USTR: Notorious Market List published: Tencent, WeChat
-Added WeChat and Ali Express-
US Trade Representative (USTR):
On February 17, the 2021 Notorious Market List of Counterfeit and Intellectual Property Rights Infringement was released.
Notorious Market List:
Tencent
With the app “WeChat”,
Alibaba e-commerce “Ali Express”
Added to Notorious Market List.
USTR
Katherine Tai Representative
The global trade in counterfeit and pirated products undermines significant innovation and creativity in the United States.
The Epoch Times
https://www.epochtimes.jp/2022/02/86885.html
USTR Releases 2021 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy
The 2021 Notorious Markets List
also identifies 42 online markets and 35 physical markets that are reported to engage in or facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy.
AliExpress and the WeChat
This includes identifying for the first time
AliExpress and the WeChat e-commerce ecosystem, two significant China-based online markets that reportedly facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting.
Also, China-based online markets
Baidu Wangpan,
DHGate,
Pinduoduo,
and Taobao continue to be listed,as well as nine physical markets located within China that are known for the manufacture, distribution, and sale of counterfeit goods.
Background
USTR first identified notorious markets in the Special 301 Report in 2006.
Since February 2011,
USTR has published annually the Notorious Markets List separately from the Special 301 Report,to increase public awareness and help market operators and governments prioritize intellectual property enforcement efforts that protect American businesses and their workers.
United States Trade Representative
2021 Review of
Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy
https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/IssueAreas/IP/2021%20Notorious%20Markets%20List.pdf