Citing 'corrective actions' on IP, USTR moves Thailand to lower 301 watch list

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer today moved Thailand down a notch on its intellectual property watch lists due to “corrective actions” the country has taken. As a result of a Special 301 out-of-cycle review called for by Lighthizer in September, Thailand has been bumped from what is known as the “priority watch list” to the “watch list” for intellectual property policies and enforcement, and the review has been closed. “A key objective of the Trump Administration’s trade policy is ensuring...