Brussels, 02/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - Following a complaint lodged by Philips, the electronics manufacturer which holds patents for recordable CD (CDR) technology, the European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into the WTO intellectual property consistency of the granting of compulsory licences by Taiwan for CDRs under TRIPS (the trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights). Compulsory licences are permits granted by governments to allow local companies to use a...