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Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property

March 10, 2026 | Emma Whitford and Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

OpenAI must produce millions more conversations in US copyright cases
Russian bitcoin master suspect Alexander Vinnik.

Data Privacy and Security, Financial Crime

March 09, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Trump cybersecurity order faces test in San Francisco BTC-e trial
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Financial Crime

March 09, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Halkbank deal an 'important component’ of Israel-Gaza ceasefire talks, US says

Antitrust View More

Live Nation, states must explore settlement, US judge orders amid mistrial motion

March 11, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

A New York federal judge on Tuesday ordered Live Nation to try to hammer out a settlement with 39 US states and the District of Columbia that resolves the states' monopolization claims against the company whil... (more story)

Amazon urges US judge to appoint special master in FTC antitrust case

March 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Amazon told a Washington federal judge that the US Federal Trade Commission and several states have offered "inconsistent arguments" in their opposition to the appointment of a special master to ... (more story)

Google agrees to drop request for US Supreme Court review in Epic Games case

March 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Google agreed to drop its request for US Supreme Court review of its antitrust dispute with Epic Games. The parties notified the court that they had agreed to dismiss the case.

Artificial Intelligence View More

Anthropic could lose billions from US government retaliation, company says

March 11, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Anthropic could lose billions of dollars due to the US government’s “unprecedented campaign of retaliation,” and needs relief quickly as its legal fight over being designated a supply-chain risk continues, the... (more story)

AI's new Cold War: Trans-Pacific bloc rises, China counters

March 11, 2026 | Freny Patel, Emma Whitford, Luca Bertuzzi, Choonsik Yoo

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oceania

A new trans-Pacific tech bloc is emerging, deepening geopolitical divides as hardware alliances, regulatory power and open-source diplomacy compete to shape a new digital order. 

Microsoft backs Anthropic bid for restraining order against supply chain risk designation

March 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Microsoft asked a California federal court to accept its brief in support of Anthropic's request for a temporary restraining order that would block the company's designation as a supply chain ris... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

UK’s 'wait and see' merger approach has credibility risk, HSBC lawyer says

March 10, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

The UK antitrust regulator risks a “credibility problem” by sitting on the sidelines to see how other regulators tackle global mergers before it decides whether it needs to investigate, a senior competition la... (more story)

Ending UK merger panel risks political influence, NatWest competition head says

March 10, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

The UK government’s proposal to scrap the independent panel of decision makers that oversee in-depth merger reviews raises the risk of future political influence in decision-making, NatWest Group’s head of com... (more story)

UK government proposals for competition regulator largely welcomed by watchdog

March 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Proposals in a package of government measures open for consultation over the operation of the UK competition regulator have been largely welcomed by the watchdog. Plans include changes to the pan... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Instagram chief Mosseri pushes back on N.M. allegations at social media trial

March 11, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri spent a full day on the witness stand Tuesday during the New Mexico attorney general's trial over harm to minors on the platform, discussing the controls Meta Platforms has added t... (more story)

Meta expert accused of ethics violations in Calif. social media trial

March 11, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

The plaintiff who sued Meta Platforms and Google over social media addiction claims an expert hired by the defendants violated professional ethics for psychiatrists during an evaluation by asking questions in ... (more story)

Educators’ accounts highlight evidentiary clash in US social media litigation

March 10, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo, Mike Swift

North America

Testimony from New Mexico educators about the disruptive effects of social media in schools is offering an early look at the evidence a Kentucky school district hopes to present in a closely watched federal tr... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Lacoste snaps up victory against Crocodile in Indian court trademark battle

March 11, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

French luxury sportwear brand Lacoste secured a permanent injunction from an Indian court against Crocodile International, barring the Hong Kong-headquartered company's standalone crocodile logo in India.

ICANN’s 2026 domain round an opportunity for trademark owners

March 10, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Asia, Europe, North America

Major brands can bolster their trademark portfolios with their own “.brand” top-level domains in ICANN’s application round that opens in April, FairWinds’ Josh Bourne told MLex. The domain approach, which may ... (more story)

Texas Business Court gathers steam as viable venue for IP disputes

March 10, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

North America

Action before the newly formed Texas Business Court is picking up, and on the heels of a broad affirmation of its jurisdiction over cases relating to intellectual property in February, a trade secret ruling la... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US foreign bribery charges are 'campaign of retribution,' Smartmatic says

March 10, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Asia, North America

Charges of foreign bribery and money laundering against Smartmatic are part of US President Donald Trump’s retribution campaign against his enemies over his loss in the 2020 election, the voting machine compan... (more story)

US DOJ releases department-wide corporate criminal enforcement policy

March 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Justice Department has released its first-ever department-wide corporate enforcement policy for criminal matters, which it said provides concrete benefits to incentivize companies to volun... (more story)

UK court reforms pass key vote as justice minister laments system ‘close to breaking’

March 10, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

A controversial plan to reform parts of the UK's justice system — including curtailing jury trials — will move to a next stage of parliamentary scrutiny after the government won a crunch vote on Tuesday. The r... (more story)

Financial Services View More

EU digital rulebook simplification wins ECB backing with caveats

March 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Proposals to simplify the EU digital legislative framework are an "important reform" and have the backing of the European Central Bank, it said in an opinion published on Tuesday. It particularly... (more story)

UK board-game developer QPlay set to be first company traded on Pisces

March 10, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

UK-based trading platform JP Jenkins is set to host the first share sale on Pisces, the new regulator-backed private market venue. Board-game developer QPlay will use the platform for the transaction, which wi... (more story)

EU turns to private capital as public funds fall short of clean energy needs

March 10, 2026 | Helena Freitas

Europe

A plan to mobilize private capital for the clean energy transition was unveiled by the EU, which warned that public funding alone cannot meet the roughly €660 billion needed annually through 2030. The plan aim... (more story)

Trade View More

US Commerce preliminarily determines 3 countries are dumping steel rebar

March 10, 2026

Africa, Asia, Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department has preliminarily determined that Bulgaria, Egypt and Vietnam are dumping steel concrete reinforcing bar. Commerce assigned a preliminary dumping rate of 52.8 percent t... (more story)

US freight rail coupler files anticircumvention request against importer

March 10, 2026

North America

MLex summary: US freight rail coupler (FRC) producer McConway & Torley LLC filed an anticircumvention request into whether an importer, The Greenbrier Companies, Inc., is avoiding antidumping and antisubsidy d... (more story)

EU Parliament moves closer to an EU-US trade deal vote in March

March 10, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

INTA, the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee, is set to vote on the EU-US trade deal on March 19 after it previously put its work on the dossier on hold, according to Jörgen Warborn, a key law... (more story)

State Aid View More

Spain sees EU end probe into aid for PSA plant

March 10, 2026 | Karoline Del Vecchio

Europe

An investigation into Spain's plan to grant €20.7 million in regional aid to carmaker Peugeot for investing in its existing plant in Vigo has been closed. In a formal notice issued Tuesday, the European Commis... (more story)

EU leaders to suggest actions to support competitiveness, draft says

March 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU heads of states and governments will suggest a set of actions to support the bloc's competitiveness at their next summit on March 19 and 20, according to a draft of the final conclusions obtai... (more story)

Romanian electricity storage plans get EU aid approval

March 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Romania has won EU approval for a €150 million plan to support the installation of new electricity storage capacity. The government will provide direct grants for standalone battery storage syste... (more story)

Energy View More

EU nuclear push backed by small reactors coalition and €200 million guarantee

March 10, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Small modular nuclear reactors are aimed for deployment in Europe by the early 2030s under a European Commission strategy that backs a limited number of projects and closer regulatory alignment. The plan focus... (more story)

Strategy for small modular reactor deployment set out by EU

March 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Small modular reactors could be deployed in Europe by the early 2030s, the European Commission has said in a strategy published on Tuesday. The plan calls for focusing on a limited number of proj... (more story)

EU unveils plan to mobilize private capital for clean energy transition

March 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has published a plan to boost investment in clean energy, dubbed Clean Energy Investment Strategy, aimed at mobilizing private capital to meet the EU’s 2030 and 2050 clima... (more story)

Technology View More

US FTC defends ROSCA claims against Uber

March 10, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission told a federal judge that Uber can’t avoid a case alleging confusing design that makes it difficult for Uber One subscribers to cancel, arguing its complaint bring... (more story)

Criteo loses appeal against €40m GDPR fine at French court

March 10, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

French adtech company Criteo has lost its appeal at the country's highest administrative court against a €40 million fine imposed by the privacy watchdog for various violations related to its tracking cookies ... (more story)

Online platforms, telecom providers targeted in UK's anti-fraud strategy

March 10, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Online platforms and telecom providers could see UK legislative action if they do not do enough to tackle fraud, a new government strategy shows. MLex has learned the plan includes a consultation that will be ... (more story)