US EditionUSTR adds Mexico to ‘Special 301’ priority watch list over IP rights concerns
- On April 29, 2025, the U.S. Government published its annual Special 301 Report, which elevated Mexico to the Priority Watch List due to ongoing concerns regarding the protection of intellectual property rights.
- The move followed unresolved and long-standing IP issues, including Mexico's incomplete implementation of its United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement obligations on patent enforcement and regulatory protections.
- Major issues include Mexico’s inadequate investigation and enforcement efforts against trademark counterfeiting, the absence of implemented regulations required for patent enforcement, and challenges related to predetermined damages for intellectual property violations.
- USTR emphasized that countries need to respond to the issues highlighted in the Special 301 Report and cautioned that nations supporting unfair intellectual property practices may face trade enforcement measures.
- Mexico's placement on the Priority Watch List signals significant challenges ahead in aligning with USMCA IP commitments, with implications for future trade relations given Mexico’s export ties to the U.S.
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The United States accused Mexico yesterday of not doing enough in terms of intellectual property rights, including it in a list of “priority surveillance” countries, to which the Mexican government responded that it is committed to this issue, both in the local industry and in that of its trading partners.
US adds Mexico to priority watch list of IP offenders
Mexico has been named a priority offender on a U.S. government watch list of nations that don’t do enough to protect intellectual property rights. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced Tuesday that it regards its southern neighbor as among the worst offenders of intellectual property (IP) rights, moving Mexico from its Watch List to its Priority Watch List. Today, the Office of the United States Trade Representat…
The U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) included Mexico on its priority watch list on intellectual property rights this Tuesday, citing old concerns about the enforcement of the anti-brand counterfeiting law. "The USTR moved Mexico from the watch list to the priority watch list due to important and persistent concerns about intellectual property that have not been resolved, many of which relate to Mexico's implementation of the Treaty betw…
The possible production of fake drugs ignited alarms in the United States, so Mexico was included in a ‘black’ list of priority surveillance related to intellectual property rights issues by the U.S. Trade Office. The report was announced on Tuesday, April 29 in the annual report of the U.S. Trade Representative’s office (USTR), which now includes eight countries on the priority surveillance list due to deficiencies and violations of intellectua…
USTR adds Mexico to ‘Special 301’ priority watch list over IP rights concerns
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has added Mexico to its “priority watch list” of the worst offenders on intellectual property rights, citing concerns related to the country’s implementation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. In its annual Special 301 report on IP protection and enforcement, released on Tuesday, USTR said Mexico had become the eighth country on the priority list “due to long-standing and significant IP concerns,” ma…
U.S Government names some of the fake products flooding Kenya - ‘Most are sourced from China and UAE’
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - The U.S Government has named a wide range of counterfeit products flooding the Kenyan market. In its 2025 Special 301 Report released on Tuesday, April 29th, the Office of the U.S Trade Representative under President Donald Trump’s administration listed Kenya among countries with insufficient measures to curb the spread of fake goods. According to the report, counterfeit items entering Kenya include pharmaceuticals, s…
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