IDEA: The Intellectual Property Law Review
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IDEA: The Intellectual Property Law Review (Bluebook
Bluebook
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 abbreviation: IDEA) is a law review
Law review
A law review is a scholarly journal focusing on legal issues, normally published by an organization of students at a law school or through a bar association...

 published by an independent student organization at the Franklin Pierce Law Center for Intellectual Property at the University of New Hampshire School of Law.

Overview

IDEA: The Intellectual Property Law Review covers scholarly legal articles relating to patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition, technology law, and general intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...

 issues. The Law Review publishes four issues each year.

History

In 1957, the Patent, Trademark and Copyright (PTC) Research Foundation at the George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...

 published the first issue of IDEA under the name Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal of Research & Education. In 1973, the Franklin Pierce Law Center
Franklin Pierce Law Center
The University of New Hampshire School of Law, formerly the Franklin Pierce Law Center, is an American Bar Association-accredited law school located in Concord, New Hampshire. It is the only law school in the state. It was founded in 1973 by Robert H...

, founded by Robert H. Rines
Robert H. Rines
Robert H. Rines was an American lawyer, inventor, researcher, and composer. He was also well known for his efforts to find the legendary "Loch Ness Monster."-Biography:...

, became home to the PTC Research Foundation as well as its student-run Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal of Research & Education. In 1999, the PTC Research Foundation relocated to the Academy of Applied Science, but the student-run journal remained at the Pierce Law Center.

In 1977, the journal first incorporated the wordmark
Wordmark
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 IDEA into its title. In 2002, the journal changed its name to IDEA: The Intellectual Property Law Review. In 2010, IDEA became a publication of the University of New Hampshire School of Law when the Franklin Pierce Law Center merged with the University of New Hampshire.

Notable articles

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, 527 U.S. 627 (1999).
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