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MLex Summary: Major Japanese construction company Kajima said Monday it had withdrawn its final appeal against a Japan Fair Trade Commission cease-and-desist order over Antimonopoly Act violations involving co... (more story)

Several respondents in the Philippine onion-cartel case have sought reconsideration of a record 1.76 billion-peso ($28 million) fine imposed by the Philippine Competition Commission, MLex has learned. As of Mo... (more story)

China's State Council has approved in principle draft amendments to the Price Law aimed at tackling destructive price competition, with a focus on unfair pricing practices, below-cost selling and platform-econ... (more story)

MLex Summary: News publishers filed a less redacted version of a motion for summary judgment in their US copyright case against Microsoft and OpenAI over their use of their content to train artificial intellig... (more story)

Applications for new top-level internet domains show companies seeking control over brand names and AI-related terms, while an approaching objections period gives trademark owners a chance to challenge potenti... (more story)

The UK government response to a consultation on standard essential patents has surfaced fresh discord over the purpose and reach of several newly proposed advisory alternatives. An imminent call for evidence o... (more story)

MLex Summary: The EU should not expect to gain concessions from China through pressure, China's Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Friday, responding to reports that EU leaders had proposed a two-trac... (more story)

The US International Trade Commission on Friday considered whether to recommend global safeguard duties to protect the domestic lamb industry, hearing from a variety of stakeholders who disputed over the state... (more story)

Representatives of US wooden fence manufacturers argued in favor of the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duty orders for pickets imported from China in a preliminary hearing at the US International... (more story)

MLex Summary: A review of whether Meta Platforms improperly declared documents to be privileged will be overseen by a court-appointed special master, US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled Friday. Meta... (more story)

MLex Summary: Plaintiffs alleging Tesla's claims that its cars are "self-driving" are deceptive should not have been granted class certification, according to a US appeals court. The US Court of Appeals for th... (more story)

MLex Summary: UK businesses are invited to flag overlaps between different digital rules and uncertainty about how regulatory frameworks interact, under a consultation opened by the Digital Regulation Cooperat... (more story)