Qatar escalates dispute against Saudi Arabia on violation of intellectual property rights

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20/11/2018

Arab Times

20/11/2018

Arab Times

GENEVA: Qatar has escalated a dispute against Saudi Arabia at the World Trade Organization, a WTO filing showed on Monday, with a request for adjudication of its complaint that Saudi Arabia had violated its intellectual property rights.Qatar launched the dispute in October, saying Saudi Arabia was blocking Qatari-owned broadcaster beIN and refusing to take effective action against the piracy of beIN content by a sophisticated pirate operation called “beoutQ”. (RTRS)