Geneva, July 21, 2025 (AFP) - New twist in EU-China patents standoff at WTO

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The European Union has obtained a mostly favourable ruling in one of its ongoing trade disputes with China over intellectual property, according to a decision published by the WTO Monday. Brussels first brought its case against China to the World Trade Organization three years ago, charging that Beijing was preventing European tech companies from using foreign courts to defend their patents. A panel of WTO experts set up in December 2022 to exami......

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