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 PUBLIC LAW 100-418—AUG. 23, 1988

102 STAT. 1179

tices identified under subsection (a)(l)(A) with respect to such foreign country have been eliminated.", (b) CoNPORaoNG AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 309 the following new item: "Sec. 310. Identification of trade liberalization priorities.". SEC. 1303. IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES THAT DENY ADEQUATE AND EFFECTIVE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. (a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.—

(1) The Congress finds that— (A) international protection of intellectual property rights is vital to the international competitiveness of United States persons that rely on protection of intellectual property rights; and (B) the absence of adequate and effective protection of United States intellectual property rights, and the denial of fair and equitable market access, seriously impede the abihty of the United States persons that rely on protection of intellectual property rights to export and operate overseas, thereby harming the economic interests of the United States. (2) The purpose of this section is to provide for the development of an overall strat^y to ensure adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights and fair and equitable market access for United States persons that rely on protection of intellectual property rights. (b) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 8 of title I of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 182. IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES THAT DENY ADEQUATE PROTECTION, OR MARKET ACCESS, FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.

"(a) IN GENERAL.—By no later than the date that is 30 days after the date on which the annual report is submitted to Congressional committees under section 181(b), the United States Trade Representative (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Trade Representative') shall identify— "(1) those foreign countries that— "(A) deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights, or "(B) deny fair and equitable market access to United States persons that rely upon intellectual property protection, and "(2) those foreign countries identified under paragraph (1) that are determined by the Trade Representative to be priority foreign countries. "(b) SPECIAL RULES FOR IDENTIFICATIONS.—

"(1) In identifying priority foreign countries under subsection (a)(2), the Trade Representative shall only identify those foreign countries— "(A) that have the most onerous or e g r ^ o u s acts, policies, or practices that— "(i) deny adequate and effective intellectual property rights, or

Copyrights. Patents and trademarks.

19 USC 2242 note.

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