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Special 301 And Taiwan: A Case Study Of Protecting United States Intellectual Property In Foreign Countries, Y. Kurt Chang

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

On April 30, 1993, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) placed Taiwan on the "priority watch list" of countries that failed to protect United States intellectual property rights.' Although countries on the priority watch list are not as egregious in violating United States intellectual property rights as those identified as "priority foreign countries," Taiwan was targeted for an immediate action plan, requiring it to take specific actions before July 31, 1993, or else risk being the subject of a trade sanction. Under the intense pressure from the United States, the ruling party of Taiwan rammed through the legislature the first …