U.S. suspends WTO dispute with China over IP practices
At the request of the U.S., the World Trade Organization will suspend until Dec. 31 a case alleging China fails to uphold intellectual property rights that was instigated by the U.S. last year . In its March 2018 challenge, the U.S. accused China of not allowing foreign patent holders to exercise their IP rights against joint venture companies after initial contracts ended. A dispute panel was formed in November. The communication from the panel granting the request, made public on...