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ByteDance, Oracle sued for alleged market allocation, bid rigging by US investors July 16, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

ByteDance is accused of colluding with Oracle to block legitimate acquisition offers for TikTok's US operations and effectively allocating the short video social media market between itself and Oracle, accordi... (more story)

Tekion defeats CDK’s move to dismiss US antitrust suit over dealership software July 15, 2025 | Alex Wilts

Tekion’s lawsuit accusing rival CDK Global of monopolizing the market for auto dealership management systems can move forward, a US judge in California ruled today.

College sports reforms move forward as US House Republicans promise tweaks July 15, 2025 | Chris May

Controversial US college sports reform legislation moved through Congress today while House Republicans promised to work with Democrats who raised concerns about antitrust liability shields, preemption of stat... (more story)

Pioneer founder lacks standing for Exxon petition but still has ‘recourse,’ US FTC rules July 15, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

The US Federal Trade Commission issued a unanimous ruling denying the petition of Pioneer Natural Resources founder Scott Sheffield, the longtime petroleum industry executive who urged the agency to completely... (more story)

Apple disclosure needed to fix 'asymmetry' in UK mass claim over iPhone, judge told July 15, 2025 | Simon Zekaria

Apple should have to provide disclosure on a UK collective action against it over iPhone performance problems, the claimant told a UK court today. A lawyer for Justin Gutmann, the class representative, also to... (more story)

Meta must disclose documents to assist claim over Facebook data, UK judge told July 15, 2025 | Simon Zekaria

Meta Platforms must disclose documents to assist a UK mass claim against it over the company’s Facebook data practices, the claimant told a UK judge today. The suit, brought by Liza Lovdahl Gormsen on behalf o... (more story)

UK essential patent processes set for overhaul in name of innovation, growth July 15, 2025 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

UK businesses are to see a growth-focused shakeup in the country's standard essential patents ecosystem. The Intellectual Property Office has launched a consultation on proposed changes that include independen... (more story)

Corning closes in on EU antitrust settlement July 15, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst

Glass-specialist Corning is set to finalize a remedy deal with EU antitrust enforcers that would see the US company escape without a fine, MLex has learned. The maker of the high-resistance Gorilla Glass used ... (more story)

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Housebuilders may have dodged a bullet with UK probe deal July 15, 2025 | Jon Menon

UK housebuilders will be relieved that the national probe into suspected anticompetitive conduct is likely to be resolved without the Competition and Markets Authority reaching a decision on whether they broke... (more story)

India's Digital Competition Bill get regulator's push but meets resistance July 15, 2025 | Freny Patel

India's top competition official has voiced strong support for the proposed Digital Competition Bill, advocating for proactive "self-reporting obligations" to enhance market health, despite the existing regula... (more story)

US DOJ antitrust whistleblower program could disrupt cartels, but questions loom July 14, 2025 | Khushita Vasant, Alex Wilts, Chris May and Clayton Vickers

The US Department of Justice’s new whistleblower rewards program opens up a new avenue for the agency's Antitrust Division to learn of potential cartels and supplement the agency's leniency program, but questi... (more story)

Cordeiro exits Brazil competition agency with legacy of controversy, acclaim July 11, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

Alexandre Cordeiro Macedo, the first in Brazil to hold the three most notable positions in the country's competition authority — councilor, superintendent and president — is departing as president of the Admin... (more story)

Michelin’s dawn raid fight reveals broad EU trawl of earnings calls July 11, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Companies should be on high alert over earnings calls and public announcements, after details emerged of the massive scale of data gathering undertaken by EU enforcers on the hunt for signs of collusion. A cou... (more story)

China's dilemma: curbing destructive rivalry without crushing growth July 09, 2025 | MLex Staff

China's regulators are facing a difficult balancing act: how to rein in destructive business competition without further damaging an already fragile economy — a challenge underscored by fresh data revealing pe... (more story)

Two judges, one core question: When does data control violate US antitrust law? July 08, 2025 | Alex Wilts and Clayton Vickers

Allegations that legacy software companies are weaponizing user data to entrench their market power are central to two cases before a federal court in California. Should both matters continue to advance, they ... (more story)

Apple faces pending court decision in Brazil as focus shifts to CADE Tribunal July 08, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Apple’s legal battle in Brazil over its App Store practices is nearing a key moment — but not necessarily in the courts. While a judicial appeal remains pending, the case is now expected to be resolved by Braz... (more story)