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Italian cast-iron cartelists and trade association fined €70m December 31, 2025 | Anna Ferrari

Italy’s antitrust authority has fined 16 metal smelters and trade association Assofond €70 million, for coordinating cast-iron price increases between 2004 and 2024. Camozzi Group-owned Fonderie Mora Gavardo, ... (more story)

Epic Games' US antitrust fights with Google, Apple near end, but issues linger December 31, 2025 | Alex Wilts

Epic Games’ US antitrust battles could wind down in 2026 after a key appellate ruling against Apple and a proposed settlement with Google. Still, issues remain to be worked out at the district court level in b... (more story)

USPTO launches SEP working group December 30, 2025 | Nick Robertson

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)

South Korea flags gaps in antitrust rules for tackling data-driven dominance abuse December 30, 2025 | Wooyoung Lee

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)

China policy adviser outlines platform-governance blueprint as SAMR sharpens competition focus December 30, 2025 | MLex Staff

A senior adviser at a top economic think tank under China’s main planning agency has laid out a broad blueprint for governing the platform economy, calling for graded, full-chain and technology-enabled regulat... (more story)

Ticketmaster says DOJ has no evidence of higher prices, harm to artists in US suit December 30, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

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)

US judge urges parties in turkey antitrust suit to settle, 'not be stubborn' December 30, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Parties in a sprawling US antitrust lawsuit over the alleged price-fixing of turkey products are being urged by a US federal judge to not be "stubborn" and attempt "one last settlement effort" to save time and resources.

South Korea plans sharp increases in antitrust fines December 30, 2025 | Wooyoung Lee

South Korea is preparing to significantly raise antitrust fines in a bid to make antitrust violations economically unviable. Under the penalty reform, the country's antitrust regulator seeks higher fines to st... (more story)

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EU countries defend power to hit abusive companies that don’t dominate market December 31, 2025 | Jean Comte

National regulators are pushing the European Commission to avoid scrapping a provision that allows them to sanction companies that are abusive to smaller rivals, but not big enough to be classified as the domi... (more story)

US FTC's Meador calls out 'weird gamesmanship' by antitrust lawyers December 30, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Gamesmanship by certain law firms involved in antitrust or merger cases continues to impede competition enforcers, and such misbehavior ought to be publicly challenged, according to Mark Meador, the most recen... (more story)

Japan's antitrust watchdog shapes 2026 agenda around SME protection, digital rules December 30, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

Japan’s antitrust watchdog is set to recalibrate its enforcement in 2026, stepping up protection for smaller businesses and policing Big Tech under a new smartphone law, as debates emerge over how competition ... (more story)

Epic Games rulings show limited reach of Trump-CASA case on US injunctions December 29, 2025 | Alex Wilts

The rejection of Apple’s argument by a US appeals court that the Supreme Court’s Trump v. CASA decision undermined an injunction in the Epic Games antitrust litigation is another indication that lower courts a... (more story)

Outlook for UK mass action regime uncertain amid dip in cases, govt review December 29, 2025 | Simon Zekaria

With the UK’s collective action regime marking a 10-year anniversary, a drop in filings amid key procedural questions, legislative change and a looming government review have raised questions about the outlook... (more story)

US antitrust injunction battles highlight investor disclosure risks December 26, 2025 | Chris May

Corporate executives under pressure to present Wall Street with rosy pictures of future business prospects should take heed of the cautionary tales offered by a trio of recent US antitrust lawsuits where defen... (more story)

US FTC's Meador hopes to push judges to err toward blocking concerning mergers December 26, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

For Republican US Federal Trade Commissioner Mark Meador, one persistent source of frustration is when merger trial judges discount or ignore the negative implications of clearing anticompetitive transactions,... (more story)

Neil Averitt commentary: 2025 year in review (FTCWatch) December 26, 2025 | Neil Averitt

When a new administration takes office, the year is often marked by quick changes in general policy, which can be far more important than specific cases. This was especially true in the head-snapping transitio... (more story)