| 2010 Special 301 Report
April 30, 2010
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TABLE OF CONTENTS | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | 1 |
| SECTION I. DEVELOPMENTS IN IPR PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT | 5 |
| Positive Developments | 5 |
| Initiatives to Strengthen IPR Internationally | 7 |
| Capacity Building Efforts | 8 |
| Trends in Counterfeiting and Piracy | 9 |
| Internet and Digital Piracy | 11 |
| Trademarks and Domain Name Disputes | 12 |
| Government Use of Software | 12 |
| Intellectual Property and Health Policy | 12 |
| Supporting Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Innovation through Improved Market Access | 13 |
| Implementation of the WTO TRIPS Agreement | 15 |
| WTO Dispute Settlement | 16 |
| SECTION II. COUNTRY REPORTS | 19 |
| PRIORITY WATCH LIST | 19 |
| China | 19 |
| Russia | 23 |
| Algeria | 24 |
| Argentina | 24 |
| Canada | 25 |
| Chile | 25 |
| India | 26 |
| Indonesia | 26 |
| Pakistan | 27 |
| Thailand | 27 |
| Venezuela | 28 |
| WATCH LIST | 28 |
| Belarus | 28 |
| Bolivia | 29 |
| Brazil | 29 |
| Brunei | 29 |
| Colombia | 30 |
| Costa Rica | 30 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 |
| Ecuador | 31 |
| Egypt | 31 |
| Finland | 32 |
| Greece | 32 |
| Guatemala | 33 |
| Italy | 33 |
| Jamaica | 33 |
| Kuwait | 34 |
| Lebanon | 34 |
| Malaysia | 34 |
| Mexico | 35 |
| Norway | 35 |
| Peru | 36 |
| Philippines | 36 |
| Romania | 36 |
| Spain | 37 |
| Tajikistan | 37 |
| Turkey | 38 |
| Turkmenistan | 38 |
| Ukraine | 38 |
| Uzbekistan | 39 |
| Vietnam | 39 |
| SECTION 306 MONITORING | 40 |
| Paraguay | 40 |
| STATUS PENDING | 40 |
| Israel | 40 |
| SECTION III. NOTORIOUS MARKETS | 43 |
| ANNEX 1. STATUTORY BACKGROUND ON SPECIAL 301 | 47 |
| ANNEX 2. THE WIPO PERFORMANCES AND PHONOGRAMS TREATY (WPPT) AND THE WIPO COPYRIGHT TREATY (WCT) |
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