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Advancing The Business of Intellectual Property Globally

LESI is a professional society for people interested in the licensing of technology and intellectual property.

2027
April 27-29
LESI Annual Meetings & Conferences
LES International
LESI 2027 Annual Conference
Orlando, FL, USA

The LESI Difference

A society with a complex focus on the legal aspects, and ideal business utilsation of the entire lifecycle of IP.

From the birth of innovative ideas through R&D, protecting licensing, valuation, transferring, monetizing IP and enforcing them.

All addressed by a diverse community of legal, industry and academic IP professionals connected on a national, regional and global levels of LESI.

2026
May 6
Brand Expansion & Licensing Part 7 - Scalability: A Form of M...
Virtual
In Part 7 of LES USA-Canada's Brand Expansion & Licensing series based on Expand, Grow, Thrive, this one-hour webinar will explore how companies c...
2026
May 13
Intersection of Antitrust and IP
Houston, TX, USA
Intersection of Antitrust and IP: Shearman Act, Standard Essential Patents, and Licensing and Litigation Strategies Drawing on real-world litigation a...
2026
May 13
Open Source Software–A Review of the Basics and a Discussion of R...
Virtual
The LES USA-Canada High Tech Sector webinar will provide an up‑to‑date overview of open source software (OSS) from an intellectual property and licens...
2026
May 13
Update from Brussels – the new and revised TTBER
Virtual
On 16 April, the revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) and its accompanying Guidelines were published, with a strong focus on...
2026
May 14
World IP Day and Networking Event
Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Join LES USA-Canada's Research Triangle Park Chapter for an afternoon of discussion and networking.  They will discuss takeaways from the World IP Day...
2026
May 18
UPC +3 YEARS: A View on European Patent Litigation
Online / Munich, Germany
LES Germany, LES France, and LES Italy invite you to the next edition of the successful seminar series on the Unified Patent Court (UPC). This year’s ...
LES France, LES Germany, LES Italy
2026
May 19
Intelligent Dealmaking: Key Licensing Strategies for AI-Driven Bi...
Virtual
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly playing a pivotal role in transforming the biopharmaceutical landscape, including its influence on every stage...
2026
May 20
Practical Implementation of AI in Valuation & Monetization Wo...
Austin, TX, USA
LES USA-Canada's Austin Chapter are hosting an event where speakers will walk through actual implementations of AI across entire monetization and valu...
2026
May 20
2026 Annual Conference: Laneways to Licensing
Melbourne, Australia
Save the Date! Join LESANZ for their 2026 Annual Conference with the theme “Laneways to Licensing” on 20-22 May 2026. Held at Melbourne Connect; a pur...
LES Australia & New Zealand
2026
May 27
Domestic and International IP Developments Under the Current Admi...
Virtual
The session (hosted by LES USA-Canada) will cover major developments in IP law and policy since the advent of the current Administration, including US...
LES USA & Canada
2026
May 27
Use of Expert Witnesses in Patent Litigation
Virtual
This panel will discuss the evolving role of licensing and damages expert witnesses in patent litigation across the US, Europe, the UK, and China. Whi...
LES International
2026
June 3
Licensing & Valuation Series - Get What You Negotiated
New York, NY, USA
Hosted by LES USA-Canada's New York/New Jersey Chapter Best practices for structuring life science and technology agreements in order to avoid disagre...
LESI President Announces Committee Leadership for the Year

A professional learning series, providing a “deep dive” on three topical tracks.

TRACK 1

SEPs

Standard Essential Patents

TRACK 2

MEDTECH

TRACK 3

MANAGING DATA

In IP Based Technology and Licensing

Our pilot program designed primarily for organizations with a large number of employees located in in multiple global locations.

A simple plan for an IP Owner to enroll their employees around the world — in multiple LES societies — for a single price.

Now, LES is offering a pilot global membership program to IP Owner organizations* to provide the benefits of LES membership to their employees around the world for one annual fee.

The journal is published quarterly and is designed to further the knowledge of the societies members and others in improving their skills, techniques and knowledge in licensing and protecting Intellectual Property.

Each issue of the Global News includes society news, details of upcoming events, information on committee activities, and calls to action.

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