Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/04/10
By: Liao Yu-yang and Kuan-lin Liu

Taipei, April 10 (CNA) Taiwan has asked to join, as a third party, a complaint by the United States against China filed with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over alleged intellectual property theft, according to a Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) official.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative filed a complaint on March 23 against China, requesting consultations at the WTO for what it said were Chinese violations of the international organization’s rules on patent rights and licensing.

According to the WTO’s rules, this gave member countries that have a substantial interest in the matter a 10-day period to notify the organization that it would like to participate in the consultations as a third party.    [FULL  STORY]