EU to ask WTO to rule on China’s global patent royalty decisions
By Inbar Preiss ( February 12, 2026, 17:41 GMT | Insight) -- The EU is planning to ask the World Trade Organization on Feb. 24 to rule on Chinese court rulings that set global royalty rates for key technology patents, after consultations failed to resolve the dispute.The European Union is planning to ask the World Trade Organization to rule on its dispute with China over Chinese court decisions that set global royalty rates for key technology patents, after talks between the two sides failed to resolve the issue....
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