The UAE has been removed from the U.S. Special 301 Watchlist.
There are five Arab countries on the list. Egypt and Lebanon remain on the Priority Watchlist, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia on the General Watchlist, while Qatar is back on the latter, Gulf News reported.
In removing the UAE from the watchlist, U.S.Trade Represent-ative (USTR) Robert Zoellick, said: "Late in March, the UAE made written commitments to provide comprehensive protection for U.S. pharmaceuticals including extending data exclusivity protection, providing joint review by health and finance ministry officials and allowing U.S. review of draft patent law for TRIPS compliance." (Albawaba.com)
