Membership Categories & Dues
It’s easy to become an LES member. Simply click on the “Join/Renew” button below and fill out the short application. You’ll promptly receive a welcome email detailing three steps to get started immediately. Then, keep an eye on your mailbox for your New Member Kit which will tell you how to get the most out of your membership.
Membership Categories & Dues
Active Members - $290 Annually 
Any person of good ethical reputation and business affiliation who subscribes to the Society's rules of conduct for members and who in business or professional activities has significant responsibility for the licensing or transfer of industrial or intellectual property rights, or for other substantial action relating thereto, shall qualify as an active member.
Student Members - $35 Annually
Any person not qualified under any other class of membership who is regularly enrolled as a graduate or undergraduate student of an accredited college, university, or post-graduate school and has a bona fide interest in the profession shall qualify as a Student Member of the Society, an shall be elected in accordance with Article 2.5. Such membership shall continue until the close of the fiscal year of the Society in which such person ceases to meet such qualifications.
Associate Member - $145 Annually (please contact LES for application details)
Any person who has been active member of the Society for at least five consecutive years, but is no longer actively engaged in licensing, or actively relating thereto, may be elected by the Membership Committee as an associate member.
Want to know more? Please contact us at membership@les.org or 703-836-3106.