China, India Remain On Priority Watch List Despite IP Improvements

China and India have made progress on improving their protection of intellectual property rights over the past year, but will remain on the priority watch list set up under the Special 301 process because longstanding and new problems require increased U.S. attention, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced on April 27. China has undertaken wide-ranging IP law reform efforts and "some positive enforcement initiatives," though problems remain and new ones have cropped up, according to the Special 301...