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Welcome

at LES Benelux

LES Benelux is one of the thirty-three national and regional societies of the Licensing Executives Society. LES Benelux was formed in 1975 and has at present almost 400 members. It is the society for professionals and business people interested in licensing, the transfer of technology, and the commercialisation of intellectual property rights.

Members include managing directors, company executives, small business entrepreneurs, university licensors, campus company managers, inventors, venture capitalists, scientists, engineers, lawyers, patent and trademark agents, licensing consultants, marketing executives, academics and representatives from public bodies.

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Upcoming events

for the year 2021

8 September 2021 – Young Members Network Event Online

The LES Young Members Committee organizes a network event for young members and anyone who is interested to join. The event will be held online via Gather Town. Attendees can discuss three different topics: data, artificial intelligence, and socially responsible licensing. The registration for this event is closed.

12 October 2021 – Webinar on Cybersecurity

At lunchtime Christian Prickaerts  and Maurits Westerik will discuss the interplay between cyber security, confidentiality and trade secrets, touching upon questions like how does one deal with one’s precious R&D trade secrets, what kind of Chinese walls are appropriate when dealing with confidential information received from parties under NDA, what sort of security requirements can one ask for in licenses? Information security both in regard to private (e.g. competitors, hackers) and state actors (e.g. industrial espionage, dawn raids by authorities) will be touched upon. Questions from the audience are welcome and can be mailed ahead to the secretariat. Please click here for more information

15 and 16 November 2021 – Licensing Course

The Licensing Course will be held on 15 and 16 November 2021. Please click here for more information.

  • All presentations of earlier meetings can be found under Past Events.
Upcoming events

LES International

and LES Benelux

LES Benelux is one of the thirty-three national and regional societies of tLES International.

Founded in 1972, and incorporated in 2000, LES International (LESI) is the umbrella organization of national and regional associations for licensing executives. A Board of Directors and Board of Delegates, consisting of representatives of all national and regional societies, oversee the activities of LESI.

LES International functions as a non-profit professional organization to broadly support LES Societies in their efforts. Please see the LESI website for further information.

LESI Events worldwide

LES Scandinavia 50 Years Virtual Annual Conference on 21 September

This conference is a must for innovators, licensing and IP experts, technologists, lawyers and business leaders. It is for those who want to deepen their understanding of technology trends, licensing business and various forms of intellectual…
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Pan-European Conference “Sharing is caring” on 5 and 6 October 2021

The Hungarian Chapter of LES is pleased to announce that in 2021, it will once again host the Pan-European Conference of the LESI, which will be held on 5-6 October 2021, as an online event. The pandemic – temporarily yet with a lasting…
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LESI 2021 LES Royalty Rate & Deal Terms Survey – NOW OPEN

The Licensing Executives Society (LES) is updating its surveys for royalty rates and deal terms in the high technology sector and the life sciences sector. LES USA-Canada, LESI and other societies have collaborated to seek broader participation…
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LESI Article of the Month June 2021

Secret ingredient? Video compression! by Sonia London, Co-chair, LESI High Tech Committee, Nokia Corporation, Finland Did you know that every single day people watch one billion hours of video on YouTube? And we’re not just watching. Every…
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LES Benelux – Annual General Meeting 22 June 2021

LES Benelux – Invitation Annual General Meeting 22 June 2021 from 12h30 As in the previous year, the AGM will take place as a virtual meeting only in view of the ongoing restrictions with respect to COVID-19, as we continue our efforts…
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Webinars IE-net on “Patent Enforcement in Asia”

On 1, 8 and 15 June IE-net organizes a series of webinars on "Patent Enforcement in Asia". Each week, a specialized IP litigator from a different IP law firm will highlight particular aspects of patent enforcement in their respective jurisdiction.…
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Paul Janssen Futurelab online course about intellectual property

The Paul Janssen Futurelab online course about intellectual property is running now at full throttle and the next edition starts on Monday 19 April and then again on 11 October. Please note that participants can follow the five weeks course…
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les Nouvelles January 2021 Article of the Month

les Nouvelles January 2021 Article of the Month Estimating The Value Of Patents: Reliability Of Automated Methods by Héctor Axel Contreras Alvarez, L.L.M, Ericsson, Gemany Cutting-edge technologies being adopted in new sectors (automotive,…
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les Nouvelles December 2020 Article of the Month

Transactions Powered By Intellectual Assets: A Decision-Maker's Perspective by Juergen Graner, Globalator LLC Abstract Decision-makers in technology companies who embark on a high-growth strategy for their company will likely engage in one…
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Presentation on IPR Regimes in Current Days of Crisis

On 14 May LES Benelux held its first virtual meeting on "IPR Regimes in Current Days of Crisis: Can the Traditional IPR Ownership and Control of IPR be Harnessed to Foster Faster Solutions?" Mr. Christophe Verbruggen, Director – Legal Affairs…
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