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NCSoft first to face raid in South Korean probe over alleged Google rebate scheme June 24, 2025 | Jenny Lee

South Korean online game studio NCSoft has become the first known target of a field inspection in the country's antitrust investigation into allegations that Google offered illegal rebates to major gaming comp... (more story)

Japanese cargo owners under scrutiny over exploitative dealings with logistics firms June 24, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

The Japanese competition regulator intensified its scrutiny of exploitative practices by cargo owners towards trucking companies during the fiscal year ending in March this year. It took its first legal action... (more story)

China targets payment delays, destructive rivalry in legal revisions June 24, 2025 | MLex Staff

China is proposing to sharpen rules against the abuse of superior position, targeting delayed payments as authorities tackle cash flow disruptions across supply chains amid fierce competition and economic head... (more story)

Hiroo Iwanari to become top bureaucrat at Japan Fair Trade Commission from July June 24, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

The Japan Fair Trade Commission announced today that Hiroo Iwanari will become the top bureaucrat to lead the antitrust agency. Iwanari will take over as Secretary General of the JFTC on July 1, succeeding Tet... (more story)

Celonis faces market-definition questions at US hearing for SAP case June 24, 2025 | Alex Wilts

A US judge asked Celonis, a software company that specializes in process mining, to clarify one of the antitrust markets it claims rival SAP has illegally monopolized.

CoStar–CREXi antitrust fight over broker platforms revived by US court June 23, 2025 | Chris May

Commercial real estate platform CoStar is back on the hook for US antitrust claims after a California federal appeals court ruled today that a rival platform has plausibly alleged CoStar is an industry-leading... (more story)

US judge says NASCAR will move forward on counterclaims against 23XI, Front Row June 23, 2025 | Clayton Vickers

A US judge ruled today that NASCAR will move forward with its antitrust counterclaims against racing teams 23XI and Front Row Motorsports, denying the teams’ motion to dismiss and saying the sanctioning body h... (more story)

‘Zillow Ban’ makes homes invisible in monopolized market, US antitrust claims say June 23, 2025 | Clayton Vickers

Zillow and at least two of its competitors have conspired to ensure all home listings in the US are steered onto its search platform, punishing home sellers for having engaged with its competitors where it can... (more story)

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Google to face Texas jury to decide liability in states' adtech claims June 23, 2025 | Mike Swift

A Texas federal judge ruled that a jury, rather than the judge, will decide key liability issues on a Texas-led coalition of 17 states and territories' allegations that Google’s adtech business violates state ... (more story)

How ChatGPT might force the EU to rethink its gatekeeper rules June 23, 2025 | Luca Bertuzzi

With ChatGPT moving toward potential regulation under a key EU law governing digital services, its designation as the first standalone AI service could also open the door to strict curbs on digital gatekeepers... (more story)

Subcontract Act emerges as regulatory risk for foreign companies in Japan June 23, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Many foreign companies doing business in Japan have likely not paid much attention to a supplementary law to the Antimonopoly Act — known as the Subcontract Act — that is designed to prevent exploitative abuse... (more story)

WhatsApp’s ads plan will pose questions for EU’s tech and privacy rulebooks June 20, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

WhatsApp’s announcement this week that it will start offering targeted advertising, while unlikely to happen in the EU for some time, poses questions over compliance with the EU’s "digital gatekeeper" competit... (more story)

Industries make 11th hour representations on standard essential patent law June 20, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

European industry groups are intensifying their lobbying efforts ahead of a looming European Commission decision on whether to scrap a proposed law on standard essential patents, or SEPs, which aimed to increa... (more story)

Litigation funder narrows down fight over Mastercard's UK mass claim settlement June 18, 2025 | Simon Zekaria

Litigation funder Innsworth has refocused its fight against Mastercard's landmark collective litigation settlement over inflated card fees to the UK judges that approved it. By applying for a judicial review o... (more story)

US FTC chairman's DEI antitrust push raises legal, political questions June 13, 2025 | Alex Wilts

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson’s plans to investigate potential anticompetitive coordination over “diversity, equity and inclusion” metrics has raised questions about what such an inquiry... (more story)

US state legislation on pricing algorithms has far-reaching implications for businesses June 13, 2025 | Amy Miller and Alex Wilts

US state lawmakers are taking aim at the use of pricing algorithms, whether they’re used for “surveillance pricing” to charge people different prices for goods like groceries or airline tickets, or to orchestr... (more story)