Patent Law: LES 2014 Education Programs

Save the date for upcoming professional development programs!

LES offers several programs that deliver high-quality, trusted information plus opportunities for building relationships with your peers. Programs include:

IP & Licensing Basics: A One-Day Review
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Los Angeles, CA

This one-day course provides a survey of the basics of intellectual property (IP) and licensing. It builds a practical understanding of core IP and licensing concepts from both the business and legal perspectives. Read More.

Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) Exam Review Course
February 19, 2014
San Francisco, CA

This one-day review course helps you prepare for the CLP exam. The emphasis of the course is on the eight CLP domains, the practice exam questions and the participants' results. Of those who have taken this review course and the exam, 80% passed. Read more.

Strategic Licensing: Advanced Skills & Tools
February 25-28, 2014
Houston, Texas

This intensive 4-day course focuses on strategic licensing in the broader context of business development and company-wide intellectual asset management. It provides advanced skills and tools for the experienced licensing professional. Course attendees include being able to: identify due diligence legal issues in licensing transactions; analyze difficult agreement provisions; recognize an IA strategy that is both actionable and aligned with corporate strategy; interpret competitive data; recognize assumptions and interpret an independent valuation report; and conduct principled negotiations and apply ethical principles to the opportunities. Read more.

LES 2014 Annual Meeting Call for Proposals

The LES 2014 meeting committee will begin accepting workshop proposals for the 2014 Annual Meeting in early January 2014. Please mark your calendars so that you don't miss the opportunity to participate in this historic 50th Annual Meeting by sharing your perspectives on emerging licensing trends and best practices with your peers across a cross-section of leading companies, research institutions, and government laboratories. Read more.