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Front grille and logo of a Firefly new energy vehicles at NIO store in Shanghai

Intellectual Property

April 20, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Chinese EV maker Nio loses Firefly trademark ahead of UK car launch
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Trade

April 17, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

Questions emerge as US Customs rolls out new refund system
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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

April 17, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

US FCC's Carr defends bureau-level approval in Nexstar–Tegna dispute

Antitrust View More

Tyson to pay $82.5m to settle with US direct purchasers over beef pricing

April 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Tyson Foods agreed to pay $82.5 million to settle with direct purchasers over US price-fixing allegations related to beef. The deal is subject to approval by a federal judge.

Eni’s bioplastics unit Novamont loses antitrust appeal in Italian court

April 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Eni unit Novamont, a bioplastics leader in the Italian market, has lost its appeal of a €32 million fine imposed by the Italian competition agency, according to a ruling published on Monday. An a... (more story)

Apple denies access to developers in 56 interoperability cases, report says

April 20, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Europe

Apple has denied third-party developers access to its platform in 56 interoperability requests under EU rules for big tech companies, a report by an industry group said. None led to a solution, leaving develop... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

EU governments, lawmakers have agreed on less controversial AI law changes

April 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU governments and lawmakers have agreed on some of the less controversial aspects of a legislative package to amend the EU's AI law, including the provisions on AI literacy, the legal basis for ... (more story)

EU countries asked for flexibility on AI Act changes’ key issues; final deal in sight

April 20, 2026 | Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

EU governments are being asked for feedback on compromise proposals, to weigh in on different options and to indicate their flexibility on five key unresolved issues in AI Act amendments, ahead of a final deal... (more story)

China signals tailored approach to AI law as new risks mount, official says

April 20, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

A senior Chinese legislative official has offered a fresh glimpse into Beijing’s evolving approach to legislation on artificial intelligence, signaling new priorities while maintaining continuity with earlier ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

‘Scale-enhancing’ mergers get EU boost in draft M&A approach

April 20, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

Corporate deals that drive technological progress, boost R&D and secure access to critical inputs may get an easier path to EU approval, according to draft guidelines seen by MLex. The European Commission’s ne... (more story)

Potential United, American airline merger probed by US senators

April 20, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Republican Senator Mike Lee and Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the chief executives of United Airlines and American Airlines on reports indicating the companies are consi... (more story)

Buttigieg on track to be reappointed as judge for the EU General Court

April 20, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

The Maltese government has proposed renewing Eugène Buttigieg's appointment to the EU's General Court for another term, according to documents seen by MLex. National representatives are set to make an official... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

AI models must apply 'balancing test' for GDPR reviews on legal basis

April 20, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

The Irish Data Protection Authority can review whether AI model providers are correctly applying a “balancing test” on whether their use of legitimate interests as a legal basis for training models is in line ... (more story)

EU splits child abuse draft law detection talks, aligns rules with digital rulebook

April 20, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

EU lawmakers and member states agreed to follow European Commissioner Magnus Brunner’s recommendation to split discussions on detection obligations under the proposed child sexual abuse material regulation, ML... (more story)

Interface-based privacy rules tightened in EU; scope extended to operating systems

April 20, 2026 | Júlia Tar and Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

EU member states have circulated a revised compromise text, setting out more prescriptive requirements on how digital interfaces must handle users’ privacy choices. The text also extends obligations to operati... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Abbott secures UPC injunction in diabetes monitoring device appeal against Chinese rival

April 20, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

Abbott Diabetes Care has secured a UPC injunction against Sinocare’s GlucoMen iCan, with appeal judges overturning a refusal and finding indirect infringement and likely validity. Judges cited urgency, warning... (more story)

Japan's justice ministry sets civil-law panel on AI-era voice, portrait rights

April 20, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s justice ministry is moving to clarify when generative artificial intelligence users may face civil liability for copying a person’s voice or likeness without consent, setting up an expert panel that co... (more story)

Japan IP court overturns JPO obviousness analysis in see-through screen patent case

April 17, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s IP High Court overturned a Japan Patent Office decision rejecting Riken Technos’ patent application for a transparent projection-screen coating, saying the office had not shown why a skilled person wou... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

ENRC was 'had over a barrel' by banks over UK bribery probe, court told

April 20, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Asia, Europe

A criminal investigation into Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation by UK prosecutors led to it being had “over a barrel” by lenders, lawyers for the Kazakh miner have said as it opened a $290 million claim a... (more story)

States call on US CFPB to abandon staffing cuts

April 17, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced that he's joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to scale back its plans to severely reduce... (more story)

US SEC’s Atkins’ testimony on enforcement appears ‘deeply misleading,’ Warren says

April 17, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Senator Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, expressed concern that US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins deliberately misled lawmakers about declining enforcem... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Securitization deal among EU lawmakers still not secured as May 5 vote looms

April 20, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

Ralf Seekatz, an EU lawmaker from the center-right European People’s Party, faces a tight deadline to secure support from several political groups for a revamped securitization framework ahead of a May 5 vote.... (more story)

Revised EU bank resolution rules issued in the Official Journal

April 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s revised bank crisis framework was published Monday in the bloc’s Official Journal, setting out reforms to strengthen deposit protection and bank resolution rules. Known as the Crisis Man... (more story)

Singapore pushes faster global AI-standards framework

April 20, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

Singapore is pushing for faster global AI governance by promoting earlier standard-setting and stronger testing frameworks, as officials warn standards must keep pace with rapid technological change. At an int... (more story)

Trade View More

France won't oppose EU-Australia deal, despite resisting Mercosur over farming

April 20, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe, Oceania

The French government won't oppose the EU-Australia trade agreement despite voting against the EU-Mercosur deal last year over agricultural concerns, MLex understands. Expectations were that France, with an ac... (more story)

Ecorys to study effectiveness of EU’s trade defense tools

April 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Research business Ecorys will assess the economic impact of the EU’s trade defense measures, an award notice shows. The estimated length of the contract, commissioned by the European Commission's... (more story)

EU, Bangladesh pave way for cooperation agreement

April 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU and Bangladesh have started a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to advance collaboration in areas such as trade,investment, energy and security, the European Commission said Monday. Th... (more story)

State Aid View More

HBOR can have Croatian capital injection, EU watchdog says

April 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Hrvatska Banka za Obnovu i Razvitak, a Croatian development bank, may receive a capital injection worth €411 million, the European Commission said on Monday, clearing the support under EU state a... (more story)

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)

Energy View More

New Australian solicitor general warns of rise in climate-related legal actions

April 20, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Australia's incoming Solicitor General Ruth Higgins has warned of a rise in climate-related legal actions against corporations stemming from an advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice las... (more story)

ICJ climate opinion may raise directors' duty of care, Australian legal report says

April 20, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: A legal opinion authored by Australia’s incoming Solicitor General Ruth Higgins and published Monday says an International Court of Justice advisory opinion on climate change is likely to influen... (more story)

EU's Russia sanctions still face Hungarian block; Iran shipping efforts ramp up

April 17, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

No breakthrough on the EU's 20th Russia sanctions plan is likely at a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council next week despite the political transition in Hungary, an EU diplomat said on Friday. The package... (more story)

Technology View More

Google challenges user-count methodology under Digital Services Act at EU court

April 20, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Lewis Crofts

Europe

Google is taking the European Commission to court over how users are counted for its Google Shopping service under the bloc’s Digital Services Act, in a move that could clarify a key methodology under the bloc... (more story)

Apple falls short on DMA interoperability rules, software industry’s report says

April 20, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Apple retains broad discretion over interoperability, forcing developers into costly, slow and uncertain access processes, according to a report by Free Software Foundation Europe. Drawing on dev... (more story)

Philippines presses Meta for tougher, time-bound action on disinformation

April 20, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Philippines’ Department of Information and Communications Technology will meet with Meta Platforms to demand concrete, time-bound actions against online disinformation, warning stronger regul... (more story)