China’s Ministry of Commerce responds to EU lawsuit

On January 20, the head of the Treaty and Law Department of China’s Ministry of Commerce answered questions from reporters about the EU’s appeal to the WTO dispute settlement mechanism for relevant judicial decisions in China’s standard essential patent licensing lawsuit.

A reporter asked: According to media reports, the EU appealed China’s relevant judicial decisions in the standard essential patent licensing lawsuit to the WTO dispute settlement mechanism on January 20. What comments does the Ministry of Commerce have?

A: China received the EU’s request for consultation on January 20.

I would like to emphasize that China has strictly followed the WTO rules and accession commitments, and continuously improved the legislation and law enforcement of intellectual property protection, and the achievements have been obvious to all. The channels for communication between China and the EU on intellectual property issues have always been unobstructed. China regrets the EU’s lawsuit.

China will handle subsequent matters in accordance with WTO rules and resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests.