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6 Admin. L. Rev. Accord 1 (2020-2021)

handle is hein.journals/alrcod6 and id is 1 raw text is: COMMENTS THE PROBLEM WITH FOREIGN INVESTMENT: USING CFIUS & FIRRMA TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED FOREIGN ACCESS TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SONIYA SHAH* IN TR O D U CTIO N ........................................................................................ 1 I. A HISTORY OF CFIUS, FIRRMA, AND THE INTERSECTION WITH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY............................................................... 4 A. Understanding the Role of Intellectual Property Rights .......................4 B. Origins and Histoy: The Impact of FIRRMA on CFIUS ................7 II. ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF FIRRMA ON INTELLECTUAL PR O PER TY ...................................................................................... 15 A. Facing FIRRMA: Expanding CFIUS's Authority .......................... 15 B. CFIUS and FIRRMA: The Impact on Protecting Intellectual Property.. 19 III. RECOM MENDATIONS ..................................................................... 24 C O N CLU SIO N .......................................................................................... 28 INTRODUCTION Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) such as patents, copyrights, and trademarks are intended to protect holders' rights to use, commercialize, and market their creations, or prevent others from doing the same. There is often an unauthorized flow of intellectual property (IP) when foreign entities * J.D. Candidate, American University Washington College of Law (2021); B.S., Technical Writing, Carnegie Mellon University (2015). Special thanks to my family and friends for their support and encouragement throughout my academic endeavors, especially my parents for their unwavering enthusiasm and guidance. I would also like to thank the Administrative Law Review staff for their editorial support and assistance in preparing this piece. 1