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Lawrence J. Udell, renowned technology inventor, lecturer and creator of more than 40 new ventures, has been named the 2015 Frank Barnes Mentor Award recipient by the Licensing Executives Society (USA & Canada), Inc.

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Among competitors from Europe, Asia, India and Africa, entrepreneurs from University of Waterloo (Canada) distinguished themselves by capturing the $5,000 LES International Global Award at the Grand Final Round of the Licensing Executives Society (LES) Foundation 2015 International Graduate Student Business Plan Competition for their company, Maieutic.

LES Members' Choice Award: TriboTEX, Washington State University
LESI Global Prize: Maieutic, University of Waterloo
LES Grand Prize: Wavve Stream, University of Houston

Incoming Board President Jim Sobieraj is also President of the Brinks Gilson & Lione law firm. He explains, “It is an honor to serve as the President of the largest professional organization that focuses on the business aspects of intellectual property on a global scale. LES has more than 9,000 members in 65 countries. During the upcoming year, we will be enhancing the core value proposition that has served us as IP and licensing professionals for more than forty years.”

Winners, including the first-ever Member’s Choice Award recipient, will be announced during the LES (USA & Canada) Spring Meeting, May 12-14 in La Jolla, CA

Read Arnaud Michel's latest message.

LESI continues to find new and improved ways to communicate with you, our National and Regional societies, and IP thought leaders around the world. The Communications Committee is driving a discussion about enhancing LESI's use of social media.

We invite you to join the conversation by completing our survey here.

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The LES (USA & Canada) Life Sciences Sector, in coordination with the Licensing Executive Society International (LESI) Life Sciences Sector, is pleased to present the 2014 LES Global Life Sciences Royalty Rates and Deal Terms Survey.

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Registration for the LES Foundation 2015 International Graduate Student Business Plan Competition kicks off this month and already student teams are queuing up to compete. Will this enthusiasm from students be matched by LES member volunteers?

Four of the year's most outstanding intellectual property licensing deals have received the Licensing Executives Society (U.S. A. and Canada), Inc., 2014 Deals of Distinction™ Awards, which will be presented at the Society's 50th Annual Meeting, October 5-8 in San Francisco. Click here for complete Annual Meeting program details.

Read LESI President Arnaud Michel's latest message.

Read Yvonne Chua's latest message.

On April 1, 2014, the Licensing Executives Society will launch a month-long series of ‘Around the World with LES’ (ATW) events across the globe aimed at uniting IP-interested business professionals and building awareness about the critical role intellectual property (IP) plays in improving lives and stimulating economic growth worldwide.

Top student entrepreneurs from Case Western University captured the LES Foundation 2014 International Graduate Student Business Plan Competition's $10,000 Grand Prize for their technology spinout, Disease Diagnostic Group (DDG). The Foundation also presented the $5,000 LES International Global Award to Vibronix, Inc. from Purdue University.

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Join Us as Student Teams Compete in the Final Round on March 24th at the LES (USA & Canada) Mid-Year Meeting in New York.  See the finalists here.

The registration deadline has been extended to February 16.  Please visit www.les2014.org for more information. The registration for the IMDM in Moscow (16-19 May) can be found here.

Typhoon Haiyan has affected almost 9.5 million people across the Philippines. LES International encourages voluntary donations by individual LES members to the Philippines Red Cross www.redcross.org.ph/donate.

Read Yvonne Chua's inaugural message.

The LESI Education Committee has issued RFIs to meet the needs of the LESI Academy

A Tie for the LES International Global Award Results in Prizes to Both MRS from Universita del Salento, Italy and ParadigMed from University of Arkansas, USA

The 2012 Global BioPharmaceutical Royalty Rates & Deal Terms Survey was released making in-depth data summaries and analyses of transactions in the life sciences and health care sectors available online exclusively to LES and LESI members worldwide.

Student entrepreneurs from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia received the Licensing Executives Society International’s (LESI) $5,000 Global Award for their start-up Relivit.