Licensing Office Structure and Management
The functions of the Licensing Office Structure and Management Committee are to promote discussion among and education of LES members regarding the structure, operation and management of a licensing organization within a corporation, university, institution, or governmental entity, addressing such considerations as:
- whether to have a separate licensing organization
- the scope of the activities of the licensing organization
- the role of the licensing organization in the company or institution
- conflicts with other parts of the company or institution and their solutions
- understanding differences in the licensing organization among various industries and institutions and exchanging experiences
- whether the licensing organization should be a profit center
- systems, software and procedures used for the operation and manage licensing opportunities and license agreements, including license and royalty audits
- compensation of licensing professionals
- and benchmarking the organizations and practices of leading companies and institutions.