Taiwan recognized for trade secrets protection in 2021 Special 301 Report

E210502Z8・E210501Z8 Jun. 2021(E259)
 The United States Trade Representative (USTR) released the annual Special 301 Report for 2021 on May 30, 2021, which named China, Russia, India, Indonesia, Chile, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, and Venezuela on the Priority Watch list.  Taiwan is not only absent from the list but also lauded and recognized for the efforts to augment trade secrets protection.  

 Regarding Taiwan, the report highlighted a significant judgment rendered subsequent to the amendment of Taiwan Trade Secrets Act on the case in which the Taiwanese court found that Taiwan-based United Microelectornics Corporation stole the trade secrets from an American semiconductor company, Micron Technology, Inc..  This case represents the substantial cooperation between the Taiwanese and the U.S. investigators and prosecutors.

 According to the report, in the past year, countries reported vast quantity of COVID-19 testing kits, personal protective equipment (such as N-95 masks) and sanitizers from China that were determined to be counterfeit.  These counterfeits have been pervading the market with the pandemic spreading around and devastating the world.  They make their way from the physical marketplace to online markets to exacerbate counterfeiting on the Chinese e-commerce market.  

 The report also pointed out the aggravated piracy through illicit streaming devices (ISDs) and illicit Internet protocol television (IPTV) apps taking place in countries including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iraq, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, and Vietnam.  In particular, China is the manufacturing hub of these devices, while Iraq is source of satellite receivers pre-loaded with pirated IPTV apps.  (Released 2021.05.02) 
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