Recent Context:

• Recently, The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released Special 301 Report 2022
• Released by: Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)
• Purpose: To identify trading partners that do not adequately or effectively protect and enforce Intellectual Property (IP) rights or otherwise deny market access to U.S. innovators and creators that rely on the protection of their IP rights.
• Categories: The report places countries into:
• Priority Watch list countries -These are those countries that are having serious intellectual property rights deficiencies and require increased United States Trade Representative(USTR) attention.
• Watch List countries – These countries are having serious intellectual property rights deficiencies but are not yet placed on the Priority Watch list.
• Priority Watch List Countries: Argentina, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Russia and Venezuela.