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Wiley’s 10 Key Trade Developments: Trade Remedy Cases
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On July 23, 2025, President Trump released his Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan, with the aim of ushering in an era of American dominance in the rapidly emerging technology. The AI Action Plan delivers on a promise...more
The White House released on July 23, 2025, Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan (“AI Action Plan”) pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial...more
On July 23, 2025, the White House released the much anticipated AI Action Plan (Action Plan), along with three accompanying Executive Orders (EO). The Action Plan—entitled Winning the Race: America’s AI Action...more
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
Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, sanctions, cross-border investment, geopolitical risk issues, trends, and laws...more
On September 11, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a proposed rule that would create a mandatory quarterly reporting requirement for U.S. persons and U.S. entities that...more
On September 11, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a proposed rule that would require U.S. persons to report certain activities related to the development or acquisition of...more
As AI systems become more complex, companies are increasingly exposed to reputational, financial and legal risks from developing and deploying AI systems that do not function as intended or that yield problematic outcomes....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 February 2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began taking a new approach to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) enforcement—questionnaires. Once again, the solar industry is among the first targets, vanguards...more
On January 29, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a new proposed regulatory rule (the “Proposed Rule”), which will impose significant diligence, monitoring, and reporting...more
On January 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (Department) Bureau of Industry and Security issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (Proposed Rule) that proposes a new Customer Identification Program (CIP) and other...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce's ("Commerce") Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") has issued a proposed rule (the "Proposed Rule") that would impose significant diligence, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements on...more
On January 29, 2024, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that would require U.S. cloud services providers (a.k.a. Infrastructure as a Service, or IaaS,...more
On January 29, 2024, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (the “Department”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comment on a proposed regulation in response to the Executive Order (E.O.)...more
On January 29, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a proposed rule to prevent foreign actors from using U.S. cloud computing services for malicious cyber activities. The proposal...more
On January 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on draft rules establishing customer information collection and reporting obligations for certain...more
2023 has been a big year for AI with the landmark Executive Order for Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (EO) adding to the already busy and dynamic AI landscape. Issued less than two months ago, the EO has...more
The AI executive order moves the U.S. closer to a broader unified approach on federal AI regulation, expanding on the AI Bill of Rights and NIST AI Risk Management Framework and focusing on the responsible development and...more
1. BIS Releases Texts of New Chip Export Control Rules- Updating and expanding on rules issued last year, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released three rules on October 27 targeting...more
On October 30, 2023, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. The Biden-Harris Administration’s sweeping artificial intelligence (AI)...more
On October 31, 2023, President Biden signed an Executive Order on the “Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” in order to advance “a coordinated, Federal Government-wide approach to...more
President Joe Biden on Oct. 30, 2023, signed an expansive, 111-page Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (EO) in response to the administration's growing concerns...more
As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has emerged as a major economic power and competitor, the U.S. has leaned heavily on and enhanced its foreign direct investment regime over recent years to protect its national security...more
On October 30, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration unveiled a sweeping Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Executive Order represents the most...more