Welcome to the Chemicals, Energy, Environmental, and Materials Sector

The CEEM Sector services membership in the chemical, energy, environmental, and materials industries which include but are not limited to the fields of petrochemicals, renewable and green energy, clean technology and nanotechnology.

CEEM Mission

To provide our membership with educational opportunities focused on intellectual asset commercialization, technology transfer best practices and legal and regulatory issues as they relate to licensing, technology development (open innovation, research, and development), acquisition and divestiture in the CEEM sector marketplace.

The vehicles we will use to educate include workshops at LES meetings, conferences and webinars, and publication of articles in les Nouvelles, Viewpoints, and on our website.

To provide a variety of networking forums for the promotion of technology transfer and relationship building AND to promote LES as the key organization for these interactions.

To attract diverse membership from all CEEM related industries as well as support industries (legal, consulting, venture capital, universities) to facilitate networking, education, and be a catalyst for deal making all within our sector and with the other LES industry sectors and committees as appropriate.

To promote cross-sector relationships and activities within LES where such relationships and activities are mutually beneficial to the CEEM and other sectors and especially to LES (USA & Canada) and LESI.

April 23, 2013 complimentary webinar

Space is limited so please be sure to reserve your seat now!

Title:	Primer on Patent Pools (and Other IP Strategy Alternatives)
Presenter:	Peter Kim, IP Strategy Consultant
Date:	Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Time:	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
Register:	This is a FREE webinar, but registration is required at https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/726275462
Presentation:	Primer on Patent Pools (and Other IP Strategy Alternatives)

About the session:
Patent owners have many different strategies to drive adoption of a new technology, including forming a patent pool. What is the objective of a patent pool, and its key benefits? How does it differ from a traditional patent licensing program? What is involved in creating a patent pool? How do regulators look at the key issues? This webinar provides answers to each of these important questions. We will also highlight other IP Strategy Alternatives, including: creating a new patent licensing program, selling patents outright, and working with a patent monetization partner.

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CEEM Royalty Rates & Deal Terms Survey

CEEM Survey Respondents

Like the Global BioPharma survey, the CEEM survey was also launched in October. Participation included academic institutions (34%), operating companies that ranged from big energy to start-up (39%), lawyers (16%), and other licensing organizations (11%). Deals submitted were primarily from the chemicals and energy industry segments making up approximately 52% and 28%, respectively, of the total responses.

Key CEEM Deal Statistics

Approximately 70% of the deals collected contained flat running royalties and most deals were entered by the licensor. About 75% of the deals were executed during 2008 or 2009 and 80% of the deals came from the chemicals and energy sectors. Of those reported, approximately 40% of the deals estimated peak annual sales of less than $50 million, most deals involved commercialized or soon to be commercialized products/technologies and a majority of the deals were exclusive.

The full survey report, with over 100 pages of analysis and data, is available exclusively to LES (USA & Canada) members. Click here to access the survey.

Click here for an executive summary of the survey, or click here to access the complete results. The full survey is an LES members only resource, so please login for access.

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