Corp. filed a US complaint against the National Music Publishers’ Association and music publishers whom it represents, accusing them of colluding through NMPA in a concerted refusal to deal wit... (more story)
January 09, 2026 | Nick Robertson
North America
At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, just two of the 13 DuPont factors for likelihood of confusion can determine the outcome of over 99 percent of cases, according to new research by Southern Illinois Univ... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
January 09, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: A Venezuelan national was charged by criminal complaint in the Eastern District of Virginia with conspiracy to launder money after allegedly using various bank accounts, cryptocurrency exchange a... (more story)
January 09, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced initiatives to combat rampant government benefits fraud in Minnesota, including notices of investigation to local money services businesses; the laun... (more story)
January 09, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Paul Jorgenson, former chief revenue officer of Doximity, pleaded guilty to securities fraud in connection with a scheme to trade in the company's stock and options based on inside information in... (more story)
Financial Services View More
January 09, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Indonesia's Financial Services Authority, or OJK, which oversees the country’s banking and financial service sector, said Thursday it has issued new rules to accelerate the digitalization of rura... (more story)
January 09, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: UK lawmakers have warned that insufficient data prevents a determination of whether the growth of private markets poses a risk to the UK’s financial stability. The Financial Services Regulation C... (more story)
January 09, 2026 | Sofia Gerace
Europe
UK lawmakers have accused the finance ministry of complacency over the rapid expansion of private markets, warning in a report that the ministry has failed to fully appreciate the risks to financial stability ... (more story)
Trade View More
January 09, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The EU-Mercosur trade deal — endorsed on Friday by a majority of the bloc’s member states and entering the final phase of its ratification — will open a “new era of trade and cooperation,” Europe... (more story)
January 09, 2026 | Zack Budryk
North America
The US Bureau of Industry and Security has fined a Chinese subsidiary of German engineering and design firm Exyte $1.5 million, alleging it aided the transfer of semiconductor components to China’s Semiconduct... (more story)
January 09, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker
Asia, North America
The US Commerce Department used the correct kind of data to determine the benefit provided to Vietnamese frozen warmwater shrimp producers by Vietnam’s ‘Exemption or Reduction of Rents for Encouraged Industrie... (more story)
State Aid View More
January 09, 2026
Asia, Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission has clarified how it will analyze market distortions stemming from subsidies outside of the EU, and how it will balance those against any potential positive effects. In ne... (more story)
January 09, 2026 | Lewis Crofts
Asia, Europe
Companies backed by subsidies from countries such as China, Saudi Arabia and Russia have received greater clarity on how the European Commission will apply rules that police their M&A activity and procurement ... (more story)
January 09, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: Thailand has set out a long-term national strategy to expand its semiconductor and advanced electronics industry, with a focus on power semiconductors, sensors, photonics, discrete devices and an... (more story)
Energy View More
January 08, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Details on an exemption from the EU’s carbon border tax for fertilizer imports were published Thursday by the European Commission. The regulator says the exemption could be triggered under an eme... (more story)
January 08, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The US decision to withdraw from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is “regrettable and unfortunate,” EU climate chief Wopke Hoekstra said on Thursday. He said support for internationa... (more story)
January 08, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
China has convened a second meeting with power and energy-storage battery makers in just over six weeks to steer the sector toward more orderly competition, widening its effort into a four-agency joint session... (more story)
Technology View More
January 09, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst
Europe
French booksellers, European banks and accountants are among those urging the European Commission to clamp down on US tech gatekeepers, voicing concerns about a continued stranglehold on some markets. Response... (more story)
January 09, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo
Europe
X has limited image generation and editing on its Grok AI chatbot to paying subscribers, according to posts from the tool’s official account on the platform, which means only users who provide full account and... (more story)
January 09, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter
Europe
Meta Platforms WhatsApp is set to be classified as a very large online platform by the European Commission in January, MLex has learned, bringing it under the EU’s Digital Services Act’s strictest regulatory o... (more story)