The U.S. Trade Representative determined Ukraine is a...
The U.S. Trade Representative determined Ukraine is a significant violator of intellectual property rights (IPR) protections in a Section 301 review under the 1974 Trade Act, but will disregard the infringement now in light of the ongoing political transition in…
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the country, said USTR in a notice slated to appear in Thursday’s Federal Register (http://1.usa.gov/1lX3G24). Under Section 301, USTR can retaliate against countries it classifies as IPR violators. In the most recent Special 301 Report released in May, USTR listed Ukraine as a Priority Foreign Country for its allegedly unfair, nontransparent system that oversees collection and distribution of royalties to rightsholders, including U.S. companies and individuals. The Ukrainian government has failed to stamp out widespread use of infringing software by state agencies and failed to combat online infringement of copyright rights, the U.S. also contends. Ukraine has said it’s implementing an IPR action plan (WID Feb 21/13 p3).