M&A, IP, Patents The European Commission has unconditionally cleared Swisscom’s planned acquisition of Vodafone Italia under the foreign subsidies regulation. Swisscom expects the deal to complete in the first quarter of 2025. The US Commerce Department is proposing a ban on key Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles, according to Reuters. The software prohibitions would be effective in the 2027 model year and the hardware ban would take effect in the 2030 model year or January 2029. This would also force American and other major automakers in years ahead to remove key Chinese software and hardware from vehicles in the The European Commission (EC) has cleared UAE operator e&’s acquisition of a 50% stake in PPF Telecom Group. The…