...States Trade Representative (USTR) . Specifically, the Act requires the USTR to identify those foreign countries that deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights or deny fair and equitable market access to US persons that rely upon intellectual property protection. Further,...

...Representative to analyze the intellectual property laws of other countries, and, pursuant to Congress' mandate, to identify those countries that deny adequate and effective protection of Intellectual property in order to initiate investigations that could lead to possible trade sanctions against these countries....

...(NTE)) required by section 301 is submitted to the congressional committees, he or she must: 1) identify countries that deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights or that deny fair and equitable market access to US persons relying on intellectual property protection;...

...provisions of the 1988 Trade Act. This statute specifically requires the USTR to identify those foreign countries that deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights, or deny adequate and equitable market access for US citizens relying on Intellectual property protection and...

...Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act. Under these provisions, the administration must identify "foreign countries that deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights, or deny fair and equitable market access to United States persons that rely upon intellectual property protection."...

...copyright owners by foreign countries. The "Special 301" provisions require USTR to identify those foreign countries that "deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights, or deny fair and equitable ' See also IIPA Comments before the GSP Subcommittee on the Renewal of the GSP Program...

...intent that intellectual property issues warrant unique coverage. Special 301 requires USTR to identify countries that deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights or that deny fair and equitable market access to US persons relying on intellectual property protection....

...Competitiveness Act, authorizes the Office of the US Trade Representative to impose trade sanctions against countries that deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights, or fair and equitable market access to US persons that rely upon intellectual property protection (see...

...obligations related to intellectual property rights. In addition, the USTR identified 35 trading partners that deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights or deny fair and equitable market access to US persons that rely upon intellectual property protection, as well...

...releasing the National Trade Estimates at the end of April each year, the USTR must identify those foreign countries that deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights, or deny fair and equitable market access to United States persons that rely upon intellectual property protection,...