MLex Summary: Puerto Rico steel distributors Steel Services & Supplies, Aceros de America, and others told a US judge that antitrust claims filed by indirect purchasers of rebar "cannot be rescued," as the pla... (more story)

MLex Summary: A French Senate report undermines claims that restrictions on EU cross-border trade of branded goods are a key driver of higher consumer prices, supplier representatives said in a statement. AIM,... (more story)

The US Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to overturn a major trial loss in antitrust litigation seeking a breakup of Meta Platforms is unlikely to fix a broader issue with the agency’s ability to police past ... (more story)

Private companies, including IP right holders, could obtain “trusted flagger” status according to draft European Commission guidance issued under the Digital Services Act, potentially broadening access to one ... (more story)

China's fast-growing short-drama market gained new legal protection after a Chongqing regulator brought unpublished scripts under trade-secret protection, marking a first for the city and strengthening safegua... (more story)

Corteva Agriscience and Inari Agriculture will ask a federal judge Friday to decide whether biotechnology companies can restrict downstream use of biological materials they were required to deposit publicly in... (more story)

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission has determined that dumped and subsidized unwrought palladium imported from Russia does not materially injure US industry. The Commerce Department will not i... (more story)

MLex Summary: US producer Maverick Tube Corp. requested a binational panel review under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement to challenge an April affirmative antidumping ruling from Canada on oil country tubular goods from the US.

MLex Summary: US importer Commercial Steel Products filed a lawsuit at the Court of International Trade to contest the Commerce Department's April final scope determination concerning oil country tubular goods from China.

The mobile telecom industry said Friday that the Digital Networks Act’s move toward unlimited-duration spectrum licenses in the EU’s revamp of telecom rules would help boost investment and the bloc’s global competitiveness.

The debate over whether US tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft that are responsible for large data traffic on European telecom networks should contribute to their upgrade should be part o... (more story)

MLex Summary: Draft EU guidance for how certified expert organizations that are responsible for flagging illegal content to digital platforms should operate has been set out by the European Commission so stake... (more story)