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Alexion claims Noerr-Pennington immunity in EmblemHealth US antitrust case over Soliris August 06, 2025 | Clayton Vickers

Alexion Pharmaceuticals told a US judge that First Amendment petitioning protections immunize it from antitrust claims brought by insurance health plan EmblemHealth. Emblem has conceded patent litigation over ... (more story)

Brazil's CADE approves settlements in healthcare price-fixing probe August 06, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The Brazilian competition authority's Tribunal has formally approved settlement proposals submitted by the Federação Nacional dos Estabelecimentos de Serviços de Saúde (FENAESS) and the Sindicato dos Hospitais... (more story)

Brazil's CADE convicts hospital union for influencing uniform pricing adoption August 06, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

The Brazilian antitrust watchdog ruled that union Sindhesul, which represents hospitals in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, engaged in anticompetitive practices by using price lists published in two magazines ... (more story)

French decision against no-poach cartel faces multiple appeals August 06, 2025 | Jean Comte

Bertrandt, a German consultancy company, told MLex that it has decided to appeal a fine imposed in June by the French competition authority for having concluded a non-poaching agreement with a competitor. Alte... (more story)

NetEase Cloud Music antitrust case against SM Entertainment delayed at Chinese court August 06, 2025 | MLex Staff

A Chinese court has postponed a hearing in an antitrust case filed by NetEase Cloud Music, an entertainment arm of Chinese tech player NetEase, against South Korean entertainment company SM Entertainment, MLex... (more story)

Sumitomo Rubber's Dunlop subsidiary swiftly settles Japan resale pricing case August 06, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Dunlop Tyre Japan, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, has escaped formal penalties in a resale price maintenance probe after Japan’s competition regulator accepted its proposed remedies and closed the... (more story)

Ipiranga, Vibra Energia targeted by Brazil CADE in fuel cartel probe August 05, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil’s competition authority has opened an administrative proceeding against Ipiranga and Vibra Energia — formerly BR Distribuidora — as well as two former executives, for allegedly engaging in cartel practi... (more story)

Law School Admission Council, schools fixed application fees, US student alleges August 05, 2025 | Clayton Vickers

The Law School Admission Council conspired with 197 nondefendant law schools in the US to fix application fees that prospective students face, according to a complaint filed in a Pennsylvania federal court.  T... (more story)

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White House AI plan could complicate US antitrust scrutiny of Nvidia August 06, 2025 | Alex Wilts

The White House’s new initiative to bolster American leadership in artificial intelligence raises questions about how it could influence US antitrust enforcement in AI-related markets — including an ongoing in... (more story)

Soft merger rules won’t create European champions, says Polish antitrust chief August 06, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst and Anna Ferrari

The chief of the Polish antitrust authority believes the resilience of European companies and markets ought to be the prime concern for European policymakers, taking priority even over the bloc’s environmental... (more story)

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)