In an era of intensifying geopolitical tensions, companies with operations in the U.S. must navigate an increasingly fragmented and national security-driven regulatory landscape governing cross-border transfers of many different types of data, including personal data and technical information used in R&D and patent filings. The U.S. Department of Justice’s new Data Security Program (DSP) essentially prohibits U.S. persons from making certain volumes of Americans’ personal data available to entities headquartered or residing in China (including…
Join us for a webinar on May 22 where we will examine the U.S. Department of Justice’s final rule on protecting Americans’ sensitive data from foreign adversaries. This groundbreaking regulation, which took effect April 11, 2025, represents a novel approach to U.S. national security concerns related to sensitive data transactions with China, Hong Kong, Macau, Russia and other Countries of Concern and Covered Persons. Drawing from our Primer on the DOJ Final Rule, and Article…
On 27 May 2022, the Russian President adopted Decree No. 322 “On the temporary procedure for the performance of obligations to certain creditors” (“Decree”). According to the Decree, Russian persons (comprising the Russian state, regional state authorities, municipalities and Russian residents) are instructed to make payments for the use of intellectual property to foreign IP right holders (including penalties, fines and other payments) by transferring funds in rubles to a special O-type bank account opened…
On May 6, 2022, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has set the list of products and product categories for which parallel imports into Russia are allowed (“List”). The List was adopted in implementation of Russian Government Resolution No. 506 of March 29, 2022, which allows the importation into Russia of genuine products put on the market by or with the consent of trademark owners elsewhere in the world and which tasked the Ministry…