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Anthropic aims to intervene in Google search trial over US DOJ remedy proposal February 15, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Anthropic told a US federal court that a Department of Justice proposal for Google to divest its stake in any company that controls an artificial intelligence product would injure it and harm competition more broadly.

US FTC compiling list of probationary employees as government eyes cuts February 15, 2025 | Khushita Vasant and Chris May

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson has directed senior management to make a list of employees currently serving on probation as the government's Office of Personnel Management advocates for c... (more story)

Nexus, Servtec gun-jumping probe closed by Brazil CADE Tribunal February 14, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

The Brazilian competition authority’s Tribunal has rejected an argument from its Superintendence that a proposed deal between Nexus and Servtec should have been notified.

US FTC chairman blasts ABA for 'radical left' views, 'capture' by Big Tech February 14, 2025 | Chris May

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson moved to sever links between the agency and the American Bar Association today, blasting the group’s “apparent capture” by Big Tech and its promotion of "ra... (more story)

US FTC's Ferguson pushes action to make it easier to remove commissioners February 14, 2025 | Claude Marx

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said he plans to ask the FTC to endorse the US Department of Justice’s position that the president should be allowed to remove members of regulatory commiss... (more story)

Unions, individuals convicted of anticompetitive conduct in Brazil gym market February 14, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

Two unions and two individuals were unanimously convicted of anticompetitive conduct by the Brazilian competition authority's Tribunal in the gym market in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Leadiant loses Dutch excessive-pricing appeal, wins review of collusion complaint February 14, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Drugmaker Leadiant Biosciences has lost its appeal against a 17 million-euro fine that the Dutch competition authority imposed on it for abusing a dominant position in a landmark case on excessive prices. But ... (more story)

Japanese film industry's labor, business transaction issues raised in government panel February 14, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

During a government meeting yesterday, experts from Japan's content industry identified significant labor issues and ingrained business transaction practices in the film sector as barriers to the country's pla... (more story)

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Ninth Circuit's Epic Games-Google remedy ruling could bear on US DOJ search case February 14, 2025 | Alex Wilts

How a US appeals court handles arguments over remedies in Epic Games’ case against Google could have implications for the Department of Justice’s lawsuit challenging the tech behemoth’s search business in Wash... (more story)

CADE bets on international precedents in appeal against Apple’s court block February 14, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

While appealing a federal court decision that blocked its preventative measures against Apple, Brazil's competition authority is betting on international precedents to bolster the validity of its actions. On N... (more story)

Demise of EU tech-patent law switches attention to German court ruling this month February 12, 2025 | Inbar Preiss and Lewis Crofts

The European Commission’s withdrawal of the standard-essential patent regulation proposal has sparked celebration and outrage among the deeply-opposed sides of industry. Scrapping the proposal to increase tran... (more story)

China's retaliation playbook puts US giants on guard February 11, 2025 | MLex Staff

China's targeting of US giants Nvidia and Google is clearly a warning shot fired by Beijing amid escalating trade conflicts with Washington. The pressing question: Who's next? So far, the companies targeted by... (more story)

Why New Zealand's red-tape cutting government backs antitrust regulation February 11, 2025 | James Panichi and Saloni Sinha

The center-right government of New Zealand is overhauling the economy to ensure regulation doesn’t get in the way of local businesses wanting to take on the world. But that doesn’t mean that Wellington is prep... (more story)

Australian antitrust enforcement in focus as Spotless-Ventia case unfolds February 09, 2025 | James Panichi

Almost two years had passed since Australia’s competition watchdog last launched fresh antitrust enforcement, making the recent announcement of a lawsuit targeting the publicly listed military base-services pr... (more story)

In VoiceAge-HMD row, German court could test EU SEP licensing framework February 06, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

A ruling this month in a global dispute between VoiceAge EVS and HMD Global could provide new clarity on Huawei v ZTE, the EU's seminal guidance on standard-essential patent negotiations for the past decade. A... (more story)

MC Data appeal will be landmark test for Japan's antitrust, data protection laws February 06, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

An appeal in the Tokyo District Court will contest a cease-and-desist order from the antitrust regulator that directs cloud services company MC Data Plus to stop withholding client data and comply with an anti... (more story)