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Amazon faces push for class certification at hearing for US antitrust case August 02, 2025 | Alex Wilts

Consumers challenging Amazon’s pricing policies for third-party merchants urged a Washington federal judge to grant class certification — a move Amazon claims could create the “most complex” class in US class action history.

US states’ ‘first of its kind’ ESG cartel suit survives motion to dismiss August 01, 2025 | Clayton Vickers

A Texas-led coalition of US states’ “first of its kind” antitrust suit against BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard survived the defendants’ motion to dismiss today, with a US judge saying the states had assem... (more story)

Google warns of risks as it seeks US delay of Play Store changes August 01, 2025 | Alex Wilts

Google asked a US appeals court today to delay the deadline for the company to make changes to its Play Store following a ruling that affirmed a jury verdict and a lower court’s entry of a permanent injunction... (more story)

Tech firms overregulated in Europe, US lawmakers insist after UK, EU meetings August 01, 2025 | Patricia Figueiredo

Online platforms remain overregulated in the UK and the EU, a group of visiting US lawmakers said today after meetings this week with watchdogs, tech companies and officials across Europe. The delegation compl... (more story)

BT Group sees attempt to challenge UK mass claim dismissal fail August 01, 2025 | Simon Zekaria

BT Group has seen a bid to challenge the dismissal of a UK class action against it over telecom pricing fail, following a ruling by UK appeal judges today. Justin Le Patourel, a consultant who is the leader of... (more story)

Microsoft sees administrative inquiry opened in Brazil over Edge August 01, 2025 | Jean Comte and Henrique Santiago

The Brazilian antitrust authority launched the first step of an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, investigating an alleged abuse of dominant position giving an unfair advantage to its web browser Edge. T... (more story)

HMD appeals to top German court in VoiceAge dispute over 4G patent August 01, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

Finnish phone maker HMD Global has asked Germany’s highest court to overturn a ruling that favored VoiceAge in a dispute over licensing terms for a 4G voice-call standard essential patent. HMD argues that a co... (more story)

Sports arbitration awards in Swiss court must be reviewable by EU judges (update*) August 01, 2025 | Andrew Boyce

Awards by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland must be reviewable by national judges in EU states to ensure their “consistency” with the bloc’s laws, including on competition, the EU’s top court r... (more story)

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EU confirms SEP bill withdrawal, raising questions for market evolution August 01, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

The European Commission has confirmed it will withdraw its SEP licensing proposal after months of political deadlock. The move ends years of debate but leaves unresolved tensions between patent holders and imp... (more story)

Guersent jabs at competition cynics as he returns keys to EU’s ‘Rolls-Royce’ August 01, 2025 | Lewis Crofts, Nicholas Hirst and Anna Ferrari

Olivier Guersent has signed off as head of the European Commission’s powerful competition directorate, serving six different commissioners and witnessing the highs and lows of the bloc’s economic policies. In ... (more story)

French no-hire agreements may be lawful — under the right conditions July 31, 2025 | Jean Comte

Companies wishing to set up bilateral commitments in France not to hire each other’s employees can do so, but only under a precise set of conditions. This is the finding of the French antitrust authority, publ... (more story)

Is video games industry’s business model at risk from EU regulatory headwinds? July 31, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Concerns in the video games industry are mounting that in the EU it could have to overhaul its free-to-play business model, which relies on in-app purchases in games that are free to download. The European Com... (more story)

InterDigital, Samsung licensing deal underscores benefit of arbitrating SEP disputes July 30, 2025 | Melissa Ritti

News of a $1.05 billion arbitral award to standard-essential patent owner InterDigital could prompt adversaries to rethink global litigation as a winning strategy.

Balancing natural justice with transparency in New Zealand antitrust probes July 30, 2025 | James Panichi

The prospect of publishing the names of people and companies targeted by antitrust probes sparked a backlash from New Zealand lawyers, who warned the regulator it would deny innocent parties the natural justic... (more story)

Brazil court suspension of Itau preventive measures puts check on CADE’s enforcement July 29, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

A court order obtained by Itaú Unibanco to suspend preventive measures imposed by Brazil's competition authority has once again put the agency on the defensive — and raised broader questions about the limits o... (more story)

Nowhere to hide over 'no-poach' deals, EU fines for delivery rivals show July 28, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Companies will struggle to justify any form of deal with a rival to refrain from hiring its employees and could face stiff EU antitrust intervention. That is the message from a European Commission decision fin... (more story)