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Recently, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a significant interim final rule (IFR) that has created both challenges and exciting opportunities for these operators. This IFR...more
On January 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released its export control titled “Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion.” This new interim final rule creates a two-pronged...more
On January 15, 2025, BIS issued an Interim Final Rule that amends the Export Administration Regulation (EAR) to address dual use export control concerns about biotechnology. ...more
On January 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) that expands controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs or chips) and model weights...more
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security released on January 13, 2025, an interim final rule to implement an export control framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion to protect U.S. national security...more
On January 13, 2025, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) titled “Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion.” The IFR builds on a long series of...more
On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced an interim final rule (IFR) that modifies and expands export controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (IC) and...more
The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) introduced its long-anticipated (some would say dreaded) Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion (the AI Diffusion Rule) on January 15. Highlights...more
The U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on Dec. 2, 2024, issued a Final Rule, "Additions and Modifications to the Entity List; Removals From the Validated End-User (VEU) Program" (Final Rule), and an Interim Final Rule...more
Although the Trump transition is well underway, the Biden administration made news in the national security space by announcing significant new export restrictions on semiconductor equipment and technology destined for the...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) recently issued significant new export controls under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) aimed at further restricting semiconductor...more
Background - On December 2, 2024, BIS announced two new rules under the EAR targeting the PRC’s ability to produce “advanced-node” semiconductors, including advanced-node integrated circuits (ICs), which can be used in...more
Vice President Kamala Harris on Dec. 20, 2023, convened the National Space Council to discuss U.S. leadership in space. The U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Commerce were subsequently tasked to "review relevant...more
U.S. export controls on space-related items were last significantly revised in 2014. Since then, the industry has continued to evolve towards a wider range of public-private partnerships and purely commercial activities,...more
On October 17, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security and the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls issued rules to modernize space-related export controls that aim to...more
On September 6, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) in the U.S. Commerce Department issued an interim final rule (“IFR”) under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to add new export controls on semiconductor,...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) recently issued an interim final rule (“IFR”) under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) imposing licensing requirements for exports to all...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of State have been continuously easing restrictions on export-controlled trade between the United States, United Kingdom and Australia to foster technological innovation...more
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia. This alert summarizes key economic sanctions imposed by...more
On July 18, 2024, the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a new interim final rule (the “Interim Final Rule”) entitled “Standards-Related Activities and the Export Administration...more
On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published an interim final rule (“IFR”) that officially codifies certain changes to the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”)...more
On March 29, 2024, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule (“2024 IFR”) clarifying and correcting its October 2023 interim final rules on advanced...more
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published new FAQs that offer further guidance on two interim final rules that went into effect in November 2023. hese rules, for which the BIS is...more
For the second year running, and in what may prove to be a regular process, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has significantly expanded export controls on specific semiconductor and...more
On October 17, 2023, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released two interim final rules (“IFRs”) that amended the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to significantly expand export...more