On May 18, the 2016 Annual Conference of LESI (Licensing Executive Society International) concluded in a great success in Beijing World Hotel. This three-day Conference had attracted over 500 Licensing Professionals and representatives from companies with interests in China. As a Platinum Sponsor, Liu, Shen & Associates assisted the organizing committee with the organizing work and sent 12-member team to the Conference. Mr. Perry Wu Yang, Mr. Zhanying Jia, Ms. Michelle Ma, Mr. Allen Tao, Ms. Lily Lei, Ms. Qing Ge, Mr. Wankui Di, Ms. Jinghuan Jia, Mr. Jun Qiu, Mr. Guanyang Yao, Mr. Bei Liu, Mr. Xiaofei Zhang, partners of the firm attended the meeting and made fruitful exchanges on updated IP development with the conference delegates. 

Mr. Allen Tao, managing partner of LiuShen moderated the “Recent Licensing Trends in BRIC Countries” Session and made an impressive comment.  

Over the past decades, Liu, Shen & Associates has been dedicating to providing clients with the professional services on enforcement and protection of the IP rights, transfer and/or licensing of the rights, investment with the rights, and related litigation and administrative proceedings. The firm will be more involved in the business activities of international technology/intellectual property licensing and transfer in the future. 

What is LES International?

The Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) is an association of 32 national and regional Member Societies comprised of men and women who have an interest in the transfer of technology, or licensing of intellectual property rights - from technical know how and patented inventions to software, copyright and trademarks.  It is strictly non-political and is free to grow by the creation of member societies throughout the world irrespective of politics or the state of technology development. LES International has a constitution and by-laws.

First and foremost, LESI consists of the members of its national and regional Member Societies.  The Member Societies, in turn, are the “shareholders” of LESI.  LESI is governed by a Board of Directors who exercise its executive functions.  The Board of Directors is elected by the International Board of Delegates who are themselves appointed by the Member Societies. Finally, LESI has various Management Committees as well as Industry, Professional and regional Committees.

 

The LESI Membership

All members of LES Member Societies are automatically members of LESI, with all the benefits that come with that membership.  Traditionally business-oriented, LESI counts among its 11,500+ members management representatives from companies located all over the globe, ranging from large multinationals to small start-ups.  However, LESI is more than that; boasting a membership diverse enough to also include scientists, engineers, academicians, governmental officials, lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys and consultants, LES is a broad community providing its members with access to a unique and varied global business network.