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US DOJ's Kallay invites patent holders, users to flag sham litigation October 11, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

The US Department of Justice is encouraging patent holders and users facing sham litigation to approach the agency as it looks to deepen its understanding of the area, according to Dina Kallay, one of the top ... (more story)

Antitrust laws not over-the-counter cold remedy for patent fights, US DOJ’s Kallay says October 11, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Companies looking to bring a successful antitrust claim under the rule of reason, including patent disputes, must allege harm to the competitive process — because antitrust laws aren’t an “over-the-counter col... (more story)

Trump tells US Supreme Court that president can fire executive agency officers at will October 10, 2025 | Mike Swift

Congress lacks the authority to “insulate” officers of executive agencies such as the US Federal Trade Commission from being removed at will by the president, the Trump administration told the US Supreme Court... (more story)

EU guidance on carmakers' SEP licensing 'unfortunate,' US DOJ's Kallay says October 10, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

European Commission guidance that carmakers can at times cooperate regarding intellectual property licenses without violating competition law was surprising, unusual and an unfortunate development as it appear... (more story)

GDPR, AI Act top priorities for Danish minister in EU simplification push October 10, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

The EU’s digital simplification package should focus on making the General Data Protection Regulation and the AI Act more coherent and easier to apply across member states, Danish digital minister Caroline Sta... (more story)

EU countries want stronger protections for minors online, differ on approach October 10, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Social media platforms such as Meta’s Instagram, ByteDance’s TikTok, and Snapchat should face tougher rules to protect children online, European digital ministers agreed on Friday, but they remained divided ov... (more story)

UK online risks for children greater than thought before new rules, group says October 10, 2025 | Frank Hersey and Patricia Figueiredo

Exposure of children to the highest risk types of suicide and self-harm content was greater than previously thought before new rules in the UK's online safety law came into effect in July, a well-known online ... (more story)

China probes Qualcomm over Autotalks deal as US trade friction persists (*update) October 10, 2025 | MLex Staff

China's antitrust regulator has launched a probe into Qualcomm, ramping up scrutiny of the US chipmaker as trade tensions between Beijing and Washington persist despite recent diplomatic efforts to stabilize r... (more story)

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Japan's new mobile competition law gets muted response from domestic companies October 10, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

As Japan’s competition regulator promotes a new smartphone law designed to open mobile ecosystems that have long been dominated by Apple and Google, domestic companies have so far been slow to explore the busi... (more story)

Meta, Google, ByteDance, Snap face pivotal trials over their grip on youth October 09, 2025 | Xu Yuan

A series of trials involving allegations against the world’s biggest social media companies — Meta Platforms, ByteDance, Google, and Snap — will take place in California beginning 2026 in federal and state cou... (more story)

Platforms, publishers to see renewed cookie debate in EU's simplification law October 09, 2025 | Matthew Newman

Adtech companies, publishers, and large US tech platforms are eagerly awaiting how the EU’s executive will amend the bloc's rules governing how websites obtain consent from users for the placement of cookies, ... (more story)

Child safety online, tech sovereignty at center of EU ministers’ talks October 09, 2025 | Sara Brandstätter

Stronger EU measures to protect children online, as well as ways to boost the EU's technological independence, will be topics in focus for national digital ministers meeting in Denmark on Friday against a back... (more story)

Free-speech activists challenge global reach of Australia's online watchdog October 09, 2025 | James Panichi

Demands that Meta Platforms and X Corp. remove from their social-media feeds certain violent content, including footage of the assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk, has placed Australia’s online-sa... (more story)

Grounding of online money gaming leaves Indian industry in regulatory limbo October 09, 2025 | Freny Patel

India’s $25-billion online gaming sector faces an existential crisis following the sweeping nationwide ban on all online real-money games with the enactment of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act... (more story)

Patent implementers eye victory in EU tech-transfer rules revamp October 08, 2025 | Jean Comte and Inbar Preiss

Carmakers and other IP-intensive industries are likely to welcome a planned revamp of the EU’s competition rules for technology transfer, that would make it easier for them to jointly negotiate with patent own... (more story)

Brazil’s digital markets bill seeks to balance flexibility, accountability, official says October 01, 2025 | Henrique Santiago

A proposed law from the Ministry of Finance aims to empower Brazil’s competition agency to strengthen enforcement and ensure a competitive environment in digital markets, with a primary focus on Big Tech firms.