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Gavel on table against the background of Epic Games company logo.

Antitrust, Technology

December 29, 2025 | Alex Wilts

North America

Epic Games rulings show limited reach of Trump-CASA case on US injunctions
Close-up of a magnifying glass resting on a tall stack of paper documents secured with black binder clips.

Antitrust, DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology

December 26, 2025 | Chris May

North America

US antitrust injunction battles highlight investor disclosure risks
head and shoulders of Former European Commissioner Thierry Breton

Technology

December 24, 2025 | Matthew Newman

Europe

EU condemns US visa ban against Breton, insists on regulatory autonomy (update*)

Antitrust View More

Anesthesia Associates seeks dismissal of US nurses' noncompete claims

December 30, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Industry group Anesthesia Associates asked a Texas federal judge to dismiss antitrust claims from nurses challenging noncompete restrictions. Declaratory and injunctive relief sought by the plain... (more story)

USPTO launches SEP working group

December 30, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

The US Patent and Trademark Office on Monday announced the formation of a standard-essential patent (SEP) working group. The move follows recent statements of interest from office leadership favoring stronger ... (more story)

Takeda, TWi settlement supports US antitrust claims, plaintiffs say

December 30, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: US antitrust claims against Takeda Pharmaceutical and TWi Pharmaceuticals alleging an illegal reverse payment agreement to restrain competition for Dexilant and its generic equivalents should mov... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

EU’s rules on generative AI transparency face balancing act

December 30, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

Europe

The drafters of the EU’s first code of practice for generative AI transparency face a series of key trade-offs between ambition and feasibility, prescriptiveness and flexibility, open solutions and closed syst... (more story)

South Korea to restructure defense ministry to drive military AI adoption

December 30, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea’s Cabinet Council approved a plan Tuesday to restructure the Ministry of National Defense, centralizing and strengthening oversight of the adoption of artificial intelligence across n... (more story)

South Korea lacks adequate controls for AI chat services, report says

December 30, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: The South Korean parliament’s research unit has called for additional measures to better address social issues arising from the increasing use of conversational services provided by artificial in... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

US merger enforcement returned to tradition in 2025, but politicization threats loom

December 30, 2025 | Flavia Fortes and Curtis Eichelberger

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

US merger enforcement in 2025 is showing clear signs of a return to long-standing legal and economic principles after a period of change in enforcement policy — but that reset remains fragile. As antitrust age... (more story)

Schwarz’s proposal for La Cocoș takeover open for input in Romania

December 30, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Schwarz Group, which plans to take over Romanian supermarket chain La Cocoș, has offered to continue its current business model to secure national antitrust approval for the acquisition. Schwarz ... (more story)

PIF-Electronic Arts among deals unconditionally cleared in China Dec. 15-21

December 30, 2025

Asia

MLex Summary: The acquisition by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund of US video-game company Electronic Arts; a joint venture between Oman-based OQ Alternative Energy and French oil major TotalEnergies SE; ... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Tougher California enforcement, privacy rules coming in 2026

December 30, 2025 | Xu Yuan

North America

In California, the leading state in privacy regulation, companies in the coming year will continue to see a high level of scrutiny of their data-processing practices by the state’s privacy regulator as it inte... (more story)

Porn that 'de-ages' adults to resemble children is illegal, top Swiss court says

December 30, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Pornographic content featuring adults digitally altered to resemble children is illegal, Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court has said in a statement referring to an appeal judgment from Nov. 20 t... (more story)

South Korea flags gaps in antitrust rules for tackling data-driven dominance abuse

December 30, 2025 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

South Korea’s antitrust regulator has flagged gaps in the enforcement decree of the country’s competition law. In a new Data and Competition policy report, the Korea Fair Trade Commission said the decree lacks... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

UK IPO still grappling with surge of trademark filings from front companies

December 30, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

Another record year for trademark filings at the UK Intellectual Property Office was driven by applications from China, which contributed more than all other non-UK filings put together. The trend continues to... (more story)

Apple Watch import ban fight returns to USITC

December 29, 2025 | Nick Robertson

North America

Masimo’s attempt to reinstate a limited-exclusion order to bar the import of Apple watches over patent infringement claims was dismissed in District of Columbia district court last week after the US Internatio... (more story)

Japan opens public comment on AI transparency, IP code for generative models

December 29, 2025 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan’s Cabinet Office is seeking public comment on a draft principles code that would press generative AI businesses to disclose model training and web crawling practices and respond to limited training-data ... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US SEC's Atkins should address House oversight panel, Representative Waters says

December 29, 2025 | Neil Roland

North America

US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins should appear at a House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing for the first time since he assumed office in April, said Representative Maxine W... (more story)

UK fraud agency ramps up for busy year in the courts, but jeopardy awaits

December 29, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Europe

With more than two years under his belt, UK fraud agency boss Nick Ephgrave could be forgiven for being quietly satisfied with his time so far at the helm of the Serious Fraud Office. But 2026 will see that ea... (more story)

UK anti-corruption plan promises much, but evidence of enforcement will be key

December 24, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Europe

A new UK roadmap for tackling corruption promises to tackle financial crime and dirty money flows, crack down on professional enablers, and speed up Serious Fraud Office investigations with AI. But only signs ... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK financial firms look to new year for signs that reforms can deliver growth

December 30, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

Law firms and their advisers are wondering whether the UK financial regulator's slimmer work plan will translate into the growth-boosting cut in red tape that ministers have been demanding. While it suggests a... (more story)

Application of EU sustainable finance rules for defense sector explained

December 30, 2025

Europe

MLex summary: The European Commission has clarified that the EU's sustainable framework—the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, the EU taxonomy, and the Benchmark Regulation—is compatible with investing... (more story)

‘Controversial weapons’ clarified as ‘prohibited’ in EU green benchmarks

December 30, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: EU financial benchmark administrators have seen “controversial weapons” redefined as “prohibited weapons” in a regulation published today in the bloc's Official Journal. The former definition lef... (more story)

Trade View More

US Commerce says Indian pigment exporters received subsidies in 2022

December 30, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department has determined certain Indian exporters of carbazole violet pigment 23 received countervailable subsidies in 2022. The determination follows preliminary results publish... (more story)

EU-China trade relations set for an unpredictable 2026

December 30, 2025 | MLex Staff

Asia, Europe

Europe's determination to press on with more policy initiatives to boost economic competitiveness and cut its dependency on products from China, coupled with Beijing's shift to strengthen domestic demand, coul... (more story)

Lula leads Brazil's tariff battle with Trump, but uncertainties remain for 2026

December 30, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

Latin America, North America

Brazil’s president used his political skills to eliminate a 50 percent tariff from the US this year, bringing both presidents closer and also resulting in the withdrawal of a major 40 percent levy on several g... (more story)

State Aid View More

Corsair sees EU state aid approval for €167.8m French funding plan

December 23, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: Corsair is set to benefit from €167.8 million in support after the EU approved the state aid from France following an in-depth probe. In a statement, the European Commission said the aid for the ... (more story)

Carbon leakage risk sees EU tweak emissions-trading guidelines

December 23, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

More European industries will benefit from compensation under the bloc’s state aid rules as technical guidelines get an update to ensure companies don’t shift activities outside of the EU to countries with wea... (more story)

Czech funding for TV firms incompatible with state aid rules, EU watchdog says

December 22, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The Czech government's planned €18 million support for three digital terrestrial television infrastructure operators, České Radiokomunikace, Digital Broadcasting and Česká televize, was incompati... (more story)

Energy View More

Murky rules, bubble fears cloud South Korea's reignited AI push

December 26, 2025 | Choonsik Yoo

Asia

The administration of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s early AI overhaul has succeeded in reviving momentum after some delay due to domestic politics, but his AI policy agenda now faces tougher regulator... (more story)

Fair plastics competition targeted by EU through new import controls

December 24, 2025

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission moved to tighten oversight of plastic imports by introducing separate customs codes for virgin and recycled plastics and stepping up monitoring of EU and global markets, l... (more story)

UK businesses see trade challenges increase five years after Brexit

December 23, 2025 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

The British Chamber of Commerce has listed 25 recommendations to the UK government in order to improve ties between the EU and UK, five years after the trade agreement between the two regions was concluded. Th... (more story)

Technology View More

South Korea adopts tougher liability, platform self-rules in online disinformation law

December 30, 2025 | Jenny Lee

Asia

South Korea's government on Tuesday approved legislation designed to combat the online spread of fabricated and manipulated content, combining tougher civil liability with a new push for large platforms to pol... (more story)

Ticketmaster says DOJ has no evidence of higher prices, harm to artists in US suit

December 30, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Live Nation and subsidiary Ticketmaster asked a US federal court to dismiss a "baseless" monopolization lawsuit brought against it by the Department of Justice and a coalition of states and territories, saying... (more story)

Ticketmaster says summary judgment warranted against US DOJ's 'baseless' suit

December 30, 2025

North America

MLex Summary: Live Nation and subsidiary Ticketmaster asked a US federal judge to dismiss the "baseless" monopolization lawsuit brought against it by the Department of Justice and 40 states and territories. In... (more story)