Advancing The Business of Intellectual Property Globally

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

2024
October 20-23
Conference
LES USA & Canada
Better Living Through Intellectual Property - Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler
New Orleans, LA, USA
2024
November 14-15
Conference
LES International
Young Members Congress Committee
YMC 2024 Pan-European Conference & LES100 Course
Vienna, Austria
2025
April 27-29
Annual Conference
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
October 15
Seminar
Seminar and Member's Night
Seoul, Korea
Innovating the Future: Technology Licensing in the Era of AI and Beyond Technologies in various areas, including artificial intelligence, are being de...
2024
October 16
Webinar
Integrating Open Innovation into IP Strategies
Virtual
Join Simon Rowell, Founder of Innovation Liberation Front and Nidhie Kumar, Chief Commercial Officer at amaea, as they share their approach to develop...
LES Australia & New Zealand
2024
October 16
Webinar
How Does the UPC Impact Licensing and Litigation?
Virtual
Join us for an insightful webinar organized by the LESI Patent & Technology Licensing (PTL) Committee, exploring the impact of the Unified Patent ...
LES International
2024
October 17
Webinar
The European Commission Regulation on SEPs
Virtual
The European Commission has proposed regulations for the administration of Standards Essential Patents. These regulations will establish a ‘Competence...
LES International
2024
October 19
Education Course
Drafting Patent License Agreements (Hosted by Finnegan)
New Orleans, LA, USA
This course will be hosted by the Finnegan law firm and will go over the essential details of how to draft an intellectual property licensing agreemen...
2024
October 19
Education Course
Strengthening Your License
New Orleans, LA, USA
This course will build on standard clauses discussed in the Mechanics of a License course, and examine less common, but very useful, terms that can be...
2024
October 19
Education Course
CLP Exam Preparation & Review
New Orleans, LA, USA
The Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) credential in intellectual property licensing and commercialization is a valuable career asset. This certif...
2024
October 20
Conference
Better Living Through Intellectual Property - Laissez Les Bons Te...
New Orleans, LA, USA
Our program offers something for everyone, including sessions on utilizing the International Trade Commission to enforce your IP rights – exclusion or...
2024
October 20
Education Course
Negotiation Skills
New Orleans, LA, USA
This course builds on concepts introduced in our IP Negotiation Basics course, bringing your awareness and skills to the next level. This level goes d...
2024
October 23
Education Course
Foundations in IP Valuation
New Orleans, LA, USA
This course will present an overview of IP valuation for non-valuation professionals. The course covers at a high level the premises and definitions o...
2024
October 30
Webinar
AI for IP-Empowering IP Attorneys with the Information They Need
Virtual
The current hype around AI is that it’s generative, but for IP we should think of it as assistive instead. AI isn’t going to replace IP, but help IP t...
2024
November 5
Webinar
Tips for Brand Owners: Controlling Foreign Manufacturers
Virtual
Join LESI's Trademarks, Designs, & Merchandising Committee for a webinar highlighting a case study concerning fictitious parties to a cross-border...
LES International
LESI President Announces Committee Leadership for the Year
Statement reflects the organization’s ambitious goal to be the "go-to" global community for professionals commercializing intellectual across industries.
On June 30, LESI Editor David Drews and Executive Director Dana Colarulli hosted the latest in a series of les Nouvelles LIVE! sessions highlighting articles in the June 2024 edition.

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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