The U.S. Trade Representative removed Israel from the...

The U.S. Trade Representative removed Israel from the Special 301 report watch list of countries that fail to sufficiently protect intellectual property rights, said USTR Michael Froman in a Friday news release (http://1.usa.gov/1hZTz7v). It said the Israeli passage of patent legislation fulfilled commitments the country made in a 2010 agreement with the U.S. pertaining to intellectual property.