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 Federal Trade Commission Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, left and FTC Commisioner Alvaro Bedoya, right, listen as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission Lina Khan testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in a hearing on "Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, July 13, 2023.

Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology

May 20, 2025 | Claude Marx

North America

Fired US FTC commissioners clash with DOJ attorney

Trade

May 20, 2025 | Zack Budryk

Asia, Europe, North America

Exporters increasingly expect trade war to hurt product turnover, survey says
3 different vape pen electronic cigarette devices

Intellectual Property

May 20, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

USPTO clarifies standard for patentee Information Disclosure Statements

Antitrust View More

Facebook a 'good fit' for WhatsApp but disagreements existed, founder tells US court

May 21, 2025 | Chris May and Khushita Vasant

North America

Facebook offered a “good fit” for WhatsApp, and the mobile messaging app had no plans to pivot toward being a direct competitor prior to its 2014 acquisition, WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton testified today. W... (more story)

Irico expert challenges plaintiffs’ CRT overcharge estimates at damages hearing

May 21, 2025 | Alex Wilts

North America

An expert for Irico testified today that experts for purchaser plaintiffs overstated the overcharges that resulted from an alleged price-fixing scheme involving cathode-ray tube, or CRT, products.

Apple, Epic resolve issues related to latest motion to enforce US injunction

May 21, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Apple and Epic Games told a US judge they have "resolved all issues" presented by a motion filed by Epic earlier this month. On May 15, Epic filed a motion to enforce an injunction, arguing that ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

No peace at hand between OpenAI, Musk over claims of 'looting' ChatGPT parent

May 21, 2025 | Mike Swift

North America

Even though OpenAI pivoted this month to propose that the AI company will continue to be overseen and controlled by the nonprofit it was founded as a decade ago, the change doesn't appear to have reduced the h... (more story)

California legislators defend state's role in AI innovation, regulation

May 20, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: More than 30 Democratic and Republican members of the California state legislature have sent a letter to US House Speaker Mike Johnson, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and the California congress... (more story)

California Assembly passes bill clarifying liability for harm from AI

May 20, 2025 | Amy Miller

North America

A California bill that would clarify liability for artificial intelligence tools and prevent companies from deflecting responsibility if they cause harm passed the state Assembly almost unanimously, despite op... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Microsoft-Activision administrative evidentiary hearing pushed to July 21

May 20, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

North America

An evidentiary hearing in the Microsoft-Activision administrative case before the US Federal Trade Commission has been postponed to July 21, following a joint motion from the parties. The commission approved t... (more story)

Project Rise Partners meets with US FCC chief, highlights vision for Paramount

May 20, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Project Rise Partners met with Commissioner Nathan Simington of the US Federal Communications Commission last Friday to highlight concerns with Paramount Global's $8 billion merger with Skydance ... (more story)

Monte dei Paschi gets insurance regulator’s approval for Mediobanca bid

May 20, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Monte dei Paschi di Siena said today it has received clearance from the Italian insurance regulator to proceed with its intended acquisition of Mediobanca. The regulator's approval was needed bec... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

California is rethinking its wiretapping law, but will it let Big Tech off the hook?

May 21, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

A bill quickly moving through the California Senate promises to protect small businesses from a wave of privacy lawsuits being brought under a decades-old anti-wiretapping law. But is it giving a free pass to Big Tech?

NSO cites dire implications of Pegasus injunction sought by Meta following US jury award

May 20, 2025 | Xu Yuan

Middle East, North America

On the heels of a $168 million award by a US jury to Meta Platforms for its hacking into Meta’s instant-messaging app WhatsApp, the owner of spyware Pegasus faces a potentially even bigger battle that it argue... (more story)

TikTok invokes human-rights law in appeal hearing over UK child data privacy fine

May 20, 2025 | Frank Hersey

Europe

TikTok cited human rights law as it built its case in a UK court today that the country's privacy watchdog went beyond its powers in fining the platform, including for unlawful processing of children's data. T... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

As inventive steps become smaller, trade secret protections grow in importance

May 20, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

North America

The widely held belief that patenting confers protection superior to trade secrets still holds true in many situations, especially when an idea can be reverse engineered with ease. But nine years after Congre... (more story)

Salt-N-Pepa sue Universal Music in US for termination of copyright grant

May 20, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

Hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa sued Universal Music Group yesterday, accusing the publishing giant of refusing to acknowledge a notice of termination of a copyright grant under Section 203 of the Copyright Act. Sal... (more story)

USITC to investigate Fiagon after Stryker medical device infringement claims

May 20, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission instituted an investigation today into potential violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act by Germany's Fiagon AG Medical Technologies, following infringem... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Former Safemoon chief stole from investors, US says; defense calls case a mess

May 21, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Former Safemoon chief Braden John Karony lied to investors about his use of the decentralized finance firm’s liquidity pool tokens, prosecutors said in their closing arguments at his fraud trial, while the def... (more story)

Unicoin, executives sued by US SEC for alleged fraud over $100 million offering

May 21, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission sued Unicoin Inc. and three of its top executives — Chief Executive and Board Chairman Alex Konanykhin; Silvina Moschini, former president, former board ... (more story)

UK businessman Payne faces new extradition bid by South Africa after court block

May 20, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Europe

A British businessman wanted in South Africa on fraud, corruption and money laundering charges faces a new threat of extradition from the UK, despite judges today blocking a South African government bid to app... (more story)

Financial Services View More

T+1 trade settlement adopted by EU lawmakers with securities financing exemption

May 20, 2025 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU lawmakers adopted their stance on the one-day trade settlement cycle, or T+1, today, with an amendment exempting securities financing from this shorter settlement cycle — a position aligned with the member ... (more story)

International banks see GBP300 million limit for instant-access deposits

May 20, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: UK branches of international banks should keep no more than 300 million pounds (around $400 million) in retail and small company deposits in instant-access accounts, the Bank of England’s regulat... (more story)

Proposals for EU-UK competition cooperation deal adopted by EU Commission

May 20, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU has moved forward on a new cooperation agreement for competition-law matters between the UK's Competition and Markets Authority and antitrust enforcers within the EU. Both sides still need... (more story)

Trade View More

US International Trade Commission to probe nonfat milk product competitiveness

May 20, 2025 | Zack Budryk

Europe, North America

The US International Trade Commission will probe the export competitiveness of the domestic nonfat milk solids industry, as well as suppliers from markets including Australia, Canada and New Zealand, as well a... (more story)

USITC says industry harmed by solar cells from four countries, in blow to China

May 20, 2025 | Bradley Dress

Asia, North America

The US International Trade Commission unanimously voted today that a domestic injury is harmed or threatened by imports of solar cells from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, allowing the US Commerce De... (more story)

US Commerce Department to probe nonfat milk export competitiveness

May 20, 2025

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission will probe the export competitiveness of the domestic nonfat milk solids industry and suppliers from markets including Australia, Canada and New Zealand, as ... (more story)

State Aid View More

Dutch economy can have EUR1.2 billion to reduce CO2 emissions, EU watchdog says

May 20, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies active in manufacturing, waste management and remediation services in the Netherlands, will be eligible for Dutch aid, under a program worth 1.2 billion euros, meant to support industri... (more story)

Huhtamäki fights for access to tax-ruling state aid file at EU court

May 20, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Finnish packaging maker Huhtamäki is at the EU's first-tier court, in an attempt to win access to European Commission documents on the watchdog's state aid probe into allegedly illegal tax treatm... (more story)

Romanian questions on competition and port services reach top EU court

May 19, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Romania's highest court has asked the EU's highest judiciary whether a measure adopted by an EU country — to ensure that mandatory port pilotage services may only be provided by state bodies and ... (more story)

Energy View More

EU sanctions set to include Nord Stream pipelines, Russian oil vessels (correct*)

May 20, 2025 | Eleonora Rinaldi

Europe

Russian oil and gas companies will see new EU sanctions targeting the gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2, as well as nearly 200 oil vessels from Russia’s shadow fleet, European Commission President Ursula von d... (more story)

EU adopts 17th sanctions package against Russia; targets Russian 'shadow fleet'

May 20, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: EU governments today adopted the 17th package of sanctions against Russia, since its invasion against Ukraine in 2022. In its "largest ever package targeting Putin’s shadow fleet," 189 oil tanker... (more story)

Scrap EU’s sustainability due-diligence reporting rules, Macron says

May 20, 2025 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for the EU’s due-diligence rules to be scrapped, aligning with Germany’s Friedrich Merz. Macron says the Corporate Sustainability Due-Diligence Directive — known as ... (more story)

Technology View More

E-commerce, tech platforms could see faster EU consumer law probes

May 20, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

The e-commerce sector, tech platforms and other major companies could see faster investigations of possible violations of EU consumer law, based on remarks made today by EU justice commissioner Michael McGrath... (more story)

Platforms to see EU Digital Services Act 'supervisory' fee rule change

May 20, 2025 | Matthew Newman

Europe

The largest online platforms will see a change to the rule underpinning fees they pay to fund enforcement of the EU's Digital Services Act proposed by the end of June, the European Commission has said. Google,... (more story)

South Korea's Democratic Party readies sweeping digital asset legislation

May 20, 2025 | Jenny Lee

Asia

South Korea's Democratic Party of Korea is accelerating efforts to introduce a comprehensive framework law on digital assets — a long-anticipated follow-up to last year’s Virtual Asset User Protection Act. The... (more story)