EU added to USTR Special 301 watch list over IP policy concerns
By Nick Robertson ( April 30, 2026, 20:18 GMT | Insight) -- The 2026 Special 301 report from the Office of US Trade Representative added the European Union to the watch list for intellectual property trade barriers, the first time the bloc has been on the list in nearly two decades. USTR said pharmaceutical legislation was a chief concern.The European Union was added the Office of US Trade Representative’s Special 301 watch list Thursday for the first time since 2009, as the US government and American intellectual property owners raise concerns over pharmaceutical regulation and geographical indications....
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