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OU Entrepreneurial Law Center executive director David Kinsinger stands inside the legal clinic at the Tom Love Innovation Hub.
OU Entrepreneurial Law Center executive director David Kinsinger stands inside the legal clinic at the Tom Love Innovation Hub.

OU Entrepreneurial Law Center

In an effort to address critical business and legal support needs for entrepreneurs and small businesses, the Michael F. Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma, in partnership with the OU College of Law, has launched Oklahoma’s first-ever entrepreneurial law center.

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About OU ELC

The University of Oklahoma Entrepreneurial Law Center (OU ELC) hosts clients typically on a 15-week basis during the Fall and Spring semesters.

OU ELC is the first officially recognized entrepreneurial law center in the state of Oklahoma and features the first integration of juris doctor candidates and non-law students through its hybridized offerings of general business and other non-legal services.

The Entrepreneurial Law Center offers the following services to startup and small business founders:

  • Entity Formation & Structuring
  • Intellectual Property (Trademark & Copyright)
  • Technology Commercialization (Evaluation & Provisional Patents)
  • Contract Negotiation & Drafting
  • Employee & Independent Contractor
  • Compliance

OU ELC is housed in the Tom Love Innovation Hub, located on the OU Research Campus, and is currently recruiting clients for the fall semester. Companies interested in applying for OU ELC’s services can contact the staff at elc@ou.edu.



"A crucial resource that early-stage startups and small businesses need is inexpensive access to legal expertise and business advisory services on matters of intellectual property, legal organizational form and commercial relationships. The ELC provides these services, reducing the barriers to entrepreneurship and empowering startups to develop their ideas into sustainable businesses."

Corey Phelps
Dean of the Michael F. Price College of Business
Fred E. Brown Chair in Business
Professor of Entrepreneurship


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