Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022 (PAIPA) Designations; Issuance of Associated General Licenses

State Press Release: Imposing Sanctions to Protect Americans from Intellectual Property Theft

Additions:

The following entities have been added to OFAC’s Non-SDN Menu-Based Sanctions List:

OFAC Program: PAIPA  Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022 (PAIPA), Public Law: 117-336

BEIJING QIJI CHUANGTAN PHASE I VENTURE CAPITAL CENTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

• AKA: MIRACLE PLUS RMB FUND I
• Chinese Simplified: 北京奇绩创坛一期创业投资中心 有限合伙
• Address: No. 601, 6th Floor, No. 28 Chengfu Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100000, China
• Organization Established Date: Jun 2020
• PAIPA Section 2 Information: BLOCKING OF PROPERTY (entity). Sec.2(b)(1)(A) – All property and interests in property of this entity are blocked, and all transactions with this entity are prohibited, except for the importation of goods.
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: LOANS FROM UNITED STATES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. Sec.2(b)(1)(D) – United States financial institutions are prohibited from making loans or providing credits to this entity totaling more than $10,000,000 in any 12-month period, subject to the exception set forth in PAIPA Section 2(b)(1)(D).
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Sec.2(b)(1)(H) – Transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which this entity has any interest are prohibited.
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: BANKING TRANSACTIONS. Sec.2(b)(1)(I) – Any transfers of credit or payments between financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of this entity, are prohibited.
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: BAN ON INVESTMENT IN EQUITY OR DEBT OF SANCTIONED PERSON. Sec.2(b)(1)(J) – Any United States person is prohibited from investing in or purchasing significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of this entity.
• Unified Social Credit Code (USCC): 91110108MA01QB5K5M (China)
• Linked to: QIJI CHUANGTAN BEIJING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD

Supplemental Information: One of five entities State designated under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act (PAIPA) as connected to People’s Republic of China national Linwei Ding, in connection with theft of trade secrets from U.S. persons. The designations follow a Department of Justice and FBI investigation of Ding, whom a U.S. federal jury convicted on January 29, 2026 of seven counts of theft of trade secrets for stealing thousands of pages of confidential Google information on super intelligence (SI) technology to benefit himself and China-based tech companies. State’s release does not identify the five entities individually.

BEIJING QIJI CHUANGTAN PHASE II VENTURE CAPITAL CENTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

• AKA:
  • BEIJING QIJICHUANGTANERQI CHUANGYE INVESTMENT CENTER (LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • MIRACLE PLUS RMB FUND II
• Chinese Simplified: 北京奇绩创坛二期创业投资中心 有限合伙
• Address: No. 601, 6th Floor, No. 28 Chengfu Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100000, China
• Organization Established Date: Oct 2022
• PAIPA Section 2 Information: BLOCKING OF PROPERTY (entity). Sec.2(b)(1)(A) – All property and interests in property of this entity are blocked, and all transactions with this entity are prohibited, except for the importation of goods.
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: LOANS FROM UNITED STATES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. Sec.2(b)(1)(D) – United States financial institutions are prohibited from making loans or providing credits to this entity totaling more than $10,000,000 in any 12-month period, subject to the exception set forth in PAIPA Section 2(b)(1)(D).
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Sec.2(b)(1)(H) – Transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which this entity has any interest are prohibited.
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: BANKING TRANSACTIONS. Sec.2(b)(1)(I) – Any transfers of credit or payments between financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of this entity, are prohibited.
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: BAN ON INVESTMENT IN EQUITY OR DEBT OF SANCTIONED PERSON. Sec.2(b)(1)(J) – Any United States person is prohibited from investing in or purchasing significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of this entity.
• Unified Social Credit Code (USCC): 91110108MABQAUYK7G (China)
• Linked to: QIJI CHUANGTAN BEIJING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD

Supplemental Information: One of five entities State designated under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act (PAIPA) as connected to People’s Republic of China national Linwei Ding, in connection with theft of trade secrets from U.S. persons. The designations follow a Department of Justice and FBI investigation of Ding, whom a U.S. federal jury convicted on January 29, 2026 of seven counts of theft of trade secrets for stealing thousands of pages of confidential Google information on super intelligence (SI) technology to benefit himself and China-based tech companies. State’s release does not identify the five entities individually.

BEIJING QIJI CHUANGTAN ZHIYUAN ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT CENTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

• Chinese Simplified: 北京奇绩创坛致远企业管理中心 有限合伙
• Address: No. 601, 6th Floor, No. 28 Chengfu Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100000, China
• Organization Established Date: 08 Nov 2019
• PAIPA Section 2 Information: BLOCKING OF PROPERTY (entity). Sec.2(b)(1)(A) – All property and interests in property of this entity are blocked, and all transactions with this entity are prohibited, except for the importation of goods.
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: LOANS FROM UNITED STATES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. Sec.2(b)(1)(D) – United States financial institutions are prohibited from making loans or providing credits to this entity totaling more than $10,000,000 in any 12-month period, subject to the exception set forth in PAIPA Section 2(b)(1)(D).
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Sec.2(b)(1)(H) – Transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which this entity has any interest are prohibited.
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: BANKING TRANSACTIONS. Sec.2(b)(1)(I) – Any transfers of credit or payments between financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of this entity, are prohibited.
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: BAN ON INVESTMENT IN EQUITY OR DEBT OF SANCTIONED PERSON. Sec.2(b)(1)(J) – Any United States person is prohibited from investing in or purchasing significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of this entity.
• Unified Social Credit Code (USCC): 91110108MA01NK6F9X (China)
• Linked to: QIJI CHUANGTAN BEIJING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD

Supplemental Information: One of five entities State designated under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act (PAIPA) as connected to People’s Republic of China national Linwei Ding, in connection with theft of trade secrets from U.S. persons. The designations follow a Department of Justice and FBI investigation of Ding, whom a U.S. federal jury convicted on January 29, 2026 of seven counts of theft of trade secrets for stealing thousands of pages of confidential Google information on super intelligence (SI) technology to benefit himself and China-based tech companies. State’s release does not identify the five entities individually.

QIJI CHUANGTAN BEIJING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD

• AKA:
  • MENGXI CHUANGTAN BEIJING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD
  • MIRACLEPLUS
• Chinese Simplified: 奇绩创坛 北京 投资管理有限责任公司
• Address: No. 601, 6th Floor, No. 28 Chengfu Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100000, China
• Organization Established Date: 06 Mar 2019
• PAIPA Section 2 Information: BLOCKING OF PROPERTY (entity). Sec.2(b)(1)(A) – All property and interests in property of this entity are blocked, and all transactions with this entity are prohibited, except for the importation of goods.
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: LOANS FROM UNITED STATES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. Sec.2(b)(1)(D) – United States financial institutions are prohibited from making loans or providing credits to this entity totaling more than $10,000,000 in any 12-month period, subject to the exception set forth in PAIPA Section 2(b)(1)(D).
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Sec.2(b)(1)(H) – Transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which this entity has any interest are prohibited.
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: BANKING TRANSACTIONS. Sec.2(b)(1)(I) – Any transfers of credit or payments between financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of this entity, are prohibited.
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: BAN ON INVESTMENT IN EQUITY OR DEBT OF SANCTIONED PERSON. Sec.2(b)(1)(J) – Any United States person is prohibited from investing in or purchasing significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of this entity.
• Unified Social Credit Code (USCC): 91110108MA01HHAHXF (China)

Supplemental Information: One of five entities State designated under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act (PAIPA) as connected to People’s Republic of China national Linwei Ding, in connection with theft of trade secrets from U.S. persons. The designations follow a Department of Justice and FBI investigation of Ding, whom a U.S. federal jury convicted on January 29, 2026 of seven counts of theft of trade secrets for stealing thousands of pages of confidential Google information on super intelligence (SI) technology to benefit himself and China-based tech companies. State’s release does not identify the five entities individually.

SHANGHAI ZHISUAN TECHNOLOGY CO LTD

• Chinese Simplified: 上海至算科技有限公司
• Address: 44 Gongwei, Floor 1, Building 27, No. 487, Tianlin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200000, China
• Organization Established Date: 17 Oct 2023
• PAIPA Section 2 Information: BLOCKING OF PROPERTY (entity). Sec.2(b)(1)(A) – All property and interests in property of this entity are blocked, and all transactions with this entity are prohibited, except for the importation of goods.
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: LOANS FROM UNITED STATES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. Sec.2(b)(1)(D) – United States financial institutions are prohibited from making loans or providing credits to this entity totaling more than $10,000,000 in any 12-month period, subject to the exception set forth in PAIPA Section 2(b)(1)(D).
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Sec.2(b)(1)(H) – Transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which this entity has any interest are prohibited.
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: BANKING TRANSACTIONS. Sec.2(b)(1)(I) – Any transfers of credit or payments between financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of this entity, are prohibited.
• Alt. PAIPA Section 2 Information: BAN ON INVESTMENT IN EQUITY OR DEBT OF SANCTIONED PERSON. Sec.2(b)(1)(J) – Any United States person is prohibited from investing in or purchasing significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of this entity.
• Unified Social Credit Code (USCC): 91310104MAD3LXU92B (China)

Supplemental Information: One of five entities State designated under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act (PAIPA) as connected to People’s Republic of China national Linwei Ding, in connection with theft of trade secrets from U.S. persons. The designations follow a Department of Justice and FBI investigation of Ding, whom a U.S. federal jury convicted on January 29, 2026 of seven counts of theft of trade secrets for stealing thousands of pages of confidential Google information on super intelligence (SI) technology to benefit himself and China-based tech companies. State’s release does not identify the five entities individually.