The United States Trade Representative (USTR) Susan Schwab announced on April 9 the U.S. government on Monday filed complaints against China in the World Trade Organization (WTO) over IPR disputes and market access restrictions on the sale of American publications.  Chinese IPR agencies  soon expressed their discontent and regret over the US action.
“It's neither a sensible move nor a rational decision for the U.S. government to file such complaints,” said Tian Lipu, commissioner of the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), at a national meeting of IPR heads on April 10.  “By doing so, the United States had ignored the Chinese government's immense efforts and great achievements in strengthening IPR protection and tightening enforcement of its IPR laws, especially given a new judicial interpretation was just released to significantly lower the threshold for prosecuting copyright crimes,”added Tian.     
The European Union will not join the US action and still favors dialogue over WTO cases to settle trade disputes, the EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson told Xinhua on April 16.

美方决定将中国知识产权等问题诉诸ＷＴＯ
中方认为此做法不理智，不明智
　　本报综合消息　针对美国贸易谈判代表施瓦布4月9日宣布美方决定要将中国知识产权问题、出版物市场准入问题诉诸世界贸易组织争端解决机制。连日来，中国各相关部门纷纷发表意见，对美这一做法表示不满和遗憾。
4月10日，中国国家知识产权局局长田力普在全国知识产权局局长会议上表示。“美方向WTO提出这种起诉是不明智的，也是不理智的。”田力普说，美方此举无视中国政府加强知识产权保护执法力度所付出的巨大努力，以及取得的重大成果。特别是中国刚刚出台司法解释明显降低了侵犯著作权罪的门槛。
4月16日，欧盟委员会贸易委员曼德尔森在接受新华社记者采访时说，欧盟暂不考虑参与美国针对中国知识产权等问题向世界贸易组织提起的诉讼，对话仍是解决欧中贸易争端的优先选择。