Vietnam launches IP crackdown after harshest US trade designation in a decade
By Hoa Dinh ( May 6, 2026, 09:15 GMT | Insight) -- Vietnam’s government is launching a nationwide campaign to crack down on intellectual property infringements, just days after the Office of the US Trade Representative placed the country in the most severe classification reserved for nations with the gravest deficiencies in IP protection and enforcement in its latest Special 301 Report.Vietnam’s government is launching a nationwide campaign to crack down on intellectual property infringements, just days after the Office of the US Trade Representative placed the country in the most severe classification reserved for nations with the gravest deficiencies in IP protection and enforcement in its latest Special 301 Report....
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