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The new politics of data centers: US governors say build, but pay

US Third Circuit zeroes in on fair use, not copyrightability, in Ross appeal

'Animal Farm' and '1984' EU trademark refusals raise doubt over famous works

Paramount-WBD merger draws concerns from broadcasters in Europe

Why South Korea's new privacy penalties may be world's most punishing

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Intellectual Property

June 12, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe, Latin America, North America

Amazon, InterDigital settle video patent litigation with license deal

Data Privacy and Security, Trade

June 11, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

Trump says he's 'not looking to renew' USMCA trade pact

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

June 11, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo, Xu Yuan

North America

Social media platforms’ $27 million Breathitt deal sets benchmark in school MDL
Amazon, InterDigital settle video patent litigation with license deal
Trump says he's 'not looking to renew' USMCA trade pact
Social media platforms’ $27 million Breathitt deal sets benchmark in school MDL

Antitrust View More

Over 30 Japanese contractors may face JFTC enforcement for condo repair bid rigging

June 12, 2026 | Genta Nakanishi

Asia

More than 30 Japanese construction contractors and two construction design consulting firms are likely to face corrective orders from Japan’s competition watchdog for alleged bid rigging involving large-scale ... (more story)

China warns automakers over suspected 'irrational' pricing practices

June 12, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China's industry and market regulators on Thursday summoned automakers suspected of "irrational competitive practices," ordering them to comply with anti-dumping and pricing laws. The Ministry of... (more story)

Meta, Dialogue Consulting economic experts to confer ahead of Australian trial

June 12, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Oceania

Economic experts for Dialogue Consulting and Meta Platforms will confer and prepare a joint report ahead of a September trial in the long-running antitrust proceedings, an Australian judge has ordered. Followi... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Google brings first US suit over abuse of its AI products by 'massive' phishing

June 12, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Google has filed its first lawsuit over misuse of its Gemini AI products, targeting the China-based “Outsider” phishing enterprise, which allegedly enabled criminals to launch AI-generated phishing campaigns f... (more story)

Chinese regulator launches reporting portal for AI-linked violations

June 12, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China's cyberspace regulator has opened a dedicated reporting channel for artificial intelligence-related misconduct, targeting 14 types of violations including inadequate labeling for AI-generat... (more story)

JASRAC's AI rule makes human authorship gateway to Japan music royalties

June 12, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s main music copyright-management organization will handle music created with artificial intelligence only when human creative contribution can be recognized, putting royalty collection for AI-involved s... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Cintas, UniFirst receive US FTC second request, still expect to close H2 2026

June 12, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

North America

Cintas and UniFirst received a second request for additional information from the US Federal Trade Commission on June 11, signaling the government has concerns about the proposed merger of the uniform and work... (more story)

Cintas, UniFirst receive second request from US Federal Trade Commission

June 12, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Cintas and UniFirst received a second request for additional information from the US Federal Trade Commission on June 11 regarding their proposed merger, Cintas said in a US securities filing. Th... (more story)

BMG, Concord win German approval to merge, despite 'considerable scale,' Mundt says

June 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Bertelsmann Music Group and Concord have won approval from Germany's competition authority to combine their businesses, in a deal that would create one of the largest music companies in the world... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Brazil’s Supreme Court sets 60-day deadline for Big Tech to adopt new Internet rules

June 12, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Justices on Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court have given large tech companies 60 days to comply with obligations set under the country’s Civil Rights Framework for the Internet. The measures require... (more story)

Brazil, EU to sign agreement to enhance minors’ online protection

June 12, 2026

Europe, Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil's National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) and the European Union will enter into a digital partnership aimed at strengthening the protection of children and adolescents in digital enviro... (more story)

China tourism group, NetEase Cloud Reading among apps accused of privacy violations

June 12, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China’s internet regulator on Thursday identified 30 mobile applications for alleged violations involving the unlawful collection and use of personal information, as part of a data-protection cam... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

EU trade officials seek comments on IP rights risks in non-EU countries

June 12, 2026

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

MLex Summary: The European Commission's trade unit is looking for comments as part of a consultation opened this week meant to identify non-EU countries where the state of intellectual property rights protecti... (more story)

China's top court official revives call for specialized IP procedure rules

June 12, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A top Chinese court official has renewed calls for dedicated procedural rules for intellectual property litigation and the establishment of a national IP court, citing the growing complexity of technology-rela... (more story)

Dolby ratchets up the pressure on Snap in global HEVC, AV1 patent fight

June 11, 2026 | Melissa Ritti

Latin America, North America

The licensing arm of Dolby Laboratories this week expanded a patent enforcement campaign against Snap Inc. in the US and abroad. The filings add new video-coding patents to the litigation and reiterate a posit... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Austrian banker pleads guilty in US to Travel Act charge in Odebrecht-linked case

June 11, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

The former chief of a defunct Austrian bank admitted that he helped a construction conglomerate hide more than $170 million from Brazilian tax authorities as the company engaged in a global bribery scheme. 

Operators of 'AudiA6' crypto laundering service arrested, charged in US

June 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk and Alexander Vladimirovich Ledenev, both residents of Batumi, Georgia, were arrested and charged in a criminal complaint with one count of conspiracy to launder monetary... (more story)

Cuba state-owned oil company sanctioned by US

June 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US State Department sanctioned Cuba’s state-owned oil and gas company, Union Cuba-Petroleo, for operating in the country's energy sector and saying “key assets” were expropriated from Americans.

Financial Services View More

EU banks stress test to be streamlined and include climate risks, under draft plans

June 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Banking Authority has started an early consultation on the methodology and reporting templates for the 2027 EU-wide bank stress test. The EBA proposes a 55 percent reduction in data ... (more story)

US SEC moves to cancel 2005 stock-trading rules aimed at spurring competition

June 11, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed to eliminate 2005 market-structure rules originally aimed at improving competition among stock markets and orders while serving interests of long-term inv... (more story)

US CFTC proposes changes to whistleblower rules

June 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission published proposed amendments to its whistleblower rules that incorporate a 30% presumption for whistleblower awards of $5 million or less.

Trade View More

Surge in EU dumping actions against China highlights push for new trade tools

June 12, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello, Cynthia Kroet, Karoline Del Vecchio and Yuqing Yang

Asia, Europe

A surge in dumping actions against Chinese goods adds urgency to a debate among EU leaders, due next week to consider whether traditional trade-defense instruments are sufficient to address perceived Chinese o... (more story)

EU dumping duties on Chinese MSG come under review, regulator says

June 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Dumping tariffs of up 39.7 percent in place on imports of monosodium glutamate from China into the European Union are now undergoing an interim review, the European Commission said Friday. The st... (more story)

US Commerce preliminarily says China dumping van-type trailers

June 11, 2026

North America

MLex summary: The US Department of Commerce said in a preliminary determination that China is dumping van-type trailers, assigning all Chinese firms a 130.86 percent dumping rate for the products.

State Aid View More

Cheese maker Zanetti wins EU approval for €11.9m state aid

June 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Zanetti, a maker of traditional Protected Designation of Origin cheeses including Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano, has secured EU approval for €11.9 million in Italian state aid. The Europea... (more story)

€10m Austrian aid to cleantech cleared by EU watchdog

June 09, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies investing in additional manufacturing capacity for the production of net-zero technologies, including their main specific components, will be eligible for direct grants, under a €10 mil... (more story)

Czechia sees EU drop foreign-susbidy probe of Dukovany powerplant

June 08, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and the Czech government have avoided intervention under the EU's rules against distortive foreign subsidies, with the bloc closing a probe into a deal to provide nuclear reactors a... (more story)

Energy View More

Planned EU corporate fleet emissions targets would be axed under EPP amendments

June 12, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Binding targets for zero- and low-emission corporate vehicles proposed by the European Commission would be scrapped under amendments from two center-right lawmakers in the European Parliament's largest politic... (more story)

Don't weaken EU emissions trading system in review, investors urge policymakers

June 11, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A coalition of 45 investors, including Allianz, Aberdeen Investments, Nordea Asset Management and Robeco, managing €11.4 trillion in assets, is urging EU leaders to maintain "a robust and predict... (more story)

Extension of free ETS allocations, aviation rules emerge in EU Commission review

June 11, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Free ETS allowances for industry could be extended under the European Commission's upcoming carbon-market review, while support would be tied more closely to decarbonization investments, according to a leaked ... (more story)

Technology View More

Nanjing appeal court holds China AI provider liable for hallucinated defamation

June 12, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A decision by the Nanjing Intermediate People’s Court offers one of the clearest judicial signals yet that Chinese courts intend to hold AI providers accountable for harmful content they generate, while stoppi... (more story)

Yelp supports reintroduction of US legislation targeting Big Tech

June 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Yelp Chief Legal Officer Aaron Schur said in a statement that the American Innovation and Choice Online Act "would help level the playing field and create a more competitive ecosystem." US Senato... (more story)

Apple opposes reintroduction of US Big Tech bill

June 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Apple issued a statement on the reintroduction of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act AICOA, saying it strongly disagrees with the US Senate's "consideration of European-style regulatio... (more story)