Mastercard and Visa face UK lawsuits from retailer Costco's operations in France, filed at the High Court in London. The two payment card giants have been subject to a raft of competition lawsuits in recent ye... (more story)

The European Commission has launched a 12-week public consultation, running until Aug. 20, to map restrictions on cross-border sales of branded goods within the EU. Consumers, retailers, manufacturers and othe... (more story)

A federal judge in Hawaii has entered final judgment in favor of Alaska Airlines and Alaska Air Group, formally ending a consumer-led lawsuit challenging the carrier’s acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines after th... (more story)

EasyGroup, the parent company for a range of brands including the popular easyJet airline, has seen its trademark for standalone word “easy” invalidated by the UK Intellectual Property Office. The decision lea... (more story)

Amazon and InterDigital have been told by Unified Patent Court judges to expect an order as soon as possible after a hearing over whether the US online retail and streaming giant could seek licensing relief in... (more story)

Chinese battery manufacturers Ningde Amperex Technology, or ATL, and Zhuhai CosMX Battery have agreed to withdraw all ongoing lawsuits, bringing their four-year-long global patent feud closer to an end.

MLex Summary: The American Trailer Manufacturers Coalition requested that the US Commerce Department terminate the antisubsidy investigation into Canadian van-type trailers after withdrawing its duty order petition.

MLex Summary: Cleantech for Europe, a lobby group that promotes stronger European industrial and climate policies, supports stronger “Made in Europe” rules under the European Commission's draft Industrial Acce... (more story)

MLex Summary: The Industrial Accelerator Act is key to strengthen Europe’s automotive industry, the Automotive Regions Alliance, a network of EU regional administrations, said in a declaration published Thursd... (more story)

AliExpress’s Digital Services Act case is emerging as an early test of how the European Commission plans to enforce the bloc’s platform rules, including whether the regulator can treat sprawling tech groups as... (more story)

MLex Summary: Temu has been fined €200 million under the EU’s Digital Services Act for failing to properly assess systemic risks linked to illegal products sold on its marketplace, marking only the second non-... (more story)

Temu has been fined €200 million under the EU’s Digital Services Act for failing to properly assess systemic risks linked to illegal products sold on its marketplace, marking only the second non-compliance dec... (more story)