The Philippines was able to sustain its good record in United States’ intellectual property rights (IPR) watch list for four consecutive years.
In its US Trade Representative (USTR) 2017 Special 301 Report, the Philippines is not in the Priority Watch List nor in the Watch List, maintaining a clean record since 2014.
It was in 2014 when USTR lifted the country’s name in the watch list, after being listed in the report for 25 years since 1989.
The Special 301 Report is an annual review of the US on IPR protection and enforcement among US’ trading partners to protect the state’s inventors, creators, …read more
Source: The Manila Times
