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WTO Panel Rules for U.S. in Chinese Copyright and Trademark Infringement Complaint

By Donald Zuhn, Kevin Noonan, Chris Singer, Sherri Oslick, and Jason Derry

By Kevin E. Noonan -- Intellectual property rights (particularly Western intellectual property rights) were intended to receive improved protection under the Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The World Trade Organization (WTO) was to provide the forum for disputes arising under TRIPS. However, the anticipated benefits for Western IP rights holders have not materialized (see "The Law of Unintended Consequences Arises in Applying TRIPS to Patented Drug Protection in Developing Countries"; "Worldwide Drug Pricing Regime in Chaos"; "More on the Global Drug Patenting Crisis"). This outcome is due in...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on January 28, 2009 (boomark / email).