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Inside New Commerce Tech Restrictions: Mitigation Strategies

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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has issued the final rule that will determine how its Information and Communications Technology and Services regulations will work going forward....more

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Inside New Commerce Tech Restrictions: Key Risk Takeaways

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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has issued the final rule that will determine how its Information and Communications Technology and Services regulations will work going forward. Originally...more

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US Commerce Department Finalizes Rule on Connected Vehicles With Supply Chain Links to China and Russia

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On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) addressing national security concerns regarding information and communications technology...more

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BIS Restricts Import and Sales of Automotive Tech Produced by Entities in China and Russia

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On January 14, 2025, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published its Final Rule (Final Rule or the Rule) on “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain:...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

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BIS Proposes Rule to Secure Connected Vehicle Supply Chains from Foreign Adversary Threats: Rule Will Create New Compliance...

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The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) on Sept. 26, 2024, to address certain undue or unacceptable risks identified in Executive Order...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Commerce Curbs Connected and Autonomous Vehicles with a Nexus to China or Russia

Continuing the Biden administration’s focus on securing the nation’s critical technologies, on September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a Notice of Proposed...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

New Prohibitions on Providing SaaS Services to Russia

In line with Group of Seven (G7) efforts to disrupt the Russian military-industrial base’s reliance on foreign IT systems, in June 2024 the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Department of the Treasury jointly issued new...more

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Commerce Department Bans Kaspersky Software in First ICTS Prohibition, Signals Increased Risk of Using Certain Foreign Software...

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On June 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a Final Determination prohibiting the sale of certain cybersecurity products, anti-virus software, and related services to...more

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Commerce bans U.S. transactions with Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky under ICTS authority

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On June 20, 2024, Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security issued a Final Determination prohibiting Kaspersky Lab, Inc. from directly or indirectly providing anti-virus software and cybersecurity products or services in the...more

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Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - JULY 12, 2024

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On June 20, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for the first time banned a software and cybersecurity company using authority provided by June 2023’s “Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data from...more

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Commerce Department: Final Determination of Russia-Backed Cybersecurity, Antivirus Software

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The U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) within the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Final Determination on June 20, 2024, pursuant to Executive...more

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BIS Issues First ICTS Ban, Prohibiting Sales and Updates to Kaspersky Products and Services in the US, while OFAC Sanctions Senior...

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On June 20, 2024, the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Final Determination (“Determination”) prohibiting Kaspersky Lab, Inc.—the US subsidiary of the Russia-based antivirus software and...more

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Sanctions Against Russia: U.S. Increases Secondary Sanctions Risks for Foreign Financial Institutions, Expands Sanctions and...

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On 12 June 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued new measures to further isolate Russia’s...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Commerce Focuses National Security Scrutiny on 'Connected Vehicle' Supply Chain

On March 1, 2024, the Department of Commerce (Commerce), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), through its Office of Information and Communication Technology and Services (ICTS), released an advanced notice of proposed...more

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Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - February 14, 2024

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Teradyne, a Massachusetts-based supplier of semiconductor testing equipment, has reportedly pulled $1 billion of manufacturing equipment out of China in 2023 following export controls on advanced computing materials and...more

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Commerce Revises Export Rules on Entity List Companies Involved in Standard-Related Activities

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On September 9, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule authorizing the release of certain U.S. technology and software in the context of standards-related...more

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Sanctions Against Russia: The Week in Review - April 2022 - 2

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The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia. This week, we reviewed the recent...more

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Treasury, Commerce Target Russia’s Tech Sector, Defense Industrial Base

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On March 31, 2022, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on 21 entities and 13 individuals “as part of its crackdown on the Kremlin’s sanctions evasion networks and...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Trade Matters, March 2022: A monthly newsletter covering global trade & national security developments

1. United States Hits Russia With Expanded Sanctions and Export Controls- In what remains a rapidly changing environment, in the last several weeks, the U.S. government imposed significant additional sanctions on Russia,...more

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BIS Considers Export Controls on Neurotechnology and Adds New Controls on Genetic Sequencing Software and Intrusion Software

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The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has said it is contemplating new export controls on certain neurotechnology items and has adopted new controls on genetic sequencing software and...more

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Intrusion Preclusion: BIS Issues Long-Awaited Controls on Cybersecurity Items, Creates New License Exception

On October 21, 2021, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule (the rule) implementing expanded export controls on cybersecurity items based on the belief that these items...more

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BIS Imposes New Export Restrictions on Software for Biological Equipment

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On October 5, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a final rule in the Federal Register that places new controls on software and technology that can potentially be used for...more

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Department of Commerce Expands Export Controls Related to Certain Life Sciences Software

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Effective October 5, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a final rule applying export controls to software (a) designed for certain nucleic acid assemblers and synthesizers...more

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Trade Matters - October 2021

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1. Expanded Export Controls on Certain Biological Equipment Software Are Coming- As part of the Bureau of Industry and Security’s emerging and foundational technology control effort, new export controls are forthcoming...more

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