A panel of judges at the World Trade Organization (WTO) has found that Saudi authorities had failed to sufficiently protect the intellectual property rights of Qatar-based media giant beIN Sports, ending a years-long, politically-charged dispute.
U.S.-headquartered Sidley Austin and U.K. barristers chambers Blackstone helped guide beIN to victory at the WTO. Blackstone’s Stephen Nathan QC, counsel for beIN, called the ruling an historic vindication of Qatar’s intellectual property rights.