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US imposes tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on 60 economies, citing forced labor

China opens regulatory data protection to foreign pharma, but gaps remain

Private equity in cartel cross-hairs as EU chemicals probe draws in investors

Google fined €890 million for breaking EU ‘gatekeeper’ rules

Turnberry enters year two as EU-US trade talks move beyond tariffs

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Artificial Intelligence

July 23, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

AI transparency bill introduced in US House with narrowed preemption
Pile of white-colored papers with "M&A" written on top page, and blue marker

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

July 23, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Chris May

North America

US DOJ offers phased second-request review in exchange for timing agreement
Data-driven AI and analytics concept

Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

July 23, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

AI patent surge signals broader global and industrial reach
AI transparency bill introduced in US House with narrowed preemption
US DOJ offers phased second-request review in exchange for timing agreement
AI patent surge signals broader global and industrial reach

Antitrust View More

Soccer club Operário urges CADE to uphold antitrust measure against Sports Media

July 23, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Operário, a soccer club playing in Brazil’s second division, is critical of the Futebol Forte União arrangement, which gives investor Sports Media Entertainment a decision-making role. The team has asked the c... (more story)

Brazil CADE Tribunal to examine two complaints against Uber

July 23, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil’s competition authority has unanimously approved review by its Tribunal of two complaints involving Uber, according to minutes of its latest virtual deliberative sessions. In separate deci... (more story)

Brazil's CADE recommends fining Bayer, Monsanto in soybean seed market probe

July 23, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil's competition authority has recommended that Monsanto, Monsanto do Brasil, Bayer AG and Bayer S.A. be found liable for alleged anticompetitive practices in Brazil's soybean seed and biotec... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

US judge questions if Nvidia AI training lawsuit is copyright dispute

July 23, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

A federal judge questioned whether Ted Entertainment's proposed class action against Nvidia over allegedly bypassing YouTube's security measures to obtain videos for AI training is really a copyright dispute, ... (more story)

Congressional Democrats press USTR on reduced AI regulation powers in USMCA update

July 23, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

Two congressional Democrats pressed US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Thursday for answers about whether US tech companies have taken advantage of the review process for the US-Canada-Mexico Agreement ... (more story)

US House lawmakers introduce law to establish oversight of advanced AI

July 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Representatives Jay Obernolte and Lori Trahan, alongside Representatives Scott Franklin, Scott Peters, Erin Houchin, and Suhas Subramanyan, announced that they have introduced the Frontier Ris... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Union Pacific will bolster merger remedy offer to US rail board, CEO says

July 23, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

Union Pacific Chief Executive Jim Vena said Thursday the firm will unveil an expanded Norfolk Southern merger remedy proposal to the US Surface Transportation Board in its forthcoming application supplement, w... (more story)

Ingredion, Tate & Lyle seek Brazil CADE fast-track review for $3.6bn deal

July 23, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Latin America

Ingredion and Tate & Lyle have asked Brazil's competition authority to review their proposed $3.6 billion deal under the agency's summary procedure, arguing the transaction gives rise to only limited horizonta... (more story)

US judge orders Paramount-Warner parties to confer on path forward, extends TRO

July 23, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: A California federal judge ordered lead trial counsel for Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery, US state plaintiffs and the Writers Guild of America "to meet and confer in an effort to reach... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

US legal fight over social media addiction faces long road ahead

July 23, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

In sprawling nationwide litigation over social media addiction, Meta Platforms, Snap, YouTube and TikTok are looking at years of fighting ahead as any resolution that may lead to palpable changes to the platfo... (more story)

US CFPB nominee Johnson says he doesn’t differ with any Vought decisions

July 23, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Brian Johnson, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said he doesn’t take issue with any decisions made by acting CFPB director Russell Vought, who has been lead... (more story)

Meta fails to get quick appeal in US case over voiceprints

July 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Meta Platforms failed to convince a US federal judge to grant it leave to immediately appeal an order on summary judgment in a privacy case over voiceprints. “Meta strains to frame its question a... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

US Senate targets ‘patent thickets,’ but supporters say it isn't enough

July 23, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

The Senate passed the Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act by unanimous consent this week, approving a cap on the number of patents asserted in biosimilar litigation. Supporters say the vote reflects grow... (more story)

Participants of European group to address FRAND arbitration differ on approach

July 23, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

A new European body focused on mediating patent disputes is planning to publish guidelines on how questions of fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory, or FRAND, rates for standard essential patents, or SEPs, ... (more story)

This week at the UPC: July 17-23

July 23, 2026 | Inbar Preiss and Anna Lauwereys

Europe

The UPC this week clarified how conditional revocation claims should proceed on appeal, upheld Baussmann’s wooden-nail patent in amended form and ruled that Chinese defendants could not avoid proceedings by re... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Cuban state-owned companies sanctioned by US State Department

July 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US State Department said it sanctioned nine entities and two individuals to continue to limit the Cuban regime’s access to funds, including those gained through the export of medical workers ... (more story)

Hamas financial networks, charities sanctioned by US

July 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said it sanctioned a senior Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official along with three individuals and three entities that have pro... (more story)

Estonian man pleads guilty in US over role in illicit Russia export scheme

July 23, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: Andrey Shevlyakov, an Estonian national, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit export violations over his role in a procurement network that obtained sensitive electronics for the benefit of Rus... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US GAO recommends agencies simplify bank regulatory reviews

July 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Government Accountability Office released a report finding that certain changes to bank regulatory reviews are needed to better identify and address "unnecessary or unduly burdensome" requ... (more story)

EU adopts 21st Russia sanctions package targeting banks, crypto and energy revenues

July 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU has adopted its 21st sanctions package against Russia, freezing the automatic review of the Russian oil price cap until July 2027 and expanding measures targeting Moscow's energy revenues.... (more story)

Financial literacy the focus of two new EU Commission initiatives

July 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Two initiatives to improve financial literacy across the EU were announced on Thursday. The European Commission is inviting submissions of successful projects on investing, saving and understandi... (more story)

Trade View More

Brazil opposes new 12.5 percent forced-labor tariff imposed by US

July 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Brazilian government sharply criticized the new additional tariff imposed by the US following an investigation into imports of goods allegedly produced with forced labor. In a statement, Braz... (more story)

US imposes tariffs on 60 economies, cites failure of forced labor enforcement

July 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary:  President Donald Trump directed US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to impose tariffs on 60 economies for their failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of g... (more story)

EU action against Google threatens transatlantic stability, US trade rep says

July 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer criticzed the EU for fining Google under digital market rules, saying the bloc is continuing to target US companies and jeopardizing the privacy and securit... (more story)

State Aid View More

Dutch aid to reduce ammonia emissions in protected areas gets EU clearance

July 23, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Netherlands has won EU state aid approval to compensate livestock farmers for the closure of farming sites that cause ammonia emissions in protected areas. The program is open to farmers with... (more story)

JD.com gets EU warning in subsidy probe of Ceconomy purchase

July 22, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Andrew Boyce

Europe

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has received formal concerns from the European Commission over the role of foreign subsidies in its takeover of electronics retailer Ceconomy. The regulator said it had detailed... (more story)

Goldwind loses EU court bid to suspend subsidy probe

July 20, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Chinese wind turbine maker Goldwind has failed to persuade the EU’s General Court to suspend the European Commission’s in-depth foreign subsidies investigation into its activities. The court rejected the compa... (more story)

Energy View More

EU holds freeze on Russian oil price cap as 21st sanctions package agreed (updates*)

July 23, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

EU countries agreed on the EU's 21st sanctions package against Russia, the European Commission President said on Thursday. This extends the current $44.10 cap on the price per barrel of Russian oil for another... (more story)

South Korea pushes agentic AI, small modular-reactor commercialization

July 23, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

Asia

South Korea unveiled new initiatives Thursday aimed at fostering the country's efforts to become one of the world's top three artificial intelligence powers, including a strategy to secure an early lead in age... (more story)

South Korea pushes ahead with agentic AI, energy, physical AI port initiatives

July 23, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s government on Thursday approved new initiatives as part of its goal of becoming one of the world's top three artificial intelligence powerhouses. The measures, approved at a ministe... (more story)

Technology View More

Meta, Tennessee propose different standards for consumer-protection trial

July 23, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

As jury selection is underway at the Davidson County Chancery Court in Tennessee’s consumer protection lawsuit against Meta Platforms, the company is urging the court to dismiss jurors with any potential bias ... (more story)

Democrats introduce US legislation on seed patent abuse, competition

July 23, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Democratic US Senators Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker and Peter Welch have introduced the Fair Seeds for Farmers Act to stop "Big Agriculture" from abusing seed patents, which the lawmakers say ha... (more story)

Singapore to tighten cybersecurity rules for AI threats, cloud infrastructure

July 23, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Singapore's Cyber Security Agency will update its Cybersecurity Code of Practice for Critical Information Infrastructure later this year to address advanced persistent threats and AI-enabled cybe... (more story)