New Leadership of Committees Announced

LESI President Announces Committee Leadership for the Year
LESI President Announces Committee Leadership for the Year

On June 11, President Sonja London officially appointed chairs and vice chairs for the 2024-2025 LESI Committees. LESI maintains 19 member committees and another 12 management and staff lead committees.

Any LES member globally can join an LESI member committee addressing both substantive topics and practice areas. They often serve as a both more targeted network as well as a resource for relevant LES members in local societies.

To learn more about the LESI committees or to join a committee, see here.

Industry Committees (4)

Chair

LES Australia & New Zealand
LES Scandinavia

Vice-Chair

LES Thailand

The Environment, Energy, Materials, and Chemicals Committee serves as a focal point for the members of the oil, petrochemical, chemical, polymers, renewable energy, and associated industries by, inter alia, promoting networking among its members and sponsoring educational activities such as workshops, lectures, and seminars.

Chair

LES Germany
LES USA & Canada

Vice-Chair

LES Spain & Portugal
LES France
LES India

This committee includes professionals working for companies, research institutions, service providers, and organizations associated with advanced new technologies in the physical sciences including consumer electronics, software, information technology, digital content, telecommunications, nanotechnology, semiconductors, mobile devices, transportation, aerospace, automotive and other electrical and mechanical systems. (The committee was formed from a merger the previous “Electronics, Information Technology and Telecommunications Committee” and the “Engineering, Transportation and Physical Sciences Committee”)

Chair

LES Switzerland
LES Austria

Vice-Chair

LES Italy

The Technology Transfer Committee (TTC) is an LESI Professional Committee that serves as the focal point for experts involved in relations and transactions related to the commercialization of scientific ideas and invention.

Technology transfer (TT) plays a key role in realizing the potential impact of scientific ideas and results. It typically refers to the commercialization of scientific or technological inventions via licensing or sale of intellectual property, but it also covers research collaborations and creation of new companies and startups that aim to commercialize a scientific invention or a novel technology. The field requires specific expertise and seamless cooperation between several different types of actors ranging from companies to universities, research organizations, and government agencies.(updated in 2023).

The Life Sciences Committee provides LESI and its constituent Member Societies with information and content in the Life Sciences field for educational, networking and promotion of the profession, and to encourage open dialogue among life sciences professionals.

Practice Areas (5)

Chair

LES Hungary
LES Britain & Ireland

Vice-Chair

The Dispute Resolution Committee monitors, studies and reports on developments in the Dispute Resolution field, including ordinary civil disputes as well as alternative dispute resolution (e.g., Arbitration and Mediation) throughout the world.

Chair

LES Germany

Vice-Chair

LES France

The committee will identify issues, factors and methodologies used in giving value to IP portfolios or license deals.  The goal would be to publish a practical overview of the valuation process with comments and recommendations as to approaches to such valuation.

Chair

LES Singapore

Vice-Chair

LES Philippines
The Copyright Licensing Committee provides LESI and its constituent Member Societies with information about copyright licensing and its impact on company activities around the world and how they are affected by local law provisions and court precedents

Chair

LES China
LES Germany

Vice-Chair

LES Brazil
LES Italy
The Patent & Technology Licensing Committee provides LES members with a focal point for the study, reflection and discussion of issues relevant to patent and technology licensing that cut across various industrial sectors, as well as a platform for participating in and promoting LESI’s activities, and in particular its educational activities, relating to patent and technology licensing.

The mission of the Trademarks, Designs, and Merchandising Committee is to provide LES members with a focal point for the study, reflection and discussion of issues relevant to trademarks, characters, designs and merchandising, as well as a platform for participating in and promoting LESI’s activities, and in particular its educational activities, relating to trademarks, characters, designs and merchandising and the licensing thereof.

Education & Professional Development (3)

Chair

LES South Africa
LES Austria
LES Switzerland

Vice-Chair

LES Brazil
LES Brazil
LES Spain & Portugal
LES Scandinavia
LES Spain & Portugal
Responsible for the development and delivery of educational programs and materials of LESI, as well as of the LES Member Societies. Its tasks include the training of trainers and development of materials for courses and co-operating with other institutions in the development and dissemination of educational materials.

Chair

LES USA & Canada

Vice-Chair

LES Brazil
LES France
LES Italy
LES Australia & New Zealand
Advancing the growth of women in leadership through education, mentoring and networking opportunities.  WILA will serve as a gathering point for education on the international efforts advancing the skills and leadership of women and offer international networking and mentorship opportunities. LESI is well positioned to bring women and men together from around the world to share experiences in professional advancement and cultivate a culture of inclusion and support for the advancement of women in licensing

Chair

LES Japan

Vice-Chair

LES Germany
LES Brazil

Founded to meet the networking and professional needs of young executive LESI members

Regional Committees

Chair

LES Brazil
LES USA & Canada

Vice-Chair

LES USA & Canada
LES Andean Community

Keeps abreast of the developments and the anticipated future developments of the intellectual property laws, antitrust laws, cases, regulations and other matters, of the countries party to the Pan-American treaty.

Chair

LES Singapore
LES China

Vice-Chair

LES Australia & New Zealand
LES Chinese Taipei
LES Japan
LES India

The Asia Pacific Committee seeks to promote and enhance cooperation and collaboration among the LESI societies in one of the most dynamic regions of the world today by sharing information, resources, and experiences, through regional activities, joint society activities, networking and creating more opportunities to build valuable relationships.

Aims to keep abreast of developments and anticipated future developments of laws, cases, regulations, trade agreements and other matters which are important for technology transfer in or involving the European Union.

Cross-Cutting Committees (4)

The Innovation Trends Committee is a horizontal and transversal organization within the structure of LESI Committees. It is responsible for monitoring the factors of change brought by innovation that significantly impact the current intellectual property framework, identifying any shortcomings, and proposing corresponding solutions.

Chair

LES France

Vice-Chair

Awaiting updated leadership
Aims to keep abreast of developments and anticipated future developments of laws, cases, regulations, trade agreements and other matters which are important for technology transfer in or involving the European Union.

Chair

LES Japan
LES Italy

Vice-Chair

LES Benelux
LES Thailand

The SDG-IP Index Committee is a horizontal and transversal organization within the structure of LESI Committees focused on creating and maintaining an IP Index for innovative companies employing Sustainable Business Development (SDG) goals. It is responsible for defining a worldwide recognized framework to identify, recognize and help improve companies’ best practices to align their IP management strategy and outcomes to their Sustainable Development Goals.

The HTB Committee (formerly HGE Task Force), through programs and case studies, highlight intellectual assets as a key value driver for business decision makers as well as IP professionals in SMEs. The committee coordinates with EPO Patent Academy’s HTB initiative (see the HTB community on LinkedIn which provides links to the various program and related information shared to date.)

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