Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

MLex Summary: A UK probe of suspected anticompetitive conduct in waste management services will continue to gather evidence until July, the antitrust regulator said. The Competition and Markets Authority start... (more story)

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation said Monday it will draft regulations on prohibiting online unfair competition and expand cross-border enforcement, as part of efforts to further implement th... (more story)

Major South Korean paint makers have come under antitrust scrutiny after a cluster of steep price increases prompted the country’s competition regulator to investigate whether the industry’s latest pricing mov... (more story)

An Osaka District Court ruling handed Japanese generics maker Sawai Pharmaceutical a win against Viatris’ Japan unit, holding that a later patent extension for a new dose can’t be used to keep blocking an olde... (more story)

The Beijing High People’s Court has ruled in favor of fashion jewelry brand APM Monaco, saying trademark similarity must be assessed based on real-world use, not just how marks appear on paper.

The Department of Justice is engaging with counterparts in the European Commission over US concerns about “comfort letters” the EU issued to the car industry on teaming up when negotiating licenses for patente... (more story)

MLex Summary: US Court of International Trade Judge Richard Eaton said in an order that all finalized entries paid under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act are eligible for refunds. Eaton's o... (more story)

MLex Summary: The lack of agreement to extend the moratorium on digital tariffs at the World Trade Organization could mean that companies might soon see a period of "great uncertainty," Bernd Lange, the chair ... (more story)

Europe must act faster on the implementation of its Industrial Accelerator Act if it wants to be able to counter competition from China, Jens Eskelund, the President of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China, tol... (more story)

First-party algorithms and the way they function in a market will be a key emerging area in the near future, and antitrust enforcers should think about and learn about potential competition concerns it poses s... (more story)

Most music promoters prefer working with Live Nation’s Ticketmaster service and have expressed frustration with a competitor’s product, a senior Live Nation promoter testified during the company’s defense Frid... (more story)

MLex Summary: UK financial firms are expected to identify and support customers in vulnerable circumstances, share relevant information where needed, and check if they receive worse outcomes than others, the F... (more story)