Licensing Executives Society International

The Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) is an association of 32 national and regional societies, each composed of men and women who have an interest in the transfer of technology, or licensing of intellectual property rights - from technical know how and patented inventions to software, copyright and trademarks.

Event

LESI Annual Meeting 2008 

Detailed Calendar of Events

Announcements  1. Members: If you have an existing account with login credentials, but can't successfully recreate your account, please contact the secretary of your local Society for assistance.

Article of the Week  The Article of the Week column will be a regular feature of our web site. The purpose is to recognize the contributions of the authors to our scholarly journal, les Nouvelles and to have a dialogue with them regarding the content of their article. We will feature a new article each week. To see the full article of the week, add comments or questions, please click here. Marshall Phelps New Rules for Licensing in a New World This article is based on a talk presented at the LES USA & Canada Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada, October 15, 2007. The world has changed and relationships today will often count for a lot more than money per se ever will. This is true for Microsoft as well as any other firm. The article describes 10 rules for licensing in this new world. About the Author/s: Corporate Vice President, Intellectual Property, Microsoft Corporation