Welcome to the Silicon Valley Chapter of Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. & Canada), Inc.
LES Silicon Valley Chapter provides many networking opportunities with Business Executives, Lawyers, Licensing Consultants, Engineers, Academicians, Scientists, and Representatives of Government.
The Mission of LES Silicon Valley Chapter is:
To facilitate the exchange and dissemination of knowledge and information on licensing and intellectual property.
To assist members in improving their skills and techniques in the practice of intellectual property licensing by delivering instructive and topical seminars and training courses.
To be the voice of our local licensing community in public and governmental affairs to monitor changes in the law and the practice of licensing and protecting intellectual property.
To further the objectives of the Licensing Executive Society.
LES SVC Annual Sponsors
Ropes & Gray LLP is a leading global law firm representing industry leaders facing complex antitrust, corporate, litigation, intellectual property, regulatory, and tax matters.
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP combines strong technical sophistication with adept proficiency in intellectual property law to successfully enforce and defend the IP rights of many of the world's most innovative companies. Kenyon represents clients in IP litigation, prosecution, counseling, licensing and transactional matters pertaining to patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair competition, false advertising, IP antitrust, and technology transfer issues. Kenyon has particularly extensive experience handling IP matters for companies in industries including academia, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, consumer products, computers, software, Internet and e-commerce, semiconductors, consumer electronics, telecommunications, financial services, automotive and aerospace, materials science, industrial and equipment manufacturing, energy, entertainment, media and sports. To learn more about Kenyon’s attorneys, experience and rankings, please visit www.kenyon.com.
Perkins Coie is a law firm that represents great companies across a wide range of industries and stages of growth—from start-ups to FORTUNE 100 corporations.
The Silicon Valley Business Journal covers the news that professionals in the region need to know, both online and in print. It also hosts a number of panels, events and awards presentations that are both informative and excellent networking opportunities.
Located in Silicon Valley, the firm specializes in providing patent, technology, and corporate transaction services to a wide range of industries including life sciences, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, sustainable energy, semiconductors and software.
A full-service business law firm. Womble Carlyle serves a wide range of regional, national and international clients in industries that include financial services, commercial real estate, information technology, health care, manufacturing and telecommunications, as well as educational institutions and governmental bodies and agencies.
Welcome to LES Silicon Valley Chapter
About the Licensing Executives Society
OVERVIEW
Licensing Executives Society (LES) is a non-profit, professional society of more than 5,000 members in the US and Canada who are involved in the transfer, sale, use and development of intellectual property, including professionals in the fields of law, academics, science and technology, in both government and the private sector. LES USA/Canada is a chapter of LES International with 13,000 members in 97 countries.MEMBERSHIP IN LES
Become a member of LES! Members identify networking as the number one benefit of membership in LES. Ample opportunities are available at national, local chapter, and international conferences and meetings for member interaction.
EDUCATION
LES provides excellent educational opportunities. Meeting programs, workshops, seminars, and publications are based on timely and essential topics to keep members up to date on developments in licensing practices, law, regulation, and current issues relevant to licensing.
PUBLICATIONS
LESI offers many publications. LESI publishes numerous books, pamphlets, videos, and other educational materials that are available for purchase. The following publications are available to LES members only:
Les Nouvelles is a leading technology transfer and licensing journal that is published quarterly by LES (USA and Canada) Inc. for LESI. Les Nouvelles includes articles on various licensing topics, upcoming LES and LESI meetings, and reports from member societies and committees. Viewpoints is the LES bi-monthly newsletter, containing up-to-date information on LES programs and activities.