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Sony abused market power to overcharge UK PlayStation gamers, UK judge told March 10, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Sony abused its market power to overcharge UK digital gamers of the company’s PlayStation platform, a mass claimant has told a UK judge. Consumer-rights activist Alex Neill is seeking billions of pounds in dam... (more story)

Antitrust public-interest cases handled by China prosecutors rise 93.8% March 10, 2026 | MLex Staff

China’s prosecutors filed 31 antitrust public-interest litigation cases in 2025, up 93.8 percent year-on-year, according to white papers released Tuesday by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate. The figures were... (more story)

Hong Kong hotels escape charges after judge rejects broad reading of cartel law March 10, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Hong Kong's Competition Tribunal dismissed an antitrust case against two hotel operators accused of facilitating price-fixing between travel service competitors, ruling that the Competition Commission should h... (more story)

CS Energy says Stillwater's economic model 'divorced from reality' in Australian appeal March 10, 2026 | Saloni Sinha

Farming business Stillwater Pastoral’s market-power case is built on an “irretrievably flawed” economic model that ignores the commercial realities of Australia’s electricity market, CS Energy told a court on ... (more story)

South Korean oil refiners face antitrust probe over Iran-related price hikes March 10, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

South Korea’s major oil refiners — GS Caltex, Hyundai Oilbank, S-Oil and SK Energy — are facing antitrust scrutiny over a recent surge in fuel prices following the war with Iran. The probe by the country’s com... (more story)

Mercedes-Benz fined, referred to prosecutors in South Korea over EV battery claims March 10, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Mercedes-Benz was fined 11.2 billion won ($7.6 million) by South Korea’s antitrust regulator for misleading consumers about the battery cells used in some of its electric vehicles, in a case that also triggere... (more story)

US appeals court weighs rejection of experts in NFL Sunday Ticket antitrust case March 10, 2026 | Alex Wilts

The National Football League at a US appeals court on Monday defended a trial judge’s decision to throw out a jury verdict finding it violated US antitrust laws in a case brought by NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers.

Meta's WhatsApp fee plan faces questions from Brazil's CADE March 09, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil’s competition authority has formally questioned Meta over its plan to begin charging AI chatbot providers for messages sent to Brazilian WhatsApp users, suggesting that the change may conflict with rest... (more story)

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Live Nation still being sued by states as US judge grills parties over surprise DOJ deal March 09, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

US states suing Live Nation and Ticketmaster over alleged monopolization of the entertainment ticketing industry have quick and critical decisions to make this week on the timing and means of how to pursue cla... (more story)

Ericsson, Motorola pressed in Brazil on global 5G patent dispute strategies March 09, 2026 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil’s antitrust authority is turning up the pressure on Ericsson and Motorola, demanding detailed explanations for their global litigation tactics in a long‑running 5G patent dispute that the companies had ... (more story)

Legal standard in Amazon antitrust case revisited with Calif. bid for injunction March 09, 2026 | Alex Wilts

California’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Amazon over alleged price-fixing could allow the state to have the conduct evaluated under a stricter legal standard, something it failed to secure earl... (more story)

Sony bets on gaming market, ecosystem uniqueness to fend off UK mass-claim jeopardy March 09, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Sony's defense — at an upcoming mass claim trial in the UK over alleged exploitative conduct through its PlayStation operation — bets on convincing competition judges that the videogames sector has unique mark... (more story)

Why South Korea's antitrust surge puts KFTC's credibility on the line March 03, 2026 | Jenny Lee

President Lee Jae Myung’s aggressive rhetoric on collusion and pricing can be read as a politically understandable push to restore market order and relieve pressure on households. But for the Korea Fair Trade ... (more story)

US DOJ maintains enforcement focus on anticompetitive information sharing March 02, 2026 | Clayton Vickers

The US Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in a price-fixing case over Circana’s PotatoTrack product, maintaining a focus on anticompetitive information sharing and further clarifying the condi... (more story)

US DOJ, FTC invite lobbying with call for input on collaboration guidelines March 02, 2026 | Chris May and Clayton Vickers

The US Department of Justice and US Federal Trade Commission’s joint inquiry over potential reissuance of guidance on collaboration between competitors is a green light for heavy lobbying from the antitrust ba... (more story)

Global SEP injunction debate gains steam in Washington February 27, 2026 | Nick Robertson

US policymakers have shown an increased interest in standard-essential patents (SEPs) in recent months, as stakeholders tell MLex that 2026 will be critical for both patent owners and standard implementers. Wi... (more story)