The European Union (EU) has filed a dispute with China at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), alleging that European holder of mobile patents are restricted from taking legal action to protect their intellectual property by Chinese courts.
Typically, any company that uses another firm’s patents must pay royalties for the privilege. Patents that are essential to industry standards such as 5G can be used by anyone else on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms.
