Glasgow Young Professionals and LES Scotland are delighted to invite you to a special event and drinks reception at The Citizen, Glasgow, in association with Vialex. Glasgow Young Professionals’ events are a great way to meet new people in the city and build your professional network. This event is a joint event with LES Scotland, one of 7 regional branches of LES Britain & Ireland, which is a networking group for professionals and business people interested in licensing, the transfer of technology, and the commercialisation of intellectual property rights. Please join us for a complimentary glass of fizz or refreshing beer and what promises to be an entertaining presentation. This year’s Annual Conference will focus on IP Licensing across industries and academia, including key highlights of the latest developments in law together with real case studies from people with many years practical experience. Presentations will include SEP licensing, Life Sciences deal trends, University Technology Transfer, Patent strategy and restoration and Licence management together with effective auditing. The main conference will be preceded on on 17th June by our LES100 Training Course, “Commercialising IP through the power of Licensing”, to be held at the CIPA Office. The LES100 Licensing Course will be held on Monday, 17th June 2019 at the CIPA Office This is the introductory course in the Licensing Executives Society’s Intellectual Asset Management Series and it is designed for those who are relatively new to licensing. It is specifically aimed at: Instructors. The theme for World IP Day 2019 is Reach for Gold: IP and Sports. We are delighted to present our key note speaker, David Nichol, who is Head of Legal at Crystal Palace FC. David will talk about his career to date and how his current role supports Crystal Palace both on and off the pitch. Please join us in the comfort of cinema seats for our popular Annual Legal Update Meeting. As is the focus of this meeting, we will try and bring everyone in the business of IP and IP transactions up-to-speed with a series of talks focussing on what’s new and relevant, delivered by a panel of expert speakers. Among other things, the panel will: Contracts – Gina Bicknell, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Patents – Antony Craggs, D Young Brands – John Colbourn, Wiggin Competition – Sophie Lawrance, Bristows Come and learn more about LES and have a say in future Irish events! Building on the success of the LES Britain & Ireland Annual Conference which was held at Trinity College last year, the purpose of the event is to encourage members across the Irish IP community to come and learn more about the society and to provide input into future plans and events for the Irish chapter. The evening will kick off with a drinks reception including a short presentation by Simon Chalkley, current President of LES B&I, and Dr. Samantha Williams, Licensing Manager at Trinity College, Chair of the Irish Chapter. Attendees will then be encouraged to socialise and brainstorm ideas for future events over a very informal dinner. The event is open to existing members of LES and non-members. We would love to see you! Speaker: Lia Young, Caterpillar UK Have you ever wondered about the opportunities and challenges arising in protecting a major global brand? Caterpillar ® is a major US based diversified company with 2017 revenues in excess of $45 billion. With a large licensee division and significant IP portfolio, join us for a talk about the Cat ® brand and how the in house trademark team support the protection of a brand valued at $5 billion by Interbrand ®. Lia Young is Senior Corporate Counsel and leads Caterpillar’s trademark efforts in Europe, Russia and the Middle East. She is a solicitor and chartered trade mark attorney and based in Peterborough at one of Caterpillar’s engine facilities she has worked at Caterpillar for over 20 years. North-West Seminar & Meal Speaker: Guy Tritton, Hogarth Chambers Guy Tritton is an experienced intellectual property practitioner with a substantial and broad practice ranging from patents, copyright, designs through to franchising, competition law and commercial disputes. He has appeared in most tribunals including the High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, Court of Justice of European Union, European Patent Office, the Trade Mark Registry, VAT Tribunal and Crown Court. He is widely regarded as having a very hands-on and commercial attitude to cases. In early years, he had an extensive criminal practice which honed his advocacy skills. He is now a Grade A Inner Temple Advocacy Teacher and his skills as a cross-examiner have often been remarked upon. He is also Chief Examiner of the CIPA Litigation Skills Course. Non Members – £60 North-West Seminar & Meal Speaker: Guy Tritton, Hogarth Chambers Guy Tritton is an experienced intellectual property practitioner with a substantial and broad practice ranging from patents, copyright, designs through to franchising, competition law and commercial disputes. He has appeared in most tribunals including the High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, Court of Justice of European Union, European Patent Office, the Trade Mark Registry, VAT Tribunal and Crown Court. He is widely regarded as having a very hands-on and commercial attitude to cases. In early years, he had an extensive criminal practice which honed his advocacy skills. He is now a Grade A Inner Temple Advocacy Teacher and his skills as a cross-examiner have often been remarked upon. He is also Chief Examiner of the CIPA Litigation Skills Course. Speaker: Rt Hon. Sir Robin Jacob, LES Honorary President LES Britain & Ireland are delighted to invite you to attend what we hope will be the perfect ‘kick off’ to the festive season. We are extremely privileged that Rt Hon. Sir Robin Jacob, LES Honorary President, has agreed to be our guest speaker on what promises to be a most engaging topic! The evening will start with a networking reception followed by a three course dinner and Sir Robin’s presentation. Sir Robin Jacob practised at the Intellectual Property Bar from 1967. From 1976 to 1981 he was the Junior Counsel for the Comptroller of Patents and for Government departments in intellectual property. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1981. He was appointed to the Bench in 1993. From 1997 to 2001, Sir Robin was Supervising Chancery Judge for Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff and then was appointed as Lord Justice of Appeal in October 2003. In the Court of Appeal he regularly sat on both IP and commercial cases. Sir Robin formally retired from the Court of Appeal in May 2011 to take up his current appointment but continued to sit from time to time in Court of Appeal until April 2016. He acts as an arbitrator, mediator and expert witness both in IP and commercial cases. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a member of the following arbitral bodies LCIA, WIO, ICC, SIAC, KLRC and HKIAC.
An overview of IP and IP Licensing, divided into five Modules, with examples, exercises and interaction between instructors and fellow students in each Module:
One full day. Modules 1,2 and 3 are presented in the morning, and Modules 4 and 5 in the afternoon. Module 5, with its negotiating and reporting sessions, is the longest of the five. Lunch is included.
LES100, as with all LES courses, is taught by LES member volunteers who are active practitioners in their fields.
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