A global WTO ban on taxing digital streaming and downloads across national borders expired on March 30; negotiations are set to continue in Geneva this spring
A prohibition on taxing digital downloads expired, after members of the World Trade Organization concluded their annual meeting without an agreement.
US government emails show India rolled back its policy to impose restrictions on laptop imports in 2023 after behind-the-scenes lobbying by US officials
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US Trade Representative Katherine Tai dropped longstanding US digital trade demands in WTO talks, in order to give Congress room to regulate Big Tech companies
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The US and the EU accuse China of using its legal system to subvert foreign IP rights and help local companies in industries Beijing deems important, like tech
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China files a trade dispute at the WTO against the US over its chip export controls, arguing the curbs threaten the stability of global industrial supply chains
China has launched a trade dispute at the World Trade Organization against the United States over its chip export control measures, China's commerce ministry said.
The EU files a WTO case against China, alleging Chinese courts lowered global tech licensing fees, leading to billions in losses for Ericsson, Nokia, and others
Legal challenge at WTO alleges patent infringements are costing European manufacturers billions of euros
U.S. Files WTO Case Challenging EU Tariffs on Certain Technology Products
WASHINGTON - United States Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab announced today that the United States has requested World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement consultations with the European U...
WTO Gives Antigua Only $21 Million In Sanctions; US Says ‘Not So Fast...’
The battle between the US and Antigua over online gambling is rather long. You can go back here to read a summary of the back and forth — but the quick version is that the US violated its own free tr...
Antigua Seriously Pushing For WTO Approval To Distribute Free Music And Movies
Since 2003, we've been following the saga of Antigua's fight against the US in the World Trade Organization. Basically, Antigua argued that the US's ban on online gambling violated the free trade agr...
Russia shuts down Allofmp3.com
The music download website whose activities threatened to scupper Russia's entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has been shut down. — The site, Allofmp3.com, was quietly closed as the Kreml...