Questions and Answers about LES and the Intellectual Property Licensing Profession

What is LES?
The Licensing Executives Society (LES) is a group of licensing professionals who deal with all aspects of intellectual property, known as "IP."

What does LES do?
LES educates licensing professionals and creates a marketplace to get deals done. It also builds professional IP knowledge and is the leading authority for IP commerce. LES creates and safeguards professional standards and ethics in IP licensing. It also creates a bridge between the disciplines of law, business, and marketing.

Who are LES members?
LES members include individuals who engage in all aspects of intellectual property licensing, including corporate business development executives, licensing executives, scientists, academicians, government researchers, lawyers, and others.

What types of organizations do LES members represent?
LES members are typically employed by these types of organizations:

• Corporate Licensing Offices
• Financial Services/Venture Capital Firms
• Government Agencies or Laboratories
• Industrial Corporations
• Law Firms
• Research Institutes or Laboratories
• University Licensing Offices

What industries are most active in IP licensing?
Intellectual property licensing occurs in many different industries and professionals. Some of the industries in which IP licensing is most prevalent include:

• Consumer Products
• Energy
• Chemicals, Petrochemicals and Polymers
• Health Care
• Financial Markets
• Government
• Universities
• High Technology
• Transportation

Licensing Executives Society
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 280
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel: 703/836-3106
Fax: 703/836-3107
Email: info@les.org
Web: www.usa-canada.les.org