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 to function as a non-profit professional organization to broadly support LES Societies in their efforts on behalf of individual members by:

• Setting and promoting consistent, high professional standards for licensing executives on a global basis
• Creating and maintaining various geographically based LES Societies with the necessary number & balance of local members
• Providing organizational leadership, coordination and advice
• Facilitating professional networking between the members of LES Societies
• Providing quality educational content to, facilitating the sharing of educational content between LES Societies
• Informing and interacting with global organizations and policy forums concerning the economic significance and importance of licensing and other transfer of technology and intellectual property rights.

The Licensing Executives Society India (LES India) is primarily a non-profit association comprising of individuals interested in all aspects of the transfer of technology and Intellectual Property rights. It endeavors to have a balance of lawyers and non-lawyers, who belong to a variety of backgrounds with a wide range of interests including business, academic, legal and other interests.

On satisfying the qualifications set out by the LES International, LES India was in June, 2003 formally integrated into the LES International world-wide family which comprises of 33 National and Regional societies, representing over 60 countries and 10,000 executives.

The membership covers a wide range of professionals, including business executives, lawyers, chartered accountants, company secretaries, patent agents, licensing consultants, engineers, academicians, scientists and representatives of government. Membership is on an individual basis and is not transferable. Many major companies, professional firms, and universities are represented within the Association.

Being a member of the Licensing Executive Society (India), LES India, you would automatically become a member of the Licensing Executive Society International, LES International (LESI), which has over 10,000 members worldwide.

• Subscription to les Nouvelles, the official Journal of LESI
• Special rates for attending conferences, courses and seminars organised by the society
• Full access to LES International website and resources
• Members Directory – an interactive on-line access to the international list of members

If you need any further details, please email secretary@lesindia.org