IP Theft & Violations

China and India continues to head the “Priority Watch List” prepared by the US government on intellectual property theft and patent violations worldwide. USTR identified 36 countries on the Priority Watch List (11 countries) or Watch List (25 countries). China is on the Priority Watch List for the 15th consecutive year.

In its “Special 301” annual report for 2019, the Office of the US Trade Representative Office (USTR) identifies “trading partners that do not adequately or effectively protect and enforce intellectual property (IP) rights or otherwise deny market access to US innovators and creators that rely on protection of their IP rights.”