Russia-related General License 31 -  Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights (May 5, 2022)

Date issued: May. 05 2022

Last substantive commentary amendment:
Jun. 15 2023

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TURBOFAC Commentary (652 words)

Notes common to 542.520, 510.517, 560.509, Venezuela General License 27, and Russia-related General License 31

1) With certain exceptions noted, the ITSR, SySR, NKSR, Venezuela and Russia-related GLs for certain transactions related to patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property are substantively identical, and are presumably interpreted accordingly.

Note that this provision, for the time being, overlaps substantively with Russia-related General License 13. GL 13 authorizes payments to a bank account held at the Central Bank of Russia that is necessary for the payment of patent fees in Russia.

2) This provision (or its analogues) has been subject to some notable interpretation. In...