US Extends Vietnam Intellectual Property Trade Probe to February
The probe comes as Washington and Hanoi continue negotiations on a broader bilateral trade agreement.
TL;DR
- The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has extended its trade probe into Vietnam's intellectual property rights protection by three months.
- A decision on potential trade measures is now expected by the end of February.
- The investigation, launched in May under Section 301, examines Vietnamese government acts, policies, and practices related to IP protection and enforcement.
- Vietnam was previously designated a “priority foreign country” by the USTR in April due to shortcomings in intellectual property rights protection.