Commerce Proposes Broad New License Exception

In tomorrow’s Federal Register, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security will propose, as part of the export reform initiative, a new license exception called the Strategic Trade Authorization (STA). The new license exception will eliminate current license…

Satellite Fuse Maker Sues DDTC

California-based AEM, an electronics manufacturer which produces, among other things, hi-rel fuses used in military and commercial satellites filed a complaint in federal district court on November 12 alleging that a determination by the Directorate of Defense Controls (“DDTC”) that…

Are Virtual Office Addresses a New Red Flag?

The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) recently imposed a temporary denial order (“TDO”) on Singapore-based Anvik Technologies, and its owner Babak Jafarpour. The TDO is based on evidence that BIS alleges that it has demonstrating that Anvik and Jafarpour…