GENEVA, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- The World Trade
Organization (WTO)decided on Tuesday to establish an expert panel to probe U.S.
complaints that China was not doing enough to protect intellectual property
rights (IPR), trade officials said.
The panel decision was automatically made at a
meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body, following a second request by the
United States. Washington's first request for such a panel was made last month
but rejected by China in accordance with WTO rules.
The United States initiated the case at the WTO in
April, claiming that China's legal structure for IPR protection is unfairly
deficient and inconsistent with WTO regulations. Consultations between the two
sides failed to solve the dispute.
Since April, China has vigorously defended its
position, regretting the U.S. insistence in setting up a WTO panel on the case.
For nearly 30 years and particularly since joining
the WTO in 2001, China has spared no efforts to improve its IPR legislation, and
now the legislation is in full accordance with WTO rules, the Chinese mission to
the WTO said in a statement after Tuesday's meeting.
By initiating the case, the United States is actually
trying to change the WTO legal structure on IPR protection, with an attempt to
impose extra obligations on developing members, the statement said.
It added that China would not accept obligations that
go beyond what is prescribed in the "TRIPS" agreement among the 151 WTO members,
which covers trade-related intellectual property rights.
The statement reiterated that China would continue to
pay much attention to IPR protection, as it is necessary for China's economic
development.
As a developing country, China is ready to make its
due efforts for promoting worldwide IPR protection, the statement said.
XIAMEN, Fujian, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Increasing U.S.
investigations over alleged IPR infringement have forced more and more Chinese
companies to actively register patent rights across the world in an effort to
protect their own rights and prevent potential lawsuits. Full story
BEIJING, April 27 -- AmCham China Thursday released a
survey, which suggests the Chinese government is both capable of and willing to
take action against those who violate intellectual property rights (IPR). Full story
BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will
continue to protect intellectual property rights (IPR) with more effective
measures, Vice Premier Wu Yi said Tuesday.
Wu made the remark in a congratulatory message to the
two-day Global Forum on Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Innovation
which opened in Beijing on Tuesday. Full story
