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The Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal is one of the leading scholarly law journals dedicated to the publication of Articles, Essays, Comments, Addresses, and Notes in all areas of intellectual property law including:
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Patent law
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Copyright law
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Trademark law
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Telecommunications
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Internet law
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Counterfeiting
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Bootlegging and piracy issues
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Entertainment and sports law
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First Amendment rights
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Mass media law
The Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal (IPLJ) is a leading publication in
all areas of intellectual property law, covering issues related to patent, copyright, and trademark law, mass
media, data privacy, First Amendment rights, entertainment, sports, fashion, and art law. The IPLJ offers our
staff members and readership a broad range of ideas for consideration and seeks to provide a forum for
scholarly debate on legal and technological issues and developments in intellectual property, media, and
entertainment. IPLJ is proudly recognized both nationally and internationally by scholars and practitioners
alike, as a source of authority in its field. According to surveys compiled by Washington & Lee University
in 2025, IPLJ was the #1 ranked law journal in intellectual property, #1 journal in communications and
media law, and #2 in arts, entertainment, & sports law.
In addition to publishing, the IPLJ conducts several special events for practitioners and staff members:
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Our annual IPLJ Symposium, with topics covering present-day issues in copyright, patent, and trademark law.
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Fordham’s Annual Conference on International Intellectual Property Law and Policy is one of the most prominent and best attended in the field, attracting judges, practitioners and scholars from around the world.
For back issues of all the IPLJ’s articles, please go to the Back Issues Archives section of our site. As our books are published, we will post the pdfs on our website.