Government Affairs and Public Policy partner Matthew Goldstein in Washington, D.C. and Intellectual Property co-chair Brian Bianco in Chicago co-authored an article on export controls and intellectual property law intersections. The article discusses various overlaps between U.S. controls on exports of sensitive technologies and the exercise of intellectual property rights.

The article titled, "Where US Export Controls, Trade Sanctions and Intellectual Property Rights Meet," was published by WorldECR in May 2023 and is available here.

The authors wrote: "US export controls and trade sanctions restrict various activities related to intellectual property rights (‘IPR’). These laws may require a license or other government authorization for foreign patent filings and for exports of controlled technical information used in research and development, patent searches, patent preparation, and other common IPR activities. They may also require notification to the US government of certain non-US government requests and before transfers of certain IPR bundled with other assets to non-US persons, and they impose special conditions on IPR filings in certain countries. These and other nuanced intersections of law create potential pitfalls for intellectual property practitioners that can lead to significant penalties."

Goldstein specializes in international trade and national security with a focus on export controls, sanctions, and foreign direct investment. Bianco is a registered patent lawyer and intellectual property litigator.

WorldECR is a London-based publisher with business-focused content relating to U.S. and international export controls.