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US FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson

Artificial Intelligence

December 22, 2025 | Madeline Hughes and Mike Swift

North America

FTC invokes Trump AI plan in first revocation of prior AI settlement

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

December 22, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger and Flavia Fortes

Europe, North America

Paramount, WBD shares may not exceed US presumption but still cause for alarm

Intellectual Property

December 19, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

US Copyright Office finalizes group registration of 2D artworks

Antitrust View More

Foundem’s search shopping suit changes struck out, UK tribunal rules

December 23, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Price-comparison website Foundem’s changes to its UK antitrust lawsuit against Google over search shopping practices are invalid and must be struck out, the Competition Appeal Tribunal has ruled.... (more story)

Online real estate portal, directors get Portuguese dominance abuse charges

December 23, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: A company owning a dominant online real-estate advertising portal, its parent and three directors have received charges from the Portuguese antitrust authority accusing them of abusing their mark... (more story)

Lithuania to cut first stage fines for antitrust breaches by 50% from May 2026

December 23, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Lithuania will reduce first stage fines for competition violations by half from May 1, 2026, after parliament approved amendments to antitrust laws, the country's competition watchdog said on Tue... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Japan approves AI plan to boost global role in AI development

December 23, 2025 | Jeyup S Kwaak

Asia

Tokyo on Tuesday approved a plan to become “the world’s best country to develop AI,” underscoring its ambition to derive greater benefit from—and play a larger role in shaping—the ongoing technological revolution.

US FTC sets aside Rytr order, says it unduly burdens AI innovation

December 22, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission announced it has issued an order to reopen and set aside a 2024 final consent order involving Rytr LLC. The FTC said that the complaint failed to satisfy the legal... (more story)

Laion AI image scraping row escalates as photographer appeals to top German court

December 22, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

AI dataset provider Laion is set to see an appeal by a German photographer against a court ruling that found the company, when scraping an image of his for AI training data, could rely on research exceptions a... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

US FCC increased activity, changed policy direction quickly in 2025

December 23, 2025 | Wesley Brown, Flavia Fortes

North America

The US Federal Communication Commission under Chairman Brendan Carr increased activity and showed clear viewpoint changes in 2025, and utilizing its view of the "public interest" to back up its positions is a ... (more story)

States clash with HPE, US DOJ on confidentiality terms in Juniper settlement

December 23, 2025 | Flavia Fortes

North America

The US Department of Justice, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and a coalition of state attorneys general have asked a federal judge in California to resolve a dispute over how confidential information may be used i... (more story)

Getty, Shutterstock need to win over UK merger regulator on market share

December 23, 2025 | Jon Menon

Europe

Getty Images and Shutterstock didn't see eye to eye with the UK merger regulator over market share and the impact of Big Tech and AI in its initial review of their merger. The CMA rejected a proposed stock und... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Who owns your digital identity? Utah says it should be you

December 23, 2025 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

With states racing to adopt mobile driver’s licenses that critics say could fuel new forms of online tracking, Utah is testing a digital identity model designed to prevent the technology from becoming a surveillance tool.

UK watchdog flags need for clearer rules, funding in response to cyber bill

December 23, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

The UK data privacy watchdog has welcomed the government’s proposed cybersecurity reform bill, but warned that unclear rules and funding constraints could limit its effectiveness. In a response published Tuesd... (more story)

UK privacy regulator welcomes cybersecurity reform bill, but flags risks

December 23, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: UK data watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office welcomed the government’s proposed Cyber Security and Resilience Bill but warned that unresolved details risk undermining its impact. In a s... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

USPTO proposes end to pro se patent filings for foreigners

December 23, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

The US Patent and Trademark Office proposed rules Tuesday that would require foreign applicants and patent owners be represented by a registered patent practitioner for actions before the office, effectively e... (more story)

Japan IP Court says sample family-court pleading is copyright-protected

December 23, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court held that a template-style family-court sample pleading was copyright-protected, rejecting full-text reposting as lawful quotation or reporting and upholding removals, ... (more story)

Louis Vuitton wins China trademark appeal over remade luxury bags

December 23, 2025 | MLex Staff

Asia

French fashion house Louis Vuitton has won a landmark appeal in China against a Shenzhen-based bag maker accused of misusing its trademarks by recycling second-hand luxury goods into new products.

Financial Crime View More

Investors saw less risk in 'corrupt' companies amid pause in US anti-bribery law

December 23, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

On the February day that President Trump ordered a pause on enforcement of a key US anti-bribery law, companies previously targeted under that law whose stocks are publicly traded saw an average gain in market... (more story)

States sue US to maintain federal funding of CFPB

December 22, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield led a coalition of state attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the complete defunding of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Th... (more story)

Purported crypto trading platforms sued by US SEC for defrauding retail investors

December 22, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission sued purported crypto asset trading platforms Morocoin Tech Corp., Berge Blockchain Technology Co. Ltd. and Cirkor Inc. and investment clubs AI Wealth In... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK businesses see trade challenges increase five years after Brexit

December 23, 2025 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

The British Chamber of Commerce has listed 25 recommendations to the UK government in order to improve ties between the EU and UK, five years after the trade agreement between the two regions was concluded. Th... (more story)

EU cross-border investment market saw fewer firms, more retail clients last year

December 22, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Fewer firms provided cross-border investment services in 2024, but far more retail clients used them, EU financial markets watchdog ESMA has said. A report published on Monday covers data from 30... (more story)

Indonesia regulator intensifies digital-bank oversight

December 22, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: The Indonesian Financial Services Authority, or OJK, said Friday that it has set up a new division called the Digital Banking Supervision Directorate, which will begin operating in 2026 as part o... (more story)

Trade View More

USTR announces Section 301 tariffs on China following semiconductor probe

December 23, 2025

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The Office of the US Trade Representative announced that the US will impose tariffs on China pursuant to a Section 301 investigation into China's targeting of the semiconductor industry for domin... (more story)

Cambodian folders subsidized, not dumped in US, Commerce finds

December 23, 2025

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department determined that paper file folders from Cambodia are not being dumped in the US but are subsidized by the Cambodian government. 

Hard empty capsules from four countries subsidized, dumped in US, Commerce finds

December 23, 2025

Asia, Latin America, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department determined that hard empty capsules imported from Brazil, India, China, and Vietnam are dumped in the US and being provided countervailable subsidies by their respective governments.

State Aid View More

Corsair sees EU state aid approval for €167.8m French funding plan

December 23, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Corsair is set to benefit from €167.8 million in support after the EU approved the state aid from France following an in-depth probe. In a statement, the European Commission said the aid for the ... (more story)

Carbon leakage risk sees EU tweak emissions-trading guidelines

December 23, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

More European industries will benefit from compensation under the bloc’s state aid rules as technical guidelines get an update to ensure companies don’t shift activities outside of the EU to countries with wea... (more story)

Czech funding for TV firms incompatible with state aid rules, EU watchdog says

December 22, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The Czech government's planned €18 million support for three digital terrestrial television infrastructure operators, České Radiokomunikace, Digital Broadcasting and Česká televize, was incompati... (more story)

Energy View More

Updates to EU Arctic policy roadmap open for public feedback

December 23, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: A new EU strategy for the Arctic is being prepared as the bloc moves to update its approach to the region’s climate, security and geopolitical challenges, with a call for public feedback now open... (more story)

France secures EU approval for €20bn electricity supply security aid

December 22, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: France has won approval from the European Commission for a €20 billion reform of its electricity capacity mechanism aimed at ensuring security of supply during winter peak periods. The program, w... (more story)

EU energy regulator approves 30-minute intraday power market closure from 2026

December 22, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: A plan to shorten the closing time of cross-border intraday electricity trading from 60 to 30 minutes before delivery has been approved by the EU energy regulator. The move is intended to allow t... (more story)

Technology View More

New York governor signs social media law, vetoes heath privacy bill

December 22, 2025 | Xu Yuan

North America

New York Governor Kathy Hochul reviewed a flurry of bills over the weekend as the legislative year drew a close, signing one requiring social media companies to warn users about the potentially negative impact... (more story)

Google, Epic Games file status report on US injunction compliance

December 20, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Google and Epic Games submitted a status report on the implementation of the injunction issued in their US antitrust dispute, saying they don't have any present disputes regarding Google’s compli... (more story)

DOJ's Ticketmaster monopoly trial should be kept under five weeks, US judge says

December 20, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Trial in the Live Nation and Ticketmaster monopolization lawsuit, brought by the US Department of Justice and multiple states and territories, ought to be limited to four or five weeks, a US federal judge said.