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WTO Panel Decision on IP Case Favorable to China, Experts Say (TWN)

By Robin Gross

"The World Trade Organization on 26 January issued a panel report in a case brought by the US challenging China's enforcement of intellectual property rights. While the case has been commonly reported as a victory for the US, careful and detailed analysis of the panel ruling indicates that China's intellectual property laws have been vindicated in the most important areas that were disputed. Experts have actually characterized it as a loss for the US. University of Ottawa law professor Dr. Michael Geist said that "the headlines get it wrong. The US did not win this case, but rather lost badly"...

Full post as published by IP Justice on February 17, 2009 (boomark / email).