Mexico’s IP Enforcement Failures trigger USDR warning before USMCA review
Mexico has been named a priority criminal in the list of US government surveillance countries that do not have sufficient to protect intellectual property rights.
The United States Business Representative (USDR) office announced on Tuesday that its southern neighboring countries consider the worse criminals of intellectual property (IP) rights, moving Mexico from its monitoring list to its priority monitoring list.
Today, the office of the United States Trade Representative has issued its 2025 special 301 report on the adequate and effectiveness of the implementation of the safety and intellectual property rights of US trade allies.https://t.co/wyd40gtmzd
– United States Business Representative (@USTRADEREP) April 29, 2025
There are only seven other countries on the list of priority monitoring: China, Chile, Argentina, India, Indonesia, Russia and Venezuela. There are eighteen countries on the watch list.
The USDR produces these watch lists annually from the analysis of more than 100 trade associates, examining disabilities and IP rights.
The same Special 301 Report on IP Security and Enforcement.
The USDR Mexico has been able to effectively investigate the safety of trademark and copyright theft, drug -related IP, copyright violation and the safety of various security and plants that have been installed before the trademark.
“Our business partners need to address the worries identified in the Special 301 Report, and stop those who stole hard work businesses and intellectual assets,” US trade representative Jameson Grair issued the statement.
Countries that are supposed to support the unreasonable IP sports sector may be subject to trade enforcement.
In addition, by being on the preferably monitoring list, Mexico puts a bad report card earlier at risk Next year’s study of USMCA.
Mexico is interested in a positive review of trade agreement Sends three -quarters to America in its export
This is not easy.
Reuters reported that Mexico was on the USDR surveillance list for many years. In July 2024, Wilson’s Center in The Washington, based on the Washington DC, wrote, “The Mexico did not live in accordance with some of its duties under the USMCA, especially intellectual property rights.”
Wilson’s Center has noticed that Shinbam’s predecessor continues to “significant legislative reforms”, including the lack of implementation of the regulations – “create the uncertainty of the creative and innovative sectors that want to protect and implement the IP in Mexico.”
When the USMCA came into effect from July 1, 2020, Mexico had to implement an effective patent enforcement system to ensure that patent-steps were not favorable for marketing authorizations before the expiration of patents.
Almost five years later, Mexico did not implement the rules or comply with its patent enforcement duties.
Only Mexico this year was complied with U.S.MCA duties on “Patent term restoration” (PTR) and “Regulatory Data Protection” (RDP).
With reports from Reoid And Wilson’s center
