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EU court to test if cultural fame can defeat Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ trademark

EU platform user-counting rules create legal uncertainty beyond Big Tech

US Congress opens new battle over tariff powers

Germany takes step closer to tougher financial crime laws

Apple loses bid to stay app commission process pending US high court review

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Antitrust

August 12, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

Apple gets one-day reprieve in US App Store commission fight

Financial Services

August 12, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Prediction market Kalshi ordered by US CFTC to keep operating in New York

Trade

August 12, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

US government lawyers criticize trade court judge in tariff refund case
Apple gets one-day reprieve in US App Store commission fight
Prediction market Kalshi ordered by US CFTC to keep operating in New York
US government lawyers criticize trade court judge in tariff refund case

Antitrust View More

EU branded goods trade curbs gain backing for legislative route

August 13, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys and Anna Ferrari

Europe

Restrictions on cross-border sales of branded goods within the EU have gained fresh backing for a legislative solution. A newly published letter from six national competition authorities explains why the Europ... (more story)

Surgical Instrument Service gets US antitrust case over EndoWrist revived

August 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Surgical Instrument Service presented sufficient evidence to allege US tying claims against Intuitive Surgical regarding replacement and repairs of its EndoWrist instrument, according to a federa... (more story)

Mountaire, Peco, others push to dismiss US antitrust case over broiler chickens

August 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Mountaire Farms, Peco Foods and poultry processing companies filed replies in support of dismissing a US price-fixing complaint over broiler chickens, saying plaintiffs are barred from “relitigat... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Northern Ireland's draft AI strategy calls for guardrails, public services adoption

August 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Northern Ireland’s government is seeking public views on a draft AI strategy that calls for eight principles to guide public-sector AI, human oversight, a cross-sector AI governance board and inv... (more story)

German data watchdog calls for central cookie manager under EU digital rules

August 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s upcoming digital rulebook should reduce cookie banners and minimize overregulation, the German data regulator said on Thursday. Following a nationwide survey, the watchdog set out six re... (more story)

Indosat, Nvidia partner with Indonesian university to establish AI center

August 13, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Telecom company Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and Nvidia have partnered with Indonesia's Gadjah Mada University to establish a university-based artificial intelligence center for research, computing ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

OceanPact-CBO deal clearance appealed by Petrobras in Brazil

August 13, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Latin America

Petrobras has appealed the Brazilian competition authority's approval of OceanPact's acquisition of CBO, arguing that the agency's investigatory unit didn't sufficiently examine several competitive concerns ra... (more story)

California, DirecTV notify appeals court of Nexstar-Tegna PI violation ruling

August 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The California Department of Justice and DirecTV submitted a to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit a lower court order granting their motion to clarify the preliminary injunction that ... (more story)

Rocket Lab, Iridium receive US antitrust green light, await FCC approval

August 13, 2026 | Wesley Brown

North America

Rocket Lab and Iridium received US antitrust approval for their $8 billion deal on Aug. 12, with the companies now able to focus on the deal's pending US Federal Communications Commission clearance. The Hart-S... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Roblox under investigation by US Senate subcommittee over child abuse

August 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senators Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin wrote to Roblox founder and President David Baszucki, informing him the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism is investigating the co... (more story)

White House expands efforts to combat transnational criminal organizations

August 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: President Donald Trump has issued a memorandum on transnational criminal organizations, expanding the scope of an earlier executive order intended to combat TCOs. "Thus, it is the policy of the U... (more story)

Brazil deepens probe into Discord as pressure over online crimes mounts

August 13, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America

Brazilian authorities have tightened their grip on Discord, a platform widely used by minors, amid allegations that it failed to comply with the country’s children's online safety act. The case gained prominen... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

AI video coding looms as next streaming patent battleground

August 13, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Asia, Europe

Licensing of High Efficiency Video Coding, or HEVC, video coding patents has been mired in years of litigation across multiple jurisdictions, as the growing popularity of streaming media has met the thicket of... (more story)

IP licensing and business: July 30-Aug. 13

August 13, 2026 | Steve Scherer

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

Licensing and patent deals spanned AI, life sciences, acquisitions of video codec technology patents and an IP litigation and licensing risk group, plus a major memory patent settlement.

Shein fails in UK copyright claim against Temu

August 13, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Shein’s copyright infringement case against Temu has failed after the UK High Court found that Temu removed the allegedly infringing product listings as quickly as reasonably possible and that the way in which... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

FIFA officials shouldn't have corruption convictions vacated, US says

August 13, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Europe, North America

Five former top soccer officials shouldn't have their convictions in a sweeping US corruption case wiped away, prosecutors said in a new court filing. All five petitions were untimely, and the officials don't ... (more story)

Remaining defendants in US Adani case consent to dismissal of bribery charges

August 13, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Asia, North America

All five remaining defendants in a $250 million solar energy corruption case that had involved Indian billionaire Gautam Adani have consented to a motion by the government to dismiss the bribery and obstructio... (more story)

US opposes FIFA officials' efforts to vacate corruption convictions

August 13, 2026

Europe, North America

MLex Summary: Five former top soccer officials should not have their convictions in a sweeping US corruption case wiped away, US prosecutors said in a court filing. The petitions should be denied for several t... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Key market-integration regulation amendments published by EU Parliament

August 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: European Parliament amendments to the “master regulation” in the EU’s Market Integration and Supervision Package have been published. Center-right lawmaker Markus Ferber is leading Parliament’s w... (more story)

Goliath Ventures, founder sued by US SEC over crypto Ponzi scheme

August 11, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against Goliath Ventures and its founder and chief executive, Christopher A. Delgado, for raising at least $425 million from more than ... (more story)

US SEC’s Consolidated Audit Trail faces overhaul, Atkins says

August 11, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is set to restructure its Consolidated Audit Trail to revamp funding, rescind the 2012 rule creating the enforcement tool, and evaluate the adequacy of agency resource... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade court rules against small business on de minimis challenge

August 13, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Court of International Trade on Thursday ruled against a small business challenging the Trump administration's revocation of the de minimis rule that had allowed for imports valued at $800 and under to ... (more story)

US trade court upholds Trump power to end de minimis rule

August 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Court of International Trade ruled against Detroit Axle, a small business that sued the Trump administration last year after it ended for all countries the de minimis rule allowing duty-fr... (more story)

US polysilicon tariffs pose complications, opportunity for non-Chinese producers

August 13, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

New tariffs and trade barriers imposed by US President Donald Trump on imports of polysilicon will primarily affect China, the world’s leading producer of the material, but their indiscriminate nature has also... (more story)

State Aid View More

Germany wins EU approval for €75m aid to Stadion Oldenburg

August 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Germany has won approval for its plan to grant 75 million euros to Stadion Oldenburg for the construction and operation of a stadium for football and other sports, the European Commission said on... (more story)

EU probe into Post Danmark capital injection now open for feedback

August 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission is seeking feedback as part of its ongoing investigation into a capital injection made by PostNord into its Post Danmark subsidiary in 2017. The commission opened an in-de... (more story)

RWE, Spain sent to ECJ by German court over investment arbitration award

August 10, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Litigation between German utility RWE and the Spanish government is heading to the EU's top court after German judges sought guidance on when the bloc's state aid law might impede the enforcement... (more story)

Energy View More

EU packaging rules restrict 'forever chemicals' as businesses warn of costs

August 12, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

Food-contact packaging containing levels of "forever chemicals" above new limits can no longer enter the EU market under a law that starts applying Wednesday. The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation intro... (more story)

EU packaging rules take effect with 'forever chemicals' restrictions

August 12, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Food packaging containing "forever chemicals" above specified limits can no longer enter the EU market, according to new European rules taking effect Wednesday. The Packaging and Packaging Waste ... (more story)

South Korea picks 7 future technologies as growth engines for AI era

August 12, 2026 | Choonsik Yoo

Asia

South Korea has identified seven strategic technology fields, including small modular reactors and quantum technology, as future growth engines to be nurtured over the next 10 to 20 years, with most of them di... (more story)

Technology View More

MEO appeals €87,500 fine over unlawful network installation in Portugal

August 13, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Portuguese telecom giant MEO has appealed a fine of €87,500 ($102,000) imposed by the country’s media regulator. Anacom issued the fine on May 21 for violations of the rules regarding network ins... (more story)

Meta, TikTok stay in close contact with EU regulators over Ceuta disinformation (update*)

August 13, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Major platforms, particularly Meta and TikTok, remain in close contact with EU regulators over disinformation linked to the migration crisis in Ceuta, as attention turns to reports of another possible migrant ... (more story)

Meta safety-expert panel a ‘sham,’ former advisor says in Tennessee trial

August 12, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

A Danish psychologist who was on an expert panel at Meta Platforms for self-harm and suicide told a jury in Tennessee that she quit the role after concluding that the initiative only served a “window shopping”... (more story)