Saudi Arabia – Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (DS567)
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Saudi Arabia – Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (DS567) is a World Trade Organization dispute case in which the scope and interpretation of the GATT security exceptions under Article XXI were a central focus in assessing Saudi Arabia’s treatment of intellectual property rights.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
WTO dispute
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WTO dispute settlement case → international trade dispute → |
| abbreviation |
Saudi Arabia – IPRs (DS567)
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| centralIssue |
consistency of Saudi Arabia’s IP measures with TRIPS obligations
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interpretation of GATT Article XXI(b)(iii) → scope of GATT Article XXI security exceptions → |
| complainant |
Qatar
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| complainantStatus |
WTO Member
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| concerns |
Saudi Arabia’s treatment of intellectual property rights of Qatari entities
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| disputeCategory |
GATT security exceptions dispute
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TRIPS-related dispute → |
| disputeNumber |
DS567
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| forum |
World Trade Organization
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| forumAbbreviation |
WTO
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| governingAgreement |
Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes
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| governingAgreementAbbreviation |
DSU
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| involves |
interpretation of WTO Members’ discretion under Article XXI
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| keyProvisionDiscussed |
GATT 1994 Article XXI
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TRIPS Agreement Article 3 → TRIPS Agreement Article 4 → TRIPS Agreement Article 41 → TRIPS Agreement Article 42 → TRIPS Agreement Article 61 → |
| legalInstrumentAbbreviation |
GATT 1994
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TRIPS Agreement → |
| legalInstrumentInvoked |
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 → |
| legalTheme |
national security exceptions in WTO law
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relationship between TRIPS and GATT security exceptions → |
| measureTypeChallenged |
measures affecting enforcement of intellectual property rights
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measures relating to civil and criminal enforcement of IP → |
| panelEstablishedBy |
WTO Dispute Settlement Body
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| party |
Qatar
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Saudi Arabia → |
| relatedConcept |
WTO dispute settlement jurisprudence on Article XXI
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enforcement of intellectual property rights → national security in international economic law → |
| respondent |
Saudi Arabia
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| respondentStatus |
WTO Member
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| subjectMatter |
intellectual property rights
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protection of intellectual property → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Saudi Arabia – Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (DS567)
("Saudi Arabia – IPRs (DS567)")
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abbreviation |
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Article XXI (Security Exceptions)
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centralIssueIn |
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Qatar – Certain Measures Concerning Goods and Services from the United Arab Emirates (DS526)
("Saudi Arabia – Measures Concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (DS567 contextually related crisis)")
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relatedCase |