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TEXXR / Topics / Tech Legal Battles / 2025

Tech Legal Battles (2025)

The legal landscape in 2025 shifted from filing to deciding. Courts began issuing rulings on AI copyright, training data, and fair use that will shape the industry for years. The Google remedy phase — potentially requiring divestiture of Chrome or Android — became the most consequential antitrust proceeding since the Microsoft case.

1169 events in 2025 20 key entities
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Google initially filed an EU antitrust complaint in 2024 alleging Microsoft used unfair software licensing practices related to Azure.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-29
Google Microsoft
Google withdraws its 2024 EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft over Azure licensing, after the EU launched a probe into Azure and AWS under the DMA
Wall Street Journal · 2025-11-29 · #12
Google withdraws its 2024 EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft alleging unfair Azure licensing practices.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-29
Google Microsoft
Google withdraws its 2024 EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft over Azure licensing, after the EU launched a probe into Azure and AWS under the DMA
Wall Street Journal · 2025-11-29 · #12
Taiwan prosecutors raided the home(s) of a former senior TSMC executive (Wei-Jen Lo) and seized computers as part of their investigation.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-27
Taiwan prosecutors Wei-Jen Lo homes computers
Intel denies allegations in a TSMC lawsuit that former TSMC executive Wei-Jen Lo likely leaked trade secrets after retiring from TSMC and joining Intel
Reuters · 2025-11-27 · #5
A German court sentences the operator of the Share-Online cyberlocker to a two-year suspended prison term.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-27
German court operator of Share-Online
Six years after EU law enforcement raids shut down German cyberlocker Share-Online, a German court sentences its operator to a two-year suspended prison term
TorrentFreak · 2025-11-27 · #22
Rey has cooperated with European police since June.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-27
Rey European police
A profile of “Rey”, the admin of cybercriminal group Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters, a 15-year-old from Amman, Jordan who cooperated with European police since June
Krebs on Security · 2025-11-27 · #2
Intel denies allegations in a TSMC lawsuit that former TSMC executive Wei-Jen Lo likely leaked trade secrets after retiring from TSMC and joining Intel.
denied 1 article 2025-11-27
Intel TSMC Wei-Jen Lo trade secrets
Intel denies allegations in a TSMC lawsuit that former TSMC executive Wei-Jen Lo likely leaked trade secrets after retiring from TSMC and joining Intel
Reuters · 2025-11-27 · #5
OpenAI says in a court filing that it is not liable in a lawsuit alleging ChatGPT provided a teen (Adam Raine) information about suicide methods, arguing the teen misused ChatGPT.
denied 1 article 2025-11-26
OpenAI ChatGPT Adam Raine lawsuit
Filing: OpenAI denies liability in a lawsuit alleging ChatGPT gave a teen who died by suicide information about suicide methods, arguing that he misused ChatGPT
NBC News · 2025-11-26 · #5
Families of victims of the October 7 attack (306 American plaintiffs, including families of Hersh Goldberg-Polin and Itay Chen) filed a U.S. federal lawsuit against crypto exchange Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao alleging the company facilitated payments to Hamas and other U.S.-designated terrorist groups.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-26
Families of October 7 victims 306 American plaintiffs (including families of Hersh Goldberg-Polin and Itay Chen) Binance Changpeng Zhao
Families of October 7 victims sue Binance and Changpeng Zhao in US federal court, alleging Binance facilitated millions in payments to Hamas after October 7
Financial Times · 2025-11-26 · #42
The Nevada federal court dissolved the preliminary injunction that had prevented Nevada regulators from enforcing gaming laws against Kalshi.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-26
Nevada federal court Kalshi
A US judge rules Kalshi's sports-betting contracts are subject to Nevada Gaming Commission enforcement; Kalshi argues they should be regulated only by the CFTC
Bloomberg · 2025-11-26 · #40
France says it plans to file legal complaints against AliExpress and Joom over the sale of childlike sex dolls.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-26
France AliExpress Joom
France says it plans legal complaints against AliExpress and Joom over the sales of childlike sex dolls; Temu, Wish, eBay, and more are also under investigation
Financial Times · 2025-11-26 · #7
Warner Music Group and Suno settle previous litigation as part of their agreement.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-26
Warner Music Group Suno
Warner Music and AI music generator Suno strike a deal, settling previous litigation; Suno will launch licensed AI models and will acquire WMG's Songkick
Music Business Worldwide · 2025-11-26 · #24
A U.S. judge issues a temporary restraining order blocking OpenAI from using the word \"cameo\" for its Sora features.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-25
US judge OpenAI Sora features
A US judge issues a temporary restraining order blocking OpenAI from using the word “cameo” for Sora features, following a trademark lawsuit by video app Cameo
CNBC · 2025-11-25 · #41
Video app Cameo filed a trademark lawsuit against OpenAI over use of the word "cameo", prompting the restraining order.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-25
Cameo OpenAI
A US judge issues a temporary restraining order blocking OpenAI from using the word “cameo” for Sora features, following a trademark lawsuit by video app Cameo
CNBC · 2025-11-25 · #41
Amazon positions Amazon Leo (and the Leo Ultra antenna) as a competitor to SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-25
Amazon Leo Amazon Starlink
Amazon begins previewing its Amazon Leo satellite internet system for a select group of customers, ahead of a wider public rollout planned for 2026
Bloomberg · 2025-11-25 · #46
Sources say Italian police raided two Amazon sites on November 24 as part of a growing investigation into alleged customs and tax fraud involving Chinese imports.
rumored 1 article 2025-11-25
Italian police Amazon
Sources: Italian police raided two Amazon sites on November 24 as part of a growing investigation into alleged customs and tax fraud involving Chinese imports
Reuters · 2025-11-25 · #40
The US Department of Justice settles its case against RealPage, which had accused the company of building algorithms that allowed landlords to illegally collude to drive up rental prices.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-25
US Department of Justice RealPage
The US DOJ settles its case against RealPage, which it accused of building algorithms that allowed landlords to illegally collude to drive up rental prices
New York Post · 2025-11-25 · #38
TSMC sues former VP Lo Wen-jen, alleging he likely leaked trade secrets to Intel after leaving TSMC following a two-decade career to join Intel.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-25
TSMC Lo Wen-jen Intel
TSMC sues former VP Lo Wen-jen, who left to join Intel, alleging a high likelihood that he leaked secrets to Intel after a two-decade career at TSMC
Bloomberg · 2025-11-25 · #9
Plaintiffs allege Meta hid product risks from users and authorities.
rumored 1 article 2025-11-23
Meta users authorities
Filing: Meta axed research based on a Nielsen survey in 2020 that found evidence of social media harms, claiming the survey was tainted by the “media narrative”
Reuters · 2025-11-23 · #4
A U.S. bankruptcy judge ordered Byju Raveendran to pay more than $1.07 billion to U.S. lenders over missing funds from Byju's U.S. unit.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-23
U.S. bankruptcy judge Byju Raveendran U.S. lenders Byju's US unit
A US bankruptcy judge ordered Indian edtech startup Byju's founder Byju Raveendran on Nov. 20 to pay $1B+ to US lenders, over missing funds from Byju's US unit
TechCrunch · 2025-11-23 · #9
Judge Leonie M. Brinkema is expected to rule next year on whether to break up Google's ad tech monopoly following a remedies hearing.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-22
Judge Leonie M. Brinkema Google ad tech monopoly
A US judge is expected to rule next year on breaking up Google's ad tech monopoly, after the DOJ and Google delivered closing arguments in a remedies hearing
New York Times · 2025-11-22 · #8
The former head of product safety at Figure AI sues the humanoid robot startup Figure AI, alleging he was unlawfully terminated after warning executives about product safety.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-22
Former head of product safety at Figure AI Figure AI
Figure AI's former head of product safety sues the humanoid robot startup, alleging he was unlawfully terminated after warning executives about product safety
CNBC · 2025-11-22 · #21
The DOJ and Google delivered closing arguments in a remedies hearing related to Google's ad tech business.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-22
U.S. Department of Justice Google remedies hearing
A US judge is expected to rule next year on breaking up Google's ad tech monopoly, after the DOJ and Google delivered closing arguments in a remedies hearing
New York Times · 2025-11-22 · #8
Judge Leonie M. Brinkema sits on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-22
Judge Leonie M. Brinkema U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
A US judge is expected to rule next year on breaking up Google's ad tech monopoly, after the DOJ and Google delivered closing arguments in a remedies hearing
New York Times · 2025-11-22 · #8
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz defeated Elon Musk's bid to exit his $44B Twitter buyout, for which the firm received about $90M in fees.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-21
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Elon Musk attempt to exit $44B Twitter buyout
X ends its 2023 lawsuit against law firm Wachtell to recover most of the $90M fee the firm received for defeating Musk's bid to exit his $44B Twitter buyout
Reuters · 2025-11-21 · #19
X ends its 2023 lawsuit against law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz that sought to recover most of the $90M fee the firm received related to the Twitter buyout litigation.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-21
X Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz $90M fee
X ends its 2023 lawsuit against law firm Wachtell to recover most of the $90M fee the firm received for defeating Musk's bid to exit his $44B Twitter buyout
Reuters · 2025-11-21 · #19
Meta's board agreed to a $190M settlement with investors over claims that Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta board members mishandled the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-21
Meta investors Mark Zuckerberg Meta board members Cambridge Analytica scandal
Filings: Meta's board agreed to a $190M settlement with investors over claims that Zuckerberg and other board members mishandled the Cambridge Analytica scandal
Bloomberg · 2025-11-21 · #34
A US judge sentences William Lonergan Hill, co-founder of crypto mixer Samourai Wallet, to four years in prison for laundering over $200 million in illegal transactions.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-20
William Lonergan Hill Samourai Wallet
A US judge sentences William Lonergan Hill, who co-founded crypto mixer Samourai Wallet, to four years in prison for laundering $200M+ in illegal transactions
Bloomberg · 2025-11-20 · #49
A Spanish court orders Meta to pay €479M in compensation to 87 Spanish digital media outlets for unfair competition practices and breaches of EU data protection regulations.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-20
Spanish court Meta 87 Spanish digital media outlets €479M
A Spanish court orders Meta to pay €479M to 87 Spanish digital media outlets for unfair competition practices and infringement of EU data protection regulations
Reuters · 2025-11-20 · #19
TikTok's rise undermined the FTC's antitrust case against Meta, weakening the government's position in FTC v. Meta.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-19
TikTok FTC Meta
FTC v. Meta: TikTok's rise undermined the FTC's antitrust case and helped Meta avoid a breakup; Judge Boasberg said the tech landscape has “changed markedly”
New York Times · 2025-11-19 · #2
Tsinghua University holds 4,986 AI-related patents filed between 2005 and 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2025-11-19
Tsinghua University 4,986 AI patents (2005–2024)
A look at Tsinghua University, which leads China's AI innovation, with 4,986 AI patents between 2005 and 2024, alumni behind startups like DeepSeek, and more
Bloomberg · 2025-11-19 · #12
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