LSI Scholar Profile: Steven Laxton

The Center is home to an incredible faculty and host to the top minds at the intersection of law, science, and technology. But we also attract the brightest student scholars around; you should meet them. Steven LaxtonClass of 2020 Hometown: Cedar Hill, Texas Education: B.S. and M.Eng. Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M Laxton […]

Patent Clinic Helps Fight Clogged Drains

Faculty Fellow Michelle Gross and the students of the Lisa Foundation Patent Law Clinic are working to keep your bathtub drain clog free! Actually, ASU Alumnus Justin Hillsten and current ASU economics major Holly Hillsten are the sibling inventors and entrepreneurs behind DrainFunnel. The simple device that can slip into existing drains and act as a waterside for hair and […]

Prof. Jon Kappes on Picking the Right IP Law Program

Professor and Faculty Fellow Jon Kappes was quoted in U.S. News & World Report discussing opportunities for intellectual property attorneys and what to look for in law schools and legal education to maximize those opportunities. IP law, particularly patent law but also copyright and trademark, has in recent years become one of the most dynamic areas […]