WTO-China IPR case: A mixed result

March 17, 2009 | BY

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The US has complained to the World Trade Organisation that China's IP rights protection and enforcement legislation violates international agreements. A WTO panel has presented its report and both sides are claiming victory. By Jan Bohanes and Adrian Emch, Sidley Austin, Geneva and Beijing.

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Companies operating in China often complain of widespread violations of intellectual property rights (IPR).1 Over the past few years, the United States government has put diplomatic pressure on China