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Intellectual Property

May 18, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Acer, Asus refused permission to appeal Nokia FRAND defeat to UK's top court

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

May 15, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo

North America

Heads of Meta, TikTok, Alphabet, Snap invited to US Congress on child safety

Antitrust View More

Takeda engaged in anticompetitive scheme regarding Amitiza, US jury finds

May 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Takeda Pharmaceuticals engaged in an unlawful scheme to delay generic competition for its name-brand drug Amitiza, according to a US federal jury verdict.

Hanna Holdings requests appeal to decide ‘crux’ of US broker fees antitrust case

May 18, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

North America

Hanna Holdings has asked a US judge to certify an order of interlocutory appeal so a higher court can decide on a question of law at the “crux” of antitrust claims brought by homebuyers over an alleged conspir... (more story)

EU urged to consult on EU cross-border trade barriers as soon as possible

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission should proceed without delay with a public consultation and impact assessment on unjustified restrictions to cross-border trade within the EU, which is due by the end of t... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Musk loses US court battle against OpenAI, Altman after three-week trial

May 18, 2026 | Mike Swift and Amy Miller

North America

OpenAI and two co-founders aren't liable for breaching the company’s charitable trust because Elon Musk’s lawsuit over his $38 million donation was filed too late, a US jury in Oakland, California, found Monda... (more story)

MiniMax, Nanonoble push for dismissal of studios' US copyright case

May 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: MiniMax and Nanonoble filed replies in support of dismissing US copyright claims filed by Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. Discovery over its artificial intelligence image and video generating ... (more story)

Platforms, influencers, AI services need stricter EU media rules, Germany says

May 18, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

Platforms, influencers and some AI services should be brought under stricter media obligations as part of an overhaul of the EU’s audiovisual media rules, while outdated restrictions on broadcasters should be ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

US FTC tells Fifth Circuit new premerger form will be streamlined, less burdensome

May 18, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

The US Federal Trade Commission submitted an unopposed motion for abeyance Monday to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which previously denied the FTC’s request for a stay pending appeal for a low... (more story)

US FTC requests abeyance of premerger form appeal while it evaluates rule changes

May 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission filed an unopposed motion for abeyance of its appeal to the US Chamber of Commerce's district court victory in a case challenging the FTC's expanded premerger form... (more story)

Pa. bipartisan legislation would cap profits for utility companies, lower bills

May 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Pennsylvania House Energy Committee Majority Chair Elizabeth Fiedler and state House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee Majority Chair Danilo Burgos introduced legislation that... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

TikTok, Snap, YouTube settle, avoid jury in addiction case brought by US schools

May 18, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo and Xu Yuan

North America

This summer, for the first time, four social media companies were set to face a jury together over claims their intentionally addictive designs fueled a youth mental health crisis. Now, Meta Platforms will sta... (more story)

USTR invokes labor review mechanism for workers at Mexican auto part facility

May 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Office of the US Trade Representative invoked the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism in the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement to review whether workers at Mexican auto parts manufacturer Faurecia are be... (more story)

Plaintiffs denied US high court review of sex-trafficking case against X Corp.

May 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Plaintiffs who brought privacy and sex-trafficking claims against X Corp. failed to convince the US Supreme Court to review their case. 

Intellectual Property View More

Qualcomm-Which UK proposed settlement cleared by UK competition court (update*)

May 18, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

A proposed settlement between Qualcomm and consumer-advocacy body Which following a collective antitrust lawsuit against the chipmaker has been cleared by the UK competition court. Which withdrew the claim ear... (more story)

Vietnam's IP reforms no longer enough as US demands enforcement results

May 18, 2026 | Hoa Dinh

Asia, North America

Vietnam’s elevation to “Priority Foreign Country” status in the US Special 301 Report suggests that legislative reforms and short-term crackdowns may no longer satisfy Washington, as the US increasingly pushes... (more story)

China's 2026 IP plan targets emerging-tech rules, high-quality innovation

May 18, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China has laid out a yearlong plan to tighten intellectual property enforcement and update rules for emerging technologies, as Beijing shifts toward a legal framework aimed at supporting high-quality innovatio... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US SEC rescinds policy requiring defendants not to deny allegations in settlements

May 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission rescinded a policy stating that when it chooses to settle an enforcement action in which a sanction is imposed, it will not settle unless the defendant o... (more story)

Former Obagi chief charged in US with fraudulently inflating cosmetics sales

May 18, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Jamie Castle, former chief executive of Obagi Cosmeceuticals LLC, was charged with conspiracy, securities fraud, wire fraud and false statements to auditors and improperly influencing an audit af... (more story)

Charges against billionaire Adani dropped by US; Treasury settles sanctions probe

May 18, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Federal prosecutors have asked a US judge to dismiss criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and seven others over their alleged roles in a scheme to bribe Indian officials to secure renewable... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Market supervision debate due in June among EU finance ministers

May 18, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU finance ministers will hold a debate on more centralized market supervision on June 12. This will be their third debate on the topic in three months, and will focus on the EU market watchdog ESMA's powers a... (more story)

UK's largest banks facing government plans for looser ring-fencing rules

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government has set out plans to relax the ring-fencing regime which requires banks with over £35 billion of retail deposits to separate core retail banking services from activities such as... (more story)

UK plans to modernize consumer credit rules with new legislation

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government plans to modernize consumer credit rules with new financial services legislation. The finance ministry said the rules introduced 50 years ago in the Consumer Credit Act had not ... (more story)

Trade View More

US appeals court upholds Section 232 exclusion denials for produce provider

May 18, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

North America

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the Commerce Department’s denial of the Seneca Food Corporation’s eight exclusion requests from Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs.

US CIT remands Commerce garlic order for lack of evidence

May 18, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Court of International Trade has remanded the Commerce Department’s 2023 affirmative circumvention finding for an importer of fresh garlic cloves from China, finding the federal agency failed to examine... (more story)

Mobile access equipment producers challenge US Commerce review

May 18, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: A coalition of US producers has challenged the Commerce Department's April review of an antidumping order on mobile access equipment and subassemblies on China.

State Aid View More

Lithuanian aid for agriculture wins EU clearance

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Farmers and companies in Lithuania involved in the processing and sale of agricultural products will be eligible for loans, under a national €100 million plan that has won state aid approval, the... (more story)

Greek aid to energy-intensive industry wins EU approval

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Companies relying heavily on electricity and particularly exposed to international trade will be eligible for a levy reduction of between 75 and 85 percent, under a Greek program worth €405 milli... (more story)

Ireland gets EU state aid approval for €300m renewable heat production plan

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ireland has been granted approval for plans to allocate €300 million to boost the generation of renewable heat, the European Commission said Monday. The measure will be open to non-domestic heati... (more story)

Energy View More

Reform cross-border grid cost-sharing rules, EU’s energy watchdog says

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Cost-sharing rules for Europe's cross-border electricity infrastructure should be reformed by improving or redesigning mechanisms governing congestion revenues, the European Union Agency for the ... (more story)

Extend EU CO2 rules for cars, vans to low-carbon aluminium, industry groups say

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The planned EU carbon dioxide rules for cars and vans should be extended to low-carbon materials such as aluminium as excluding them would undermine industrial competitiveness and create regulato... (more story)

Dutch-Belgian nuclear cooperation pact signed covering SMRs and supply chain

May 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Netherlands and Belgium signed a memorandum of understanding on May 13 to expand cooperation on nuclear energy, focused on knowledge-sharing around reactor construction, small nuclear reactor... (more story)

Technology View More

UK intimate image abuse rules sharpen expectations for platforms, search engines

May 18, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

Platforms and search services should use hash-matching technology in the UK to detect non-consensual intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes, under amendments to Ofcom’s codes confirmed. The measures... (more story)

India eyes global IP leadership in AI, 6G and electronics

May 18, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

India’s patent and telecom leaders urged a shift toward design-led innovation, stronger intellectual property creation and commercialization, positioning artificial intelligence, 6G and indigenous technology o... (more story)

Platforms told to use detection tech against non-consensual intimate images in UK

May 18, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK platforms and search services should use “hash-matching” technology to detect and limit the spread of non-consensual intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes, under strengthened onlin... (more story)