Tag: WTO
The WTO chief at the summit: Foamy road to trade agreement
On Sunday, the WTO summit began in Geneva, where ministers will try to agree on trade agreements in a crisis-ridden world. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is vaguely optimistic and believes that…
a first step towards the lifting of intellectual property rights
The issue of patents on Covid-19 vaccines may be on the way to being resolved. After a year and a half of discussions, the World Trade Organization (WTO) is taking…
Protection of technological patents: why the European Union seizes the WTO against China
Brussels shows the muscles against Beijing. The European Union seized on Friday the World Trade Organization (WTO) against China, accused of obstructing legal action by European companies whose patents, particularly…