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How the US Lost Its China Complaint On IP

Posted by kdawson on from the evidence-from-the-newspaper dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The World Trade Organization yesterday released its much-anticipated decision involving a US complaint against China over its protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights. The US quickly proclaimed victory, with newspaper headlines trumpeting the WTO panel's requirement that China reform elements of its intellectual property laws. Yet the reality is somewhat different. As Michael Geist notes, the US lost badly on key issues such as border measures and criminal IP enforcement, with the international trade body upholding the validity of China's laws."

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  1. Doesn't sound very American by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What are we, Hamas now? By not completely losing we win?

    1. Re:Doesn't sound very American by chill · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hey, the Iraqi Information Minister needed to get a job SOMEWHERE!

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  2. Sadly by longacre · · Score: 5, Funny

    WTO knows who its soon-to-be-daddy is.

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  3. Haha by Idiomatick · · Score: 2, Funny

    If the wto made a ruling against China which will obviously be ignored what are they going to do. Punitive measures? Oh lets stop trade with China, great idea. Kind of a silly system if you ask me.

  4. Obvious answer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Make the US dollar bonds worthless by spending made up USD like... like, um, politicians!

  5. Re:why bother about their laws being implemented by MaskedSlacker · · Score: 3, Funny

    that would be an agreement the US never agreed to, so no.