tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989033901007858593.post7226698734147302871..comments2024-03-21T02:41:42.184+01:00Comments on IPTango: The news is out – are you in the list?Verónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989033901007858593.post-47254607897480641682012-05-03T13:49:36.065+02:002012-05-03T13:49:36.065+02:00I would suggest interpreting this list with a lot ...I would suggest interpreting this list with a lot more caution. If you go through the submissions that the USTR receives from industry groups (e.g. BSA, PhARMA, IIPA) each year as part of the Special 301 process and then look at the final report, you'll find few differences. In other words, the USTR publishes essentially an unfiltered compilation of these groups' complaints. I'd hardly use the report as a basis to assess policies -- being listed means nothing more than that US industry wants more IP protection, which we already know. A proper assessment of the quality of countries' IP policies would need to be made entirely independently of the 301 reports.Kennoreply@blogger.com