Innovation Advancement Program

The Innovation Advancement Program (IAP) is an innovative program that pairs inventors, technology entrepreneurs, tech transfer professionals, and emerging technology companies with some of ASU’s brightest law students.

What students do:

Teams of 2-3 law students undertake a wide array of legal services that help early stage ventures solidify their legal foundations, avoiding many of the mistakes and pitfalls often made when moving technology into the marketplace. Teams are guided throughout the semester by Director, Raees Mohamed, an attorney with Kelly Warner Law.

Additional supervision and guidance is provided by the program's In-Residence professionals, especially Jon Coury, from the Hool Law Group of Phoenix.

Course information

The Innovation Advancement Program Clinic is a one semester course.

Credits: six credits (two graded and four pass/fail)
Pre- or Co-Requisite(s): Evidence, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Professional Responsibility

Time commitment

Students are expected to spend a minimum of 270 hours in the Clinic during the one semester.

Fall or Spring Semester – 20 hours per week

10-15 hours per week on IAP Projects
4 hours per week office hours in Clinic
2 hours per week seminar

Student clinic application

IAP Clinic Fact Sheet

Application for prospective clients

Applications dates

Spring 2019:
Application period: September 26th - November 7th
Offers extended to students: November 16
Student acceptances due: November 19

Summer/Fall 2019:
Application period: January 21st - March 4th
Offers extended to students: March 8
Student acceptances due: March 11

**IMPORTANT!* - Pursuant to the Statement of Student Policies, Clinics – Students who have applied for a clinic and have been accepted may decline upon offer without consequence. However, once a student has accepted a clinic offered, any student who drops the clinic without prior approval by the dean’s designee will be subject to the 12-month ban.

Our People

Raees Mohamed
Director, Innovation Advancement Clinic
Faculty Associate
Raeesabbas.Mohamed@asu.edu

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