LES University

LES University
July 15-18, 2013
Chicago

Take your career to the next level with LES University – four days of hands-on, interactive, and cutting- edge education programs taught by distinguished professionals.

Choose from two exceptional courses designed to fit your interests and skill level.

Masters Class: Principles and Practices (intermediate)
Strategic Licensing: Advanced Tools and Practices (advanced)

Masters Class: Principles and Practices

July 15 - 18

This intensive 3 ½-day course provides a strong foundation in licensing, enabling course attendees to use the language of IP and licensing, apply licensing principles and practices, and develop an intellectual asset management process within their organizations. This curriculum-based program addresses four major topics:

The Basics of IP and Licensing
Intellectual Asset Management: A Business Framework for Licensing
The Deal: Valuation and Negotiation
Living with the Deal

Licensing experts will engage you in fully interactive techniques such as role play, small groups, and hands-on exercises to ensure that you walk away able to:

Identify basic legal and ethical issues
Assess needs, opportunities, and risks
Establish licensing strategies, including finding and qualifying prospects, and negotiating and closing deals
Develop an intellectual asset management process within your organization

Strategic Licensing: Advanced Tools and Practices

July 15 - 18

This intensive 4-day course focuses on strategic licensing in the broader context of business development and company-wide intellectual asset management. It provides advanced skills and tools for the experienced licensing professional. Taught by world-class licensing experts in both lecture and small group formats, the course builds upon the Masters’ Class curriculum and covers six major topics:

Legal Issues
Licensing Issues
Intellectual Asset (IA) Strategy
Valuation
Negotiation
Ethics

Specific take-aways for course attendees include being able to:

Identify due diligence legal issues in licensing transactions
Analyze difficult agreement provisions
Recognize an IA strategy that is both actionable and aligned with corporate strategy
Interpret competitive data
Recognize assumptions and interpret an independent valuation report
Conduct principled negotiations and apply ethical principles to the opportunities

Registration Fees

(Includes course materials, breakfasts, lunches & networking reception):

	Masters Class: Principles and Practices of Intellectual Asset Management	Strategic Licensing: Advanced Tools and Practices
*Early*
Members	$1,295	$1,495
Non-Members	$1,595	$1,795

Members	$1,495	$1,695
Non-Members	$1,795	$1,995