EU Files Complaint With WTO Over China’s High-Tech Patent Royalties

Chinese courts set worldwide royalty rates for EU standard essential patents but without patent owners’ consent.
EU Files Complaint With WTO Over China’s High-Tech Patent Royalties
European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on March 1, 2023. Johanna Geron/Reuters
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The European Commission has lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) claiming that China engages in “unfair and illegal” trade practices by permitting its courts to determine global royalty rates for EU standard essential patents without the consent of patent owners.

Observers have said that the Chinese communist regime’s courts have exceeded their jurisdiction and that such practices will worsen China–EU trade relations.

Alex Wu
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Alex Wu is a U.S.-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on Chinese society, Chinese culture, human rights, and international relations.