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FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson

Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy and Security

April 15, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

US FTC shouldn’t be lead AI enforcer, Chairman Ferguson says
A sheet music excerpt of the opening to 'Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orle', a song generated by Suno, an AI platform, which has nearly identical music and lyrics to Johnny B. Goode

Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

April 15, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

Sustained YouTube scraping claim in US a boost for creators; questions remain
US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.

Financial Services

April 15, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Trump threatens to fire US Fed Chair if he doesn’t step down by May 15

Antitrust View More

Amneal denied summary judgment against US states’ antitrust case over Phenytoin

April 16, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

Amneal Pharmaceuticals’ motion for judgment against claims it fixed prices has been denied, but the US states and territories suing the company must now focus on alleging Amneal carried out a conspiracy over t... (more story)

Sun gets judgment against US states' antitrust claims over Methylphenidate, Phenytoin

April 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A Connecticut federal judge granted summary judgement in favor of Sun Pharmaceutical against state plaintiffs' US antitrust claims over the pricing of the drugs Methylphenidate and Phenytoin. Dis... (more story)

Patents users see EU Commission scrap LNG safe harbor in antitrust tech transfer rules

April 16, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

The European Commission has decided not to offer an automatic exemption from antitrust rules to Licensing Negotiation Groups in the final version of its updated guidelines on tech transfer rules published on T... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

US House committee urges stricter controls to win AI chip race with China

April 16, 2026 | Emma Whitford

Asia, North America

Several bills pending in Congress could help the United States maintain its lead over China in building and amassing the chips undergirding advanced artificial intelligence models, a new US House committee rep... (more story)

Musk, OpenAI, Microsoft agree to bifurcate looming US trial on for-profit conversion

April 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Elon Musk, OpenAI, Microsoft and other parties have agreed to the structure of a two-phase trial due to begin April 27 that will be bifurcated between a liability phase and a remedy phase in whic... (more story)

EU’s data protection rule revamp would clarify use of pseudonymized data

April 16, 2026 | Matthew Newman and Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

A revamp of the EU’s data protection rules would clarify how companies should tackle the complex use of pseudonymized data under a compromise text to be debated by European legislators, according to a document... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Preventive measure appeal rulings by Brazil CADE Tribunal surged in 2025

April 16, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

A report from the Brazilian competition authority revealed that the number of preventive measure appeals ruled on by the agency's Tribunal jumped to 20 in 2025, up from just one in 2024.

Democrats seek probe of US DOJ over alleged corruption in merger review

April 16, 2026 | Wesley Brown

Asia, Europe, North America

A coalition of congressional Democrats asked the US Department of Justice and Acting Inspector General William M. Blier to open an investigation into potential corruption within the agency pertaining to antitr... (more story)

Democrats seek probe into alleged US DOJ antitrust corruption

April 16, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: A coalition of congressional Democrats asked the US Department of Justice and Acting Inspector General William M. Blier to open an independent investigation into potential corruption involving th... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Despite US state privacy bills' strong start, business-friendly proposals prevail

April 16, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Following a lull in 2025 in US state legislative activities concerning comprehensive privacy laws, this year has seen a strong start with multiple bills progressing. But so far, industry-friendly legislation h... (more story)

Platforms need more than inference tools to detect under-13s, UK watchdogs say

April 16, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Online platforms using age inference to remove accounts that look likely to belong to under-13s is not enough under the UK regulatory framework, the privacy and online safety watchdogs told a conference. The I... (more story)

Bipartisan group of senators urges Trump administration on USMCA renewal

April 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A bipartisan group of 41 senators wrote a letter to US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urging the Trump administration to renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement that is up for a revi... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

BMW counsel: ‘Complete closure’ needed to drop US patent case against Onesta

April 16, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

Onesta IP must defend the validity of two US patents — and allegations both were misused when they were asserted against BMW in Germany. That potentially high-risk outcome “does not kill” future tests of last ... (more story)

USPTO targets ex parte workload in echoes of IPR changes

April 16, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

An extra filing opportunity for patent owners before a determination of a substantial new question of patentability during an ex parte reexamination is supposed to tamp down the spike of new reexam requests. B... (more story)

European Commission unveils new tech-transfer antitrust rules

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has published a new version of the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation, with its accompanying guidelines. The text provides clarity for tech-transfer arrangemen... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Glencore wins latest disclosure skirmish in UK court fight

April 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Mining company Glencore has won a bid to keep some internal documents out of the hands of investors who are pursuing claims linked to overseas corruption. Glencore is being sued under the UK’s Financial Servic... (more story)

Svenska Handelsbanken has ‘serious deficiencies’ in AML controls, Norway supervisor says

April 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

Svenska Handelsbanken's Norwegian unit has been found to have “serious deficiencies” in its anti-money laundering controls, the country’s financial regulator said on Thursday. The lender hasn't been fined, but... (more story)

British accountant charged over alleged Russian sanctions breaches

April 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

A British accountant has been charged with an alleged breach of the UK’s Russian sanctions legislation and a money laundering offense by the National Crime Agency. John Ormerod, 76, became the first UK-based n... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US Senate Banking Dems call for delay in Fed Chair nomination hearing

April 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Democrats on the US Senate Banking Committee called for the delay of any nomination proceedings for Kevin Warsh as Chairman of the Federal Reserve while the administration's criminal investigatio... (more story)

UK financial regulators reject AI 'wait-and-see' criticism from lawmakers

April 16, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

UK financial regulators have defended their oversight of artificial intelligence, rejecting lawmakers’ criticism that they are taking a “wait and see” approach and failing to act quickly enough to manage emerg... (more story)

Comments on private credit ratings sought by EU financial markets watchdog

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Securities and Markets Authority has opened a call for evidence on restricted subscription and private credit ratings, seeking input on their uses, participants, and how they are pro... (more story)

Trade View More

US administration tests waters on use of IEEPA in Iran conflict

April 16, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

A key US economic official has signaled the Trump administration may invoke the trade law blocked by the Supreme Court to collect tariffs in the conflict with Iran, but the lack of a formal war declaration is ... (more story)

US House committee warns China maintains pathways to procure AI chips

April 16, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US House of Representative's Select Committee on China released a new report detailing how China is using both legal and illegal means to buy semiconductor chips to power its artificial intel... (more story)

Tax oil companies’ windfall profits as energy crisis boosts earnings, NGOs urge EU

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: European NGOs have urged the European Commission to propose a renewed EU-wide windfall tax on oil companies, building on the bloc’s previous solidarity contribution, according to a joint letter p... (more story)

State Aid View More

Romanian subsidy for nuclear power plant draws EU probe

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Romania's plan to grant €600 million and other benefits to state-owned Nuclearelectrica National Company, to refurbish the Cernavoda 1 nuclear reactor, has drawn an in-depth EU state aid probe.

Dutch money for coal plant operators isn't state aid, EU Commission says

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Compensation by the Dutch government to coal plant operators RWE Eemshaven Holding and Uniper Benelux for profit losses caused by a cap on CO2 emissions doesn't amount to state aid, the European ... (more story)

Swedish state aid for sustainable biofuels in transport gets EU approval

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Sweden has secured European Commission clearance to extend its program to increase the use of sustainable biofuels in the transport sector until the end of December 2032. The €1.3 billion measure... (more story)

Energy View More

EU and UK close to reaching agreement on agrifood rules, minister says

April 16, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

The EU and UK are close to reaching an agreement agrifood standards, with the UK government currently helping businesses to prepare for the rules, Nick Thomas-Symonds, the UK Minister for the Constitution and ... (more story)

Hungary’s tax on free carbon allowances might breach EU rules, top court says

April 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Hungary cannot tax free carbon emission permits in a way that undermines their purpose, the EU’s top court has said. Such a tax would weaken the system designed to encourage companies to cut emis... (more story)

EU Commission eyes tax overhaul to make electricity cheaper than fossil fuels

April 15, 2026 | Louis de Briant and Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

The European Commission plans to tax electricity below fossil fuels and allow zero tax rates for energy-intensive industries, according to an internal document. The draft also points to stronger use of EU emis... (more story)

Technology View More

US DOJ says its Live Nation monopoly suit settlement brought 'instant relief'

April 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division said a jury verdict in a monopolization lawsuit by 33 US states and the District of Columbia against Live Nation and Ticketmaster is "a win for ever... (more story)

EU regulators seek more powers to enforce consumer protection laws

April 16, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

European regulators want fining powers under EU consumer protection rules to bolster the EU's national-based system and to tackle a flood of illegal and harmful products imported into the 27-nation bloc, a sen... (more story)

Macron, other EU leaders step up push for social media age restrictions

April 16, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron is convening EU leaders to build support for stricter national rules limiting minors’ access to social media, including the introduction of a “digital age of majority.” The pus... (more story)