Hello, LES Global Community! LESI2022 (May 8-10 in Venice, Italy) is continuing to take shape and has been built around addressing how technology and the business of technology has changed – and why it matters for licensing professionals. Check out the program and register before March 17 to take advantage of the early bird discounted rate! And don’t forget, if you are a designated LES Society International Delegate, to register for the IMDM taking place on the Sunday before the Conference.
Meanwhile, this week, LESI’s collaboration with EPO continues (on March 15) highlighting additional case studies in the High-Growth Technology Business Forum. Also, LESI’s Kids IP Day (on March 17) where we will be releasing materials you can use in your own communities to share and educate the young people around you on the importance of investing and supporting innovation and the impact on our lives. Have a great week!
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March 15 - High-Growth Technology Business Forum: "Growth-Financing" (LESI & EPO)
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March 16 - "Ask Me Anything" 3rd Session: Brazil (LESI & LES Brazil)
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March 16 - "Draft amendment to the Reimbursement Act - a proposal to introduce a patent-linkage in Poland"
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March 17 - "Kids IP Day" (LES International)
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March 17 - "New Breeding Techniques and Genetically Modified Organism Regulation in South Africa" (LES South Africa)
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March 23 - Pop-Up Series: "Crossing Your T’s and Dotting Your I’s: Strategies for Avoiding the Pitfalls of Multijurisdictional Agreements" (LESI Education Committee)
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March 24 - High-Growth Technology Business Forum: "Build-to-Sell" (LESI & EPO)
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March 28 - "Unified Patent Court: a new licensing dynamic will start in 2022 in Europe" (LES France & LES Benelux)
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April 4-6 - 2022 Annual Conference: "New Horizons – Creating the Future" (LES ANZ)
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April 5 - Speaker Series: Session 4 "Women on Boards and Key Leadership" (LESI WILA Committee)
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LESI International and European Patent Office
High-Growth Technology Business Forum: "Growth-Financing"
Tuesday, 15 March 2022
12:00pm - 2:00pm (EDT) / 5:00pm - 7:00pm (CET)
Most technology start-ups and scale-ups need venture capital to finance their high-growth needs. Founders and investors must focus on creating value in the company, to be realised through an exit, i.e. selling the company or launching an IPO. This forum highlights the key role played by IPR (intellectual property rights) portfolios and strategy in attracting investments and increasing company value. The featured live case study will be discussed from the perspective of both founders and investors.
This event is FREE to participants.
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LES International
"Ask Me Anything" Sessions (3rd Session - Brazil)
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
8:00am - 9:30am (EDT) / 1:00pm - 2:30pm (CET)
Are you an LES Member involved in global licensing? Do you try to keep track of what’s happening in the IP and licensing world? If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, then our new series of 90-minute webinars is just for you!
LESI in conjunction with LES China, LES France an LES Brazil is delighted to announce three “ask me anything" sessions. You will hear from speakers in each of these jurisdictions on what’s current in their patent and licensing world and also have the opportunity to ask questions and join interactive discussions with other attendees.
This event is FREE to LES Members.
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LES Poland
"Draft amendment to the Reimbursement Act - a proposal to introduce a patent-linkage in Poland"
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
12:00pm - 1:00pm (EDT) / 5:00pm - 6:00pm (CET)
LES Poland will host their next LESinar meeting on 16 March at 5:00pm CET.
It will be led by Rafał Witek, Polish and European patent attorney, partner at WTS Patent Attorneys, who will discuss the issue of introducing patent-linkage in Poland in the context of the draft amendment to the Reimbursement Act.
After listening to the presentation, you will be invited to participate in the discussion.
This event is FREE to participants and will be held in Polish.
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On March 17, LES International and LES Societies around the world will celebrate Kid’s IP Day!
Our young people will impact and be the creators of our tomorrow - we believe understanding IP will be integral in their education. This special day is organized annually as a tribute in memory of the late Patrick Terroir who was a long term, dedicated LES member, a former president of LES France and a mentor to many. Patrick championed this cause and had wanted very much to organize this celebration himself for the global LESI family.
It is no surprise that we picked March 17 to celebrate (a day, quite appropriately, also celebrated as St. Patrick’s Day in many places around the world).
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LES South Africa
"New Breeding Techniques and Genetically Modified Organism Regulation in South Africa"
Thursday, 17 March 2022
10:30am - 12:00pm (EDT) / 4:30pm - 6:00pm (SAST)
In 2019, the scope of the South African Genetically Modified Organisms Act 15 of 1997 (‘GMO Act’), as amended by Genetically Modified Organisms Act, 2006 (Act No. 23 of 2006), in relation to new breeding techniques or “NBTs” was explored and recommendations were made. NBTs include many now popular, and commonly used tools for genome editing, including clustered regularly- interspersed short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and the like.
In this presentation, Dr Groenewald will talk through the present requirements and some of the current discussions relating to this legislation.
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LESI Education Committee
Pop-Up Series: “Crossing Your T’s and Dotting Your I’s: Strategies for Avoiding the Pitfalls of Multijurisdictional Agreements”
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
8:00am - 9:30am (EDT) / 1:00pm - 2:30pm (CET)
As the world continues to become increasingly more connected technology it is becoming more common to see IP agreements that involve parties and assets from multiple countries. Join us as our panel discusses key clauses that require different attention depending on the jurisdiction in question and drafting strategies for agreements that involve IP assets located in multiple jurisdictions.
Panellists:
- Sherry Rollo, Hahn Loeser & Park LLP (Moderator)
- Natalie Raffoul, Brion Raffoul
- David Swain, Lewis Silkin
- Bruna Lins, Hallem Advogados
- Peter Ling, Lenz & Staehelin
This event is FREE to participants.
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LESI International and European Patent Office
High-Growth Technology Business Forum: "Build-to-Sell"
Thursday, 24 March 2022
12:00pm - 2:00pm (EDT) / 5:00pm - 7:00pm (CET)
The "Build-to-sell" forum is specifically for business decision-makers who either want to or are required by their investors to eventually sell their business. Building a company to obtain ultimate value through an exit requires a long-term view with a clear goal in mind. The "Build-to-sell" forum explores live case studies from companies that have been successful in building a company that has been sold. It focuses on three intellectual assets – technology, brand and operational excellence – since they are generally the key value drivers in such transactions.
This event is FREE to participants.
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LES France & LES Benelux
"Unified Patent Court: a new licensing dynamic will start in 2022 in Europe" Session 2
Monday, 28 March 2022
12:00pm - 2:00pm (CET)
LES France and LES Benelux have joined forces to organize two webinars with the focus on the effects of the unitary patent, and the Unified Patent Court on the licensing world.
In the first session (10 March), renowned experts in the field will set the scene by providing an introduction to the unitary patent system and unified patent court.
- What shall we all know about the UP and the UPC?
- Where are we in the process?
- What needs to be done in your company during the transition phase?
- What are the competences of the courts ? How to litigate in the UPC ? Etc.
In the second session (28 March), implications of the UPC on existing and future licensing deals will be addressed from a practical viewpoint: which typical patent license clauses needs attention? In this second session, there will be an open panel discussion.
This event is FREE to LES Members.
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LES Australia-New Zealand
2022 Annual Conference:
"New Horizons – Creating the Future"
Monday-Wednesday, 4-6 April 2022
Australia and New Zealand generate high value innovative technologies and commercial opportunities to meet future local and global market demands.
The 2022 conference theme ‘New Horizons – Creating the Future’ delves into topics of particular relevance to Australia and New Zealand, with online sessions covering ‘Energy’, ‘Space’, ‘Emerging bio-tech’, ‘Health innovation’, ‘Agritech and beyond’ and ‘Sports technology’, each topic delivered by one of the regions: Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and New Zealand, thereby covering the entire range of LESANZ time zones.
The conference sessions will provide a diverse and engaging insight into evolving technologies, commercialisation opportunities, partnerships and collaborations, and licensing/use of IP, within the context of market push-pull, and environmental and socio-economic factors, from an Australian and New Zealand perspective for the future.
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LESI Women in Licensing Allicance (WILA) Committee
Speaker Series - Session 4: "Women on Boards and Key Leadership"
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
9:00am - 10:00am (CDT) / 4:00pm - 5:00pm (CET)
LESI's Women in Licensing Alliance (WILA) will be moderating an international panel from private and public boards (for-profit and non-profit). The panel will share their experiences with being selected and excelling in governance.
Pam Cox, Partner & Chair of IP Transactions, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (Moderator)
This event is FREE to participants.
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SAVE THE DATES!
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
LES Scandinavia
"Insights to Patenting and Licensing from Ericsson"
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
LESI Education Committee
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8-10 May 2022
Venice, Italy
Early Bird Registration ends this THURSDAY! Click HERE to register.
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To get the most out of the Licensing Executives Society International, active participation in the activities and events of the Licensing Executives Society International is a must. And what better way to do that than to join a Committee and to participate in its events and activities.
The LESI Industry, Professional and Regional Committees are open to any LES member worldwide and the Committees are always looking for new talent to support and drive forward the objectives of the Licensing Executives Society International.
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If you have any questions about the events or joining a committee,
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