- Country or region
- United States
- Trade topics
- Dispute settlement
- Context
- WTO - Case launched by the EU
Summary of the case
- Complaint by: EU
- Complaint against: United States
- Third parties: Canada, Japan
Under Section 337, the US can investigate whether imported goods infringe US intellectual property rights and can exclude them from entry into the US. In 1989, a GATT panel found that important aspects of Section 337 violated national treatment obligations. Section 337 was partially amended in 1994. EC considers that the procedures and remedies under Section 337 are still substantially different from internal procedures concerning domestic goods and discriminate against European industries and goods.
Relevant WTO provision: GATT (III); TRIPS (2, 3, 9, 27, 41, 42, 49, 50, 51)
Status
WTO consultations held on 21 Feb. 2000. Pending.
- Consultations requested: 12 January 2000