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Sandoz welcomes Dutch antitrust probe into Biogen test after raising concerns October 30, 2026 | Jean Comte

Swiss pharmaceutical company Sandoz has welcomed a decision this week by the Dutch competition regulator to probe Biogen's possible abuse of dominant position over a product linked to the treatment of multiple... (more story)

Meta’s website scraping terms for UK publishers probed by CMA October 30, 2026 | Jon Menon

Meta is under investigation over whether it's abusing a dominant position by imposing exploitative terms on news publishers and advertisers, the UK antitrust regulator said. Separately, the CMA is seeking info... (more story)

Apple disclosed Ascend.io licensing and hiring deal to EU regulator in June October 30, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys

Apple informed the European Commission on June 30 of its intended purchase of data engineering platform Ascend.io. As a designated “gatekeeper” under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Apple is required to tell the... (more story)

Antitrust cases remain in question for EU court reforms, ECJ's Condinanzi says October 30, 2026 | Anna Ferrari

Whether competition cases referred by national courts should be heard by the EU's lower-tier court rather than remain at its highest court will come up for debate in future reform efforts, EU Court of Justice ... (more story)

New deputy chief of China's SAMR meets with platforms, auto and drug companies October 30, 2026 | MLex Staff

Pan Xiaodong, the deputy chief newly assigned to oversee antitrust enforcement at China's market regulator, pledged stronger competition enforcement in talks with executives from the internet platform, automot... (more story)

Japan's Nikko receives corrective recommendation over payment cuts October 30, 2026 | Genta Nakanishi

Japanese bolt manufacturer Nikko received a corrective recommendation Friday from Japan's competition watchdog for improperly reducing payments to 16 subcontractors. The privately held company has already paid... (more story)

Bunnings faces potential store closure, damages in Australian antitrust lawsuit October 30, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Bunnings Group could face a bid to close its planned Queensland store shortly after opening if hardware rival Woodman Beenleigh succeeds in its misuse-of-market-power lawsuit. At a Federal Court hearing on Fri... (more story)

Hanwha challenges legality of KFTC document demands after disputed phone inspection October 30, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Hanwha has accused South Korea's antitrust regulator of unlawfully accessing an employee's personal mobile phone and keeping it for nearly 30 hours during an on-site inspection, as the two sides clashed in cou... (more story)

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Meta’s global dust-up over scraping, AI showcases platforms' legal risks October 29, 2026 | Chris May, Nick Robertson and Emma Whitford

Meta Platforms’ swift reaction to global criticism over recently proposed changes to its terms of service has put a spotlight on deepening fault lines between Big Tech platforms and publishers while presenting... (more story)

Meta's pleas leave French judges unmoved in press neighboring-rights dispute October 29, 2026 | Jean Comte

Meta Platforms saw its arguments against two French antitrust injunctions comprehensively rejected on Thursday, with appeal court judges upholding the orders to negotiate "in good faith" a remuneration system ... (more story)

Lula’s reelection in Brazil could mark watershed moment for Big Tech October 28, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was reelected Brazil's president in Sunday night’s runoff after a turbulent election. In addition to domestic corruption allegations that shaped the race, the regulation and oversight... (more story)

South Korea's revived price-reset order tests limits of regulatory oversight October 28, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

South Korea’s competition regulator has revived a cartel remedy that it rarely used for nearly two decades — an order requiring companies found to have engaged in price-fixing to reset their selling prices to ... (more story)

Patent ambush can derail enforcement in China, but antitrust claims require more October 27, 2026 | MLex Staff

When should patent ambush justify antitrust damages as well as the rejection of an infringement claim? China’s top court is drawing a distinction: bad faith can bar patent enforcement, but antitrust liability ... (more story)

Anthropic securities filing warns safety advocacy comes with risk exposure October 26, 2026 | Emma Whitford and Chris May

Anthropic's newly released S-1 securities filing details a wide range of regulatory and litigation risks, and lays out what the company sees as its unique exposure to government scrutiny and public backlash as... (more story)

Meta’s multi-billion US bills weaken Trump's broadside against EU tech fines October 23, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Matthew Newman

President Donald Trump's argument that EU technology enforcement amounts to taxing successful US companies has become harder to sustain following Meta Platform’s multibillion-dollar legal setbacks at home. Bru... (more story)

Coupang courtroom battles put South Korean antitrust investigations to test October 23, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Coupang’s court challenge to an on-site inspection has exposed how much South Korean antitrust enforcement depended on companies choosing to cooperate, and the legislative response will reach well beyond the e... (more story)