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Administrator
Licensing Executives Society International
What is LES International?
The Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) is an association of 32 national and regional societies, each composed of men and women who have an interest in the transfer of technology, or licensing of intellectual property rights - from technical know how and patented inventions to software, copyright and trademarks.
The LES family is business-oriented for the most part, and its over 10,000 individual members include management representatives from companies both large, medium and small, scientists, engineers, academicians, governmental officials, lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys and consultants.
It is administered by a Board of Directors composed of 8 officers and 2 counsels. The Board is elected by and reports to the Board of Delegates. Each LES Society appoints one delegate per 200 members, with a minimum of 2. The Board of Delegates meets at least once a year, usually at the end of the LES USA-Canada meeting and before the International Meeting. Besides its executive and legislative functions, LESl has international Committees and Working Groups (operational, professional and industry-oriented).
These Committees and Working Groups which are listed in the front pages of les Nouvelles, provide international content either directly (publications, articles, studies) or indirectly to the members (workshops, add-ons, etc.).
LESI objectives
The formal objectives of LES International, which were adopted more than 20 years ago, are as follows:
1. To function as a non-profit professional society encouraging high professional standards among individuals engaged in the transfer and licensing of technology and industrial or intellectual property rights.
2. To assist its members in improving their skills and techniques in licensing through self education, the conduct of special studies and research, the sponsorship of educational meetings, the publication of statistics, reports, articles and other material, and the exchange of ideas related to domestic and foreign licensing.
3. To inform the public, international bodies, governmental bodies, and the business community concerning the economic significance of licensing and the high professional standards of those engaged in the licensing profession.
4. To make available to its members the latest, most accurate, information on licensing
LES International is strictly non-political and is free to grow by the creation of member societies throughout the world irrespective of politics or the state of technology development. LES International has a constitution and by-laws. Its officers are elected by a Board of Delegates. The Board of Delegates is responsible for the conduct of the affairs of the LES family and for dealing with the interface between LES International and various international bodies, the supervision of the publication of the journal les Nouvelles, the provision of funds, support, and other assistance to Member Societies and the organisation of new Societies.
On 30 June 2000 LES International was incorporated and its official name since than is LES International Inc.
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