Taobao Removed from U.S. List of “Notorious” Pirate Markets

Posted by Joachim Bartels | Dec 20, 2012 | Alibaba, China, E-Commerce, Taobao, Taobao.com, United States | 0 |

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced the removal of Alibaba Group’s consumer-focused e-commerce platform, Taobao, from its list of “notorious markets” of pirated and counterfeit goods.

The USTR’s annual report names websites and physical venues “that have a negative impact on legitimate businesses and industries of all sizes that rely on intellectual property to protect their goods and services.”

In April this year, Alibaba hired James Mendenhall, a former general counsel of the USTR, to aid its discussions with the U.S. government and industry groups in an attempt to have Taobao removed from the list.

Source: Business Strategies Group Hong Kong – www.bsgasia.com

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