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The United States and Singapore Signal More Robust Export Control Enforcement

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Recent actions by the Singapore and US governments following DeepSeek’s alleged use of restricted artificial intelligence (AI) chips signal more robust enforcement of export controls. Not only is Singapore stepping up its...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

A Roadmap for Export Controls? Project 2025 and the Future of U.S. Exports – Part I

The second Trump administration has come flying out of the starting blocks on international trade policy actions—imposing and rescinding, shaping and reshaping tariffs, sanctions, and export controls. The executive orders and...more

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Commerce Department Investigates National Security of Semiconductors, and US Attorney Indicts AI CEO for Fraud — AI: The...

On April 1, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) launched a Section 232 investigation into the national security of semiconductor imports. On April 16, Commerce published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public...more

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Summary of BIS’s December 5, 2024, Chip Controls

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On December 5, 2024, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) promulgated an interim final rule (the December IFR) expanding its authority to restrict the dissemination of advanced chip technology...more

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Update on Outbound U.S. Investment Restrictions and Export Controls

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New U.S. investment and export control measures are shaping how businesses engage with foreign markets, particularly China. From limiting outbound investments to tightening export licenses, these evolving policies from the...more

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BIS Issues Long-Awaited Export Controls on AI

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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

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New Export Control Rule Regulates Global Diffusion of Artificial Intelligence

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The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") issued a rule establishing a framework to prevent U.S. adversaries from accessing the most advanced artificial intelligence ("AI") systems while...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

InsightsCommerce Imposes Sweeping New Rule Restricting Exports of AI Chips

On January 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced new rules restricting the export of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips and certain closed AI model weights in an...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New Export Controls on Advanced Computing Items and AI Model Weights

The Commerce Department has issued a rule that increases export controls on AI-related items.  The rule: Most of the restrictions are scheduled to take effect on May 15, 2025, although some do not come into effect until...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

US Commerce Dept. Rule Expands Licensing Requirements for AI-Related Materials

On January 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an interim final rule establishing (i) expanded export licensing requirements for the export of advanced computing integrated...more

DLA Piper

Commerce Department Unveils New Rules on Responsible Diffusion of Artificial Intelligence Technology

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During its last week before the inauguration, the Biden Administration issued significant and complex new export controls on semiconductors and related technology for artificial intelligence (AI) applications worldwide. These...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Flurry of National Security Regulations Issued as Biden Administration Departs

The U.S. Commerce Department and other regulatory agencies published regulations at a furious pace as the Biden administration came to a close this month. These new regulations appear to be primarily aimed at restricting...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

U.S. and China Tighten Respective Export Restrictions on Advanced Technology and Critical Minerals

The United States ("U.S.") and the People's Republic of China ("PRC" or "China") have recently introduced new export restrictions on advanced technologies and critical minerals. In this alert, we discuss the implications of...more

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Commerce Significantly Expands Controls on Advanced Computing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Items

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The US government recently announced another package of export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment designed to further curb China’s ability to produce advanced-node semiconductors that can be used in artificial...more

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In its Twilight, Biden Administration Adopts More Export Controls to Restrict China’s Ability to Produce Advanced Semiconductors

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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

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BIS Issues Significant New Round of Semiconductor Export Controls: Six Notable Changes

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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

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U.S. Commerce Department Strengthens Export Controls to Restrict China’s Semiconductor Production

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

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U.S. Commerce Department Adopts Third Major Round of Export Controls Aimed at China

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On December 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) adopted yet another round of amendments to the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to curb advances by the People’s Republic...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup – U.S. announces further Chinese AI chip restrictions, Google’s AI weather prediction model, Trump names AI czar,...

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

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BIS Issues Sweeping Additional Restrictions on Semiconductors and Advanced Computing, Entity List Designations

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On December 2, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released its third round of export controls primarily targeting China’s attempts to create an “independent and controllable”...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - November 2024

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The Commerce Department issued new guidance for financial institutions on best practices for compliance with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Available here, the guidance emphasizes enhanced due diligence, ongoing...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

New Export Controls on Advanced ‎Technologies: Quantum ‎Computing, Semiconductors, and ‎Additive Manufacturing

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On September 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued an interim final rule (the “Interim Rule”), aimed at strengthening export controls on advanced technologies, including...more

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BIS Imposes New Export Controls on Quantum, Semiconductor and Additive Manufacturing Technologies

On September 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule imposing significant new export controls on quantum computing, cryocooling systems, semiconductor...more

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Sanctions and export controls expand further - Update

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In October, the U.S. Commerce Department unveiled new rules to tighten further a sweeping set of export controls first introduced a year previously, reducing the types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and advanced...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

BIS Summer Update: Essential Reading for Your Next Beach Trip!

As we pass the midpoint of a year marked by assertive enforcement of dual use laws, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an updated version of its Don’t Let This Happen to You! Guide....more

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