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les Nouvelles is the professional journal of the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI), a significant organization encompassing 31 national and regional societies and reaching more than 11,000 members worldwide. This journal is mailed quarterly to members in 93 countries, with more than half going to North American membership. When polled, LESI members consistently agree that les Nouvelles is one of the top three benefits of their membership in LESI.

LESI has changed its policy and agreed to accept advertising in les Nouvelles. Advertising will be limited to products and services that relate to the professional interests of our members.

Membership Profile:
LESI members are business executives, lawyers, researchers, technology administrators, patent agents, brokers, accountants and consultants involved in various licensing activities, including: valuation of IP, business development, obtaining and enforcing IP assets, drafting agreements, and negotiations. Members are self-employed or employees of universities, government agencies, research institutes, law firms, accounting firms, and commercial companies.

Journal Profile:
les Nouvelles is an English language journal published quarterly in March, June, September, and December and is distributed to all 11,000 individual members worldwide. In addition to the publication of scholarly works related to IP transactions (licensing), the journal also serves as a newsletter for LESI containing information regarding the activities of various member societies. Each issue is typically 60 pages of scholarly papers and 10 pages of member society news.

Advertising Guidelines:
The LESI Publications Committee will limit the quantity of advertising in each issue and reserves the right to publish only advertisements that are appropriate and consistent with LESI standards. Advertisements relating to activities competing with scheduled events of LESI or a member society will not be accepted. Advertisements for goods and services directed to any of the business or legal aspects of IP are considered acceptable.

Advertisements must be submitted by the following dates:

January 15, April 15, July 15, October 15.

Method of Payment, US Dollars only:

Payment can be made by wire transfer to the amount of US$ ________.

Remit To :
Licensing Executives Society International
c/o Northern Trust
50 LaSalle St
Chicago, IL 60676

Account # 1314130
ABA Routing Number 071000152
USA-Swift code CNOR US 44

Name of business sending transfer____________.
Transfer without fees to the recipient.

Credit Card
Payment is also available by MasterCard, Visa, American Express and
Diner's Club credit cards.

Check
If payment is made by check, the check must have a US routing number.

Advertising Rates for 2008

Full Page (4 Color process)	7" x 9-3/4"	US$3,000.00
Full Page (Black & White)	7" x 9-3/4"	US$2,000.00
1/2 Page (4 Color process)	7" x 9-3/4"	US$1,500.00
1/2 Page (Black & White)	7" x 4-3/4"	US$1,000.00
1/4 Page (4 Color process)	3-3/8" x 4-3/4"	US$800.00
1/4 Page (Black & White)	3-3/8" x 4-3/4"	US$600.00

Specifications:

Platforms:
Macintosh or IBM (or compatible.)

Media Accepted:
CD-ROM disks preferred.

File Transfer:
E-mail is acceptable for files under 3 MB. Files over 3 MB in size must be sent on CD-ROM. DO NOT e-mail any files over 3 MB.

File Compression:
Zip It or Stuffit acceptable; JPEG or LZW unacceptable.

Supported Applications:
Ads are to be submitted in digital format. PDF files preferred. Also acceptable: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe InDesign or Macromedia Freehand.

Ad Size:
Ads should be set up exactly to sizes published above.

Color:
Artwork should be supplied as black and white or grayscale. Save black and white halftones as grayscale; save line art as bitmap.

Raster File Resolution (Photos):
300 DPI saved in Tiff or EPS format; minimum resolution is 266 DPI. Bitmap images should have a resolution between 800 and 1200 DPI. All file formats should be saved with a PC preview. Images downloaded from or created for the Internet are unacceptable since they are only 72 DPI.

Graphics:
PDF files preferred with all images and fonts embedded and prepared for press optimization. For other applications, include all placed graphics on disk. Do not embed images in the file.

Fonts:
If sending ad on CD-ROM, include all fonts on disk (printer and screen fonts.) Use Adobe Type 1 fonts only. We reserve the right to substitute Adobe Type 1 fonts for Non-Abobe or True Type fonts if necessary.

Required Proofs:
Laser proof must accompany your disk, or send a copy via e-mail or fax. A laser printout of file names should accompany any files submitted on removable media. Only relevant files should be on the media. LES is not liable for any errors/omissions on ads submitted without a proof.

Contact Info:
Please include the name, phone number and address of the ad creator in case we need to contact them about the ad.

Charges:
Charges for changes made to your files due to errors in ad size, type, color conversion or file format will apply. Changes are subject to $100 hourly rate with a 1/2 hour minimum.

To place advertising in les Nouvelles:
les Nouvelles Advertising
c/o Design Interface Inc.
25125 Detroit Rd. #110
Westlake, OH 44145-2500 USA
Attention: Carla Blackman
carla@designinterface.com
440-871-0600

A Guide For Authors

The following are guidelines to help authors prepare papers for publication in les Nouvelles, the journal of the Licensing Executives Society International. les Nouvelles is published quarterly and is designed to further the Society's objectives of assisting members and others in improving their skills, techniques and knowledge in licensing and protecting Intellectual Property. The journal consists of two general sections. One contains scholarly papers on substantive topics related to the Society's educational objectives, and the other relates to activities of member Societies and licensing news and developments. Only the scholarly articles are subjected to the peer review and evaluation system.

Papers on substantive topics submitted for publication in les Nouvelles are acknowledged by a letter from the Editor shortly after receipt. The author is asked to sign and return a "License to Publish" that is provided after approval for publication is obtained.

les Nouvelles is the pre-eminent journal in the world for the publication of papers and information concerning the broad scope of intellectual property licensing.

These guidelines have been prepared to provide an indication to authors as to the type of papers which are sought for publication in les Nouvelles.

All articles are reviewed and evaluated on their merits using a double-blind approach by the Editorial Review Board of les Nouvelles. The Editorial Review Board considers the following criteria when evaluating articles:

1. Relevance to the creation, maintenance, management or exploitation of intellectual property rights or knowledge and the negotiation of agreements for those purposes.
2. Whether the article duplicates articles previously published without providing a fresh perspective or update.
3. The clarity of the article in presenting information to the reader.
4. The quality of the academic rigor brought to bear on the subject matter of the article.
5. Whether the article will be of interest to members.

These criteria are not presented in any particular order and there is no weighting given to any one criterion over another.

The final decision for publication rests with the Editor.

There are few mechanical requirements. It is always best to keep a paper as brief as possible. A good maximum length is 20 double-spaced pages, but we have published longer papers. A minimum of 3-5 pages is encouraged. Substantive papers as well as Society-related articles must be submitted electronically to the Editor. A disk is not necessary.

Submit your paper to:
Larry Plonsker
Editor, les Nouvelles
Lake Worth, FL
Tel: (561) 432-8814
Fax: (561) 432-8865
lplonsker@lesi.org