Sanctions Targeting

U.S. Government Implements First Economic Sanctions Targeting Foreign Trade-Secret Theft Under PAIPA

For the first time, the U.S. has employed economic sanctions under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022 (PAIPA) to address large-scale foreign trade-secret theft. This coordinated enforcement effort targets a cyber-enabled network involved in misappropriating U.S. trade secrets, signaling a new ap…