By Kevin E. Noonan — On April 26th, Ambassador Katherine Tai, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), issued the 2023 Special 301 Report. In a press release, the USTR stated that "[i]nnovation and creativity are at the heart of American competitiveness. That is why the Biden-Harris Administration’s new story on trade includes lifting up the 60 million jobs and workers in our IP-intensive industries through robust IP protection and enforcement in foreign countries." The press release mentions the Biden Administration’s support for the WTO IP waiver and that it had asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to "conduct an investigation into COVID-19…
