The Dispute Settlement Reports of the World Trade Organization (WTO) include Panel and Appellate Body reports, as well as arbitration awards, in disputes concerning the rights and obligations of WTO members under the provisions of the Marrakesh Agreement. These are the WTO authorized and paginated reports in English. An essential addition to the library of all practising and academic trade lawyers, and needed by students worldwide taking courses in international economic or trade law. Volume IX reports on anti-dumping (United States and the European Communities, and Japan), measures affecting the automotive industry in Canada, and patent protection in Canada. The form of citation for this volume recommended by the WTO is DSR 2000: X.