{"id":7764,"date":"2020-05-04T16:29:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T10:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=7764"},"modified":"2020-05-04T16:29:34","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T10:59:34","slug":"annual-special-301-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/annual-special-301-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Special 301 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-section\" data-type=\"type-1\" data-alignment=\"left\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Relevance: Prelims: International<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-25-at-3.08.06-PM.png\" alt=\"USTR Releases Annual Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property ...\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>\u2022 India continues to be on the \u2018Priority Watch List\u2019 of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for lack of adequate intellectual property (IP) rights protection and enforcement, the USTR said in its Annual Special 301 Report.<\/p>\n<p><b>About:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Special 301 Report is prepared annually by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) that identifies trade barriers to United States companies and products due to the intellectual property laws, such as copyright, patents, and trademarks, in other countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Special 301 Report is published pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 as amended by Section 1303 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Special 301 Report was first published in 1989.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aferm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/0\/2019\/06\/RM6.19_sworntosecrecy_side1-630x382.jpg\" alt=\"Sworn to Secrecy: Protecting Trade Secrets and Intellectual ...\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Key highlights:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 India remained one of the most challenging economies for IP enforcement and protection, the report said, using the language it has used previously.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Algeria, Argentina, Chile, China, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, and Venezuela are also on the Priority Watch List.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 India made \u201cmeaningful progress\u201d to enhance IP protection and enforcement in some areas over the past year, it did not resolve recent and long-standing challenges, and created new ones.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The report also mentioned high customs duties on medical devices and Information and Communications Technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>For more such notes, Articles, News &amp; Views Join our Telegram Channel.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Telegram Link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Click the link below to see the details about the UPSC \u2013Civils courses offered by Triumph IAS.<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" title=\"Courses available\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php\">https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relevance: Prelims: International Why in news? 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