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- USTR is in the process of consulting with all those on the Watch List to resolve problems associated with inadequate intellectual property protection or barriers to market access.
Priority watch List
- In addition to the 19 trading partners cited for placement on the Watch List, the USTR identified four other countries whose acts, policies and practices satisfy some or all of the criteria for "priority foreign country" identification.
- Their lack of adequate and effective intellectual property protection is of considerable concern, and merits rigorous attention in the coming months.
- However, because these trading partners have made progress in recent bilateral or multilateral negotiations, they will not be identified as "priority foreign countries" under the statute at this time.
We expect that commitments to adhere to a Uruguay Round trade-related intellectual property rights agreement in December 1990 will correct many of the practices presently at issue with those trading partners on both lists.
The Administration intends to assess the progress of those on the Priority Watch List and Watch List on a regular basis to ensure progress. The USTR may make identifications of "priority foreign countries" or recognize progress at any time.
