Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

MLex Summary: Google lost its bid to stay private antitrust litigation in New York federal court over digital advertising technology markets while the company appeals its loss in a similar case brought by a US Department o...(read more)

MLex Summary: The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed a preliminary injunction against the National Collegiate Athletic Association's new implementation of its "Five-Year Eligibility Rule." "If a market for ...(read more)

MLex Summary: US District Judge Philip A. Brimmer said that while the court will consider the Department of Justice’s objections to settlements in a case over alleged wage-fixing by red meat processing companies, the agenc...(read more)

Despite a US appeals court decision last week that may place guardrails on some Section 1782 discovery proceedings, litigation remains an important tool for standard-essential patent implementers litigating before the Unif...(read more)

Japan’s Ryohin Keikaku cannot rely on its service trademark to justify using “Wuyin Liangpin,” the Chinese characters used for its Muji brand, as product branding on goods covered by another company’s registered trademarks...(read more)

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court rejected a copyright owner’s attempt to stop the commercial use of a lookalike mascot, finding that its earlier cooperation had given permission it could not simply withdraw.

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission voted that Brazilian and Norwegian imports of dissolving pulp don't materially injure US industry. As a result, Commerce won't levy antidumping duty orders on imports fro...(read more)

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security extended a suspension of a regulation known as the “affiliates rule” through Jan. 10, 2027. The rule, which was suspended by the agency through Nov...(read more)

MLex Summary: The US Department of Commerce has issued countervailing duties for crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells imported from Indonesia, Laos and India. The duties follow an affirmative finding of material injury b...(read more)

TikTok disputed the European Commission’s preliminary findings on harmful recommendation “rabbit holes,” saying they inaccurately portrayed its platform’s design and safety measures. The company pointed to systems intended...(read more)

Snapchat's decision to switch off account recommendations by default for UK children following concerns over grooming risks is "long overdue," a senior official at the country's communications regulator Ofcom said. The soc...(read more)

TikTok should redesign its “For You” feed after failing to adequately assess and mitigate the risks of harmful recommendation “rabbit holes,” the European Commission said on Friday in preliminary findings under the Digital...(read more)