Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

When should patent ambush justify antitrust damages as well as the rejection of an infringement claim? China’s top court is drawing a distinction: bad faith can bar patent enforcement, but antitrust liability ... (more story)

The Dutch competition authority has blocked Zwanenberg's plans to buy rival Dutch sausagemaker Unox from Unilever. Zwanenberg said in a separate press release that it was considering an appeal, calling the con... (more story)

MLex Summary: Brazilian manufacturer Iochpe-Maxion will book a €15 million provision amid an ongoing German antitrust proceeding involving indirect subsidiary Maxion Wheels, according to a regulatory disclosur... (more story)

Japan’s drive to expand overseas sales of anime, manga, games, film and music is prompting a rethink of how government assistance reaches the industry.

MLex Summary: Unauthorized AI use of news content requires stronger safeguards, European and Canadian publishing associations said in announcing a coalition. The groups called on EU and Canadian leaders to sup... (more story)

Novo Nordisk has lost a European semaglutide patent, with the European Patent Office's Board of Appeal rejecting the Wegovy and Ozempic-maker's eleventh-hour effort to amend its claims in a decision published ... (more story)

The EU and Canada will work over the next year on developing an “Alliance for the Future” to further integrate supply chains, strengthen regulatory cooperation and support investment in critical raw materials,... (more story)

MLex Summary: Japan's government-backed chipmaker Rapidus and Indian technology company HCLTech said on Monday that they have opened two semiconductor development centers in Bengaluru and Hubli, India, to supp... (more story)

Indonesia’s cuts to pipeline gas exports to Singapore remain within contractual supply limits, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said Monday, after Singapore said its gas importer would as... (more story)

MLex Summary: UK delivery companies such as Evri and Yodel have been told to improve services or face tighter rules. Ofcom, the regulator for postal services, on Tuesday said a survey had found that customer s... (more story)

The EU’s proposed Cloud and AI Development Act could have its tech sovereignty requirements eased during legislative scrutiny, a lead EU lawmaker on the file, Diego Solier, told MLex in an interview. Lawmakers... (more story)

MLex Summary: Google filed a reply in support of a US appeals court overturning a ruling in an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice and states, saying their opposition does not explain why — ... (more story)