Business and Corporate
ASU Law places in top five at USPTO 2025 National Patent Application Drafting Competition
A team of law students at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University placed first in the Western Regional Round of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s 2025 National Parent Application Drafting Competition, ultimately finishing as a top-five national finalist.
Gary Marchant named inaugural holder of Clarissa Cerda Professorship in Law and Technology at ASU Law
Gary Marchant, Regents and Foundation professor of law and faculty director for the Center for Law, Science and Innovation at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, has been named the inaugural holder of the Clarissa Cerda Professorship in Law and Technology.
ASU Law launches Wolin Family Center for Intellectual Property Law to drive innovation and legal excellence
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is proud to announce the launch of the Wolin Family Center for Intellectual Property Law (Wolin Center) as a groundbreaking initiative designed to shape the future of intellectual property law through legal education and industry collaboration.
Tips to make tax season less taxing
When it comes to highly unpleasant experiences, filing taxes is probably up there with root canals — which is why people put off doing them.
ASU's Sports Law and Business program is in a league of its own
Breaking into the baseball business, or any other sport, is like hitting a grand slam — difficult but highly satisfying.
Patent and trademark law clinic gives students hands-on experience with impactful legal work
At the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, the Lisa Foundation Patent Law (LFPL) Clinic provides students with hands-on experience in patent and trademark law. Students apply the intellectual property (IP) knowledge they gain in the classroom to real-world situations, helping clients achieve their complex patent and trademark legal needs. Among other things, clinic students conduct client intake interviews, perform patentability and registrability searches and draft, and file and prosecute patent and trademark applications.
ASU Law grad prepares to tackle world of sports with a legal lens
Kyle Goodier came to the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University from Pennsylvania, determined to launch his career with an NBA team after graduation. Now, as he prepares to walk across the stage to receive both his Juris Doctor and Master of Sports Law and Business, that dream is finally within reach.
ASU Law lands No. 1 in the U.S. for legal master’s graduates
Rooted in ASU’s charter, ASU Law strives to make quality legal education accessible and equips professionals from various fields with the skills to advance because of their knowledge of laws and regulations, no matter what industry they come from. ASU Law is No. 1 in the nation for the most legal master’s graduates from 2019 to 2023, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
Breaking into the world of sports: ASU Law hosts NBA Trade Deadline competition
Exciting strategic discussions filled the air at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. It was the second annual NBA Mock Trade event on Oct. 8 and 9, where students had the opportunity to step into the shoes of NBA executives and experience the complex decision-making process involved in team-building and player transactions.