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The Licensing Executives Society, established in 1965, is a professional society with nearly 5,000 members engaged in the development, use,
transfer, marketing, and management
of intellectual property.
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Upcoming Events
LES 2010 Annual Meeting
Join us for the premier event for dealmaking, IP education and networking!
The 2010 Annual Meeting, which builds upon the theme of Deals, Deals & More Deals, will feature interactive plenary discussions and over 50 sector and multi-sector workshops taught by experienced leaders from global organizations. The meeting will be attended by over 1,000 of IP, Licensing, Tech Transfer and Business Development Professionals from the life sciences, high tech, government, university, consumer products, and chemicals/energy/environment/materials industries.
Keynote Speaker:
Steven Levitt
Best Selling Co-Author of Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics
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The IP100 Executive Forum
LES (USA & Canada) IP100 Executive Forum
September 26, 2010
Sheraton Chicago
On Sunday, September 26, 2010, we'll again gather IP executives from leading companies and universities for a one-day, invitation-only event focusing on strategic issues related to IP in business. We'll address the following Hot Topic - Defining and Re-Defining Organizational Structure and Alignment To Support Deal Making. The hot topic panel will feature leaders from a cross-section of industry sectors with diverse perspectives on the best way to organize for optimal results. The program will be organized as a panel discussion followed by the engaging facilitated roundtables to share insights with your peers.
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Best Practices in Licensing & Technology Transfer
October 20-21, 2010
Union League Club
Philadelphia
A two-day, interactive course taught by industry experts that delivers core knowledge and practical guidance on developing, negotiating and executing licensing transactions. Some key benefits:
- Experience unique sessions designed for business development, legal, and technical professionals
- Learn from expert instructors who draw upon their extensive real-world experiences
- Interact in intimate group setting with hands-on learning opportunities
- Gain practical advice and guidance based on actual transactions
- Leverage useful methodologies and tools immediately in your organization
- Connect with peers and industry thought leaders
- Earn 13.25 MCLE credits, including 1.0 Ethics credit!
Register Now and Save! Rates Increase $200 on 9/20.
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Industry News
Over 1,000 Global IP and Business Development Leaders to Gather Sept. 26-29 for the Licensing Executives Society Annual Meeting in Chicago
Featured Speakers include Best-Selling Author of Freakonomics, Steven Levitt,
Retired Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Honorable Judge Paul Michel, and Economist and Former Vice Presidential Candidate Pat Choate
More InfoLES Foundation Graduate Student Business Plan Competition Grand Prize Winner, Silicon Solar Solutions, Featured on Forbes and CNBC
The LES Foundation 2010 International Graduate Student Business Plan Competition winner, Silicon Solar Solutions, LLC from the University of Arkansas, was recently featured on the Forbes and CNBC websites, as well as Arkansas Business, Innovate Arkansas, SmartGridComm, EnvironmentalExpert.com, and several other media outlets. As Competition winner, the team received $10,000 and valuable in-kind prizes for their plan to bring higher-efficiency, lower-cost solar power to the world through the commercialization of a patented materials process for creating large grain polysilicon.
More InfoLicensing Executives Society (USA and Canada) Comments on Long-Awaited Supreme Court Decision – Bilski v. Kappos
In the first case in decades to consider the scope of patentable subject matter under U.S. law, the U.S. Supreme Court today issued its long-awaited ruling in Bilksi v. Kappos.
Click here to read the Supreme Court decision.
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