LES Events: PDS Advanced Strategic Alliances June 10-11 Boston, MA BIO-LES Business Development Basics June 14-16, San Diego, CA (w/BIO Annual Meeting, June 18-21) PDS Fundamentals of IAM and Intermediate IAM July 14-17 Toronto, Ontario, Canada LES Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) program LES Now Accepting Applications for Licensing Professional Credentialing Program Apply now to be a part of the new Certified Licensing Professional program. The main application period for the first LES CLP examination is now open. The exam will be administered in the second quarter of the year and the first set of CLP credentials will be awarded at the 2008 LES Annual Meeting this October. Make 2008 the year you commit to your professional development by pursuing this rewarding new credential. Click here to read the press release Licensing Profession Responds Enthusiastically To Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) Program Large number of applications received during advance qualification period Click here to read the press release Patent Reform News: Is Innovation at Risk? Senate Patent Reform Bill includes significant changes to Intellectual Property Protection For more information: LES Call to Action on Patent Reform Text of S. 1145 Comparison of House and Senate bill List of Senators’ addresses and contact information White House Opposes Senate Patent Reform Bill Media Coverage: NY Times Washington Post Wall Street Journal The Year of Living Dangerously Read LES President Allen Baum's article, The Year of Living Dangerously, in which he ponders how the patent world has changed since January 2007. Share your comments on his blog. Licensing Foundation, Inc. - Providing an opportunity for sharing the increased wealth created by the growth of licensing throughout the world 2008 LES Foundation Graduate Student Business Plan Competition