Advancing The Business of Intellectual Property Globally

LESI is a professional society for people interested in the licensing of technology and intellectual property.

2024
November 22-23
Conference
LES International
Asia Pacific Committee
LESI 2024 Asia Pacific Regional Conference
India
2025
April 27-29
LES International
2025 LES International Annual Conference
Singapore

The LESI Difference

A society with a complex focus on the legal aspects, and ideal business utilsation of the entire lifecycle of IP.

From the birth of innovative ideas through R&D, protecting licensing, valuation, transferring, monetizing IP and enforcing them.

All addressed by a diverse community of legal, industry and academic IP professionals connected on a national, regional and global levels of LESI.

2024
November 19
Seminar
From Problem to Profit: AI-Driven Innovation and Licensing
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Learn how AI is helping to accelerate innovation and commercialization by re-shaping problem-solving, invention, and licensing, impacting research, de...
2024
November 20
Lessons to Learn from 2024 IP Licensing Cases
Virtual
This webinar (hosted by the LES USA-Canada Iowa Chapter) will provide an overview of key court cases from the past year relating to intellectual prope...
2024
November 21
Distinctive Signs: Preclusion and Coexistence Agreements
Virtual
LES Italy's webinar "Distinctive Signs: Preclusion and Coexistence Agreements" will offer a comprehensive analysis of coexistence barriers—a fundament...
2024
November 22
Conference
LESI 2024 Asia Pacific Regional Conference
India
Licensing 3.0 for an Artificially Intelligent Universe The conference will explore themes focussed on how the universe is rapidly evolving. Generative...
LES International
2024
November 25
Patent Portfolio Management and Monetization for SME's
Ottawa, ON, Canada
SME’s spend considerable time and money on R&D and the associated patent portfolio.   Andrew will discuss common issues WiLAN sees when evaluating...
2024
November 28
Maximising IP Value in Cleantech Commercialisation
London, UK
With more and more competition for funding in the cleantech space, it is becoming vital for both new and established players to maximise their potenti...
LES Britain & Ireland
2024
December 3
Global FRAND Litigation - a worldwide tour of the leading jurisdi...
Virtual
With developments in the field of Standards Essential Patent and FRAND litigation taking place at speed around the globe, this webinar will address th...
LES International
2024
December 4
Holiday Cocktail - Annual Wine Tasting
Montréal, Quebec
WIB-Greater Montreal, the Montreal Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society (LES), and Life Sciences Partnering Canada (LSPC), invite you to ring-i...
2024
December 9
Iowa Chapter: Holiday Event
North Liberty, IA, USA
We hope you can join for a holiday event with the LES USA-Canada Iowa Chapter!
2024
December 9
Education Course
IP Licensing Basics
Virtual
There is more emphasis now than ever before on commercialization, company formation, and job creation from the billions of dollars invested annually i...
2024
December 11
The TT-BER story continues - report from Brussels
Virtual
Quo Vadis TTBER? Be the first to know – update from the EU Commission about the reform of the Technology Transfer Block Exemption. LES Germany invite ...
2024
December 12
Strategies for Licensing AI: A Litigation Perspective
Minneapolis, MN, USA
In this presentation, speakers will discuss the complexities of licensing AI-powered software and best practices for licensing professionals when nego...

A professional learning series, providing a “deep dive” on three topical tracks.

TRACK 1

Standard Essential Patents

TRACK 2

LIFE SCIENCES & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

TRACK 3

UNIFIED PATENT COURT LITIGATION STRATEGIES

Our pilot program designed primarily for organizations with a large number of employees located in in multiple global locations.

A simple plan for an IP Owner to enroll their employees around the world — in multiple LES societies — for a single price.

Now, LES is offering a pilot global membership program to IP Owner organizations* to provide the benefits of LES membership to their employees around the world for one annual fee.

The journal is published quarterly and is designed to further the knowledge of the societies members and others in improving their skills, techniques and knowledge in licensing and protecting Intellectual Property.

Each issue of the Global News includes society news, details of upcoming events, information on committee activities, and calls to action.

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