The ?United States has ?extended a trade into Vietnam’s intellectual property protections by three months until the end ?of ?February, the Office of the US Trade Representative said on Tuesday, citing the complexity of the matter.
Launched in ?May to look into Vietnam’s alleged “persistent failure to resolve long-standing concerns about IP protection and enforcement,” ?the probe was initially scheduled to ?be completed the end of this month, the ?USTR ?had said.
The deadline for its ?conclusion has now been moved to Feb 28 because “the investigation involves ?complex or complicated issues ?that require additional time,” according to a USTR statement released on Tuesday.