Register for the annual conference of the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) – “Licensing in the 21st Century - better, faster, smarter”. This year it is hosted by the regional society, LES Britain & Ireland, and will be held in London 5-8 June 2011. Web Site: www.lesi2011.org. Take advantage of early bird rates by registering NOW!

LESI is a global association of 32 national and regional societies with over 10,000 individual members interested in the transfer of technology and the licensing of intellectual property rights. The members include business-oriented lawyers and other professionals, consultants, corporate executives, academics, and governmental officials. The LESI annual conference usually attracts more than 500 attendees from around the world. Due to the popularity of the location, the attendance at the 2011 London conference is likely to be the highest ever. The conference will extend over three days with plenary sessions and workshops every day. There will be many opportunities for break-out meetings and networking events.

The London conference will focus on the development of intellectual property rights (IPR) – how they are currently changing, and how they might need to change in the future. There will be plenary sessions at which influential speakers from industry and international public bodies will address and invite debate on issues such as: IPR ethical dilemmas, IPR for future technology, changes in healthcare and environmental licensing, the commercial importance of sports branding, and the problems of adequately protecting high-end innovative products.