WTO Panel Rejects EU Claims Against China on IP Rights

Geneva, Switzerland.The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed this Friday to examine a lawsuit filed by the Chinese government against the European Union's decision to impose tariffs on electric cars manufactured in China.The Community block announced provisional additional customs tariffs of up to 35% after a European Union investigation concluded that China's state aid and subsidies affected European competitors.When China first brought the ca…

EU to appeal WTO finding that China’s IP practices do not violate TRIPS

The European Union on Thursday said it will appeal -- via arbitration and not the defunct Appellate Body -- a World Trade Organization dispute panel’s finding that while China was limiting some intellectual property rights of foreign-held companies, its practices did not violate WTO rules. Brussels initiated the dispute in February 2022, escalating it to the panel stage later that year. The U.S. has previously backed the bloc’s position and soug…

WTO Panel Rejects EU Claims Against China on IP Rights

WTO Panel Rejects EU Claims Against China on IP Rights The World Trade Organization (WTO) panel on Thursday dismissed the European Union's accusations that China had breached international rules on intellectual property rights.The panel declared that the EU failed to prove China's non-compliance with WTO regulations but noted China's inadequate adherence to transparency obligations.The EU's 2022 complaint accused Chinese courts of obstructing Eu…

EU initiates appeal arbitration in intellectual property dispute, discloses panel report

EU initiates appeal arbitration in intellectual property dispute, discloses panel report —

The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday rejected the European Union's claims that China had violated the multilateral institution's intellectual property rules.

The WTO panel rejected a complaint in which the European Union claimed China was violating rules on intellectual property. The organization stated this on its website. The EU appealed the finding today, the WTO said in a statement. The WTO Panel concluded that the Union had not demonstrated non-compliance with WTO rules. However, he said China had failed to meet all WTO transparency obligations. In a complaint, the European Union argued that Chi…