For the twelfth year in a row, Chile appeared on the Red List of Intellectual Property, according to the “Special 301” report published annually by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).

The report points out that Chile is still one of the commercial partners of the United States that is not complying with the intellectual property commitments subscribed in the Free Trade Agreement, ratified fourteen years ago. In addition, it is affirmed that he will continue to work closely with the country in this matter, but it is urged that in 2018 there will be significant advances in this area.

Along with Chile, the red list includes China, Indonesia, India, Algeria, Kuwait, Russia, Ukraine, Argentina, Canada, Colombia and Venezuela.

Felipe Pavez, partner of Villaseca Abogados, notes that Chile and Canada are the only OECD countries that remain in it. In addition, he adds that “it is worrying that the report highlights Chile as one of the commercial partners of the United States that is not complying with intellectual property matters, which is a bad signal as a country.”

The complete report “Special 301” of the USTR can be consulted in this link.