EU Takes China To WTO In Smartphone Patent Spat European Commission launches WTO challenge against China over court decision that forces smartphone tech patent owners to settle for cut-rate licensing fees The European Commission has challenged China in the World Trade Organisation , arguing that Chinese courts are preventing European patent holders from protecting their licensing revenues in the country. The Commission, acting on behalf of the bloc’s 27 members, said EU companies were being prevented from going to foreign courts to protect standard-essential patnets (SEPs) used in technologies such as 3G, 4G and 5G . While the Commission didn’t...