---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 C.F.R. § 515.528"
title: "31"
number: "515.528"
heading: "Certain transactions with respect to blocked foreign intellectual property."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/31/515.528"
---

# §515.528. Certain transactions with respect to blocked foreign intellectual property.

- (a) **The following transactions by any person who is not a designated national are hereby authorized—**
  - (1) The filing and prosecution of any application for a blocked foreign patent, trademark or copyright, or for the renewal thereof;
  - (2) The receipt of any blocked foreign patent, trademark or copyright;
  - (3) The filing and prosecution of opposition or infringement proceedings with respect to any blocked foreign patent, trademark, or copyright, and the prosecution of a defense to any such proceedings;
  - (4) The payment of fees currently due to the government of any foreign country, either directly or through an attorney or representative, in connection with any of the transactions authorized by [paragraphs (a)](#a) (1), (2), and (3) of this section or for the maintenance of any blocked foreign patent, trademark or copyright; and
  - (5) The payment of reasonable and customary fees currently due to attorneys or representatives in any foreign country incurred in connection with any of the transactions authorized by [paragraphs (a)](#a) (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section.
- (b) Payments effected pursuant to the terms of [paragraphs (a)](#a) (4) and (5) of this section may not be made from any blocked account.
- (c) As used in this section the term blocked foreign patent, trademark, or copyright shall mean any patent, petty patent, design patent, trademark or copyright issued by any foreign country in which a designated foreign country or national thereof has an interest, including any patent, petty patent, design patent, trademark, or copyright issued by a designated foreign country.

## Notes

### Amendments

[28 FR 6974, July 9, 1963, as amended at 60 FR 54196, Oct. 20, 1995]

### Authority

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2370(a), 6001-6010, 7201-7211; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 4301-4341; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); 22 U.S.C. 6021-6091; Pub. L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681; Pub. L. 111-8, 123 Stat. 524; Pub. L. 111-117, 123 Stat. 3034; E.O. 9989, 13 FR 4891, 3 CFR, 1943-1948 Comp., p. 748; Proc. 3447, 27 FR 1085, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 157; E.O. 12854, 58 FR 36587, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 614.

### Source

Source: 28 FR 6974, July 9, 1963, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[28 FR 6974, July 9, 1963, as amended at 60 FR 54196, Oct. 20, 1995]