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LES Benelux meeting on Trade Secrets
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Organization: LES Benelux
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Contact: Saskia van Dijk-Struyk
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6/6/2013 to 6/6/2013
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In today’s economy where “knowledge is power”, Trade Secrets and Confi dential Business Information undoubtedly are major strategic assets of most companies, whatever their size and sector. They provide the companies with competitive edge and are often an instrumental element of a company’s unique selling proposition. They have often taken years and years of R&D to be developed and they encapsulate a wealth of expertise. They are therefore essential assets, although probably the most intangible ones.
Their vulnerability puts businesses at risk. Their loss can be extremely damaging. Their proper protection against misappropriation is therefore of crucial importance. Despite this context, their protection has often been overlooked. Compared to other legal means of protection, Trade Secrets and Confi dential Business Information are often considered second. Their regulation is less effi cient and their enforcement is less harmonised and predictable. Not all necessary operational ....
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.... measures are always put in place for their
effective safeguard either. In this meeting, we will try to shed light on these issues and help attendees to improve their own strategy of protection of these assets by discussing legal, business and operational issues that should be considered from an international perspective.
Speakers will be:
Wouter Pors and Warren Wayne, Bird & Bird, The Hague and London
Stéphane Drouin, UCB, Brussels
William Bird, Patentive and Inge Basteleurs, Biocartis, Mechelen
Ad de Vries, Akzo Nobel, Arnhem
Elliot Papageorgiou, Rouse & Co, Shanghai
Eric Raciti, Finnegan LLP, Brussels
Jorge Novais Gonçalves, European Commission
Christian Prickaerts, Fox-IT, Delft
Olivier Lemaire, GSK Vaccines
The meeting will be chaired by Jean-Christophe Troussel of Bird & Bird in Brussels, Belgium
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LES Pan European Conference DAVOS 2013
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Contact: LES Switzerland
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6/23/2013 to 6/25/2013
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Spirit of Licensing - It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm that LES Switzerland is going to host the LES Pan European Conference 2013 in Davos from 23 to 25 June 2013.
Website: http://www.les-davos2013.org/
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LES Switzerland has the honour to invite LES members and all interested in licensing, technology transfer and industrial property to come together, to exchange views and to experience the “Spirit of Licensing” – a special approach to licensing.
The program will consist of a lively mixture of lectures and workshops with international content and local flavour within a sparkling mountain atmosphere.
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LES Scandinavia Annual Conference 2013
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Organization: LES Scandinavia
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Contact: Saskia van Dijk-Struyk
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9/8/2013 to 9/10/2013
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Maturing Technology – Bridging scientific ingenuity and industrial proficiency
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Conference and AGM
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2013 LESI Management & Delegates' Meeting (IMDM)
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Organization: LESI
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Contact: LESI
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9/25/2013 to 9/27/2013
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2013 LESI Management & Delegates' Meeting (IMDM)
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Online registration is now available.
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2014 Global Technology Impact Forum (GTIF)
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Organization: Licensing Executives Society International (LESI)
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Contact: Licensing Executives Society International (LESI)
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1/19/2014 to 1/21/2014
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The 2014 Global Technology Impact Forum (GTIF) is hosted by the Board of the Licensing Executives Society International, Inc. (LESI) and designed to coordinate and publicize the efforts of premier global non-profit and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) dedicated to the promotion of intellectual property licensing and technology transfer for the betterment of mankind.
Concurrent with the Center for Applied Innovation Invent for Humanity™ Technology Transfer Exchange Fair, this event brings together a renowned collection of technology leaders sure to capture the attention of IP and general news media.
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The LESI GTIF provides a unique networking and problem solving medium for participating organizations to act collaboratively over the course of the following year in tandem with each organization’s distinct, yet interconnected, mission.
Participating organizations and attendees share a common goal of advancing mankind through the use of IP licensing and technology transfer. Each invited organization is representative of three interest groups: IP Protection & Harmonization, Trade & Economic Development, and Technology Transfer & Standards.
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