LESANZ Inc.

The Licensing Executive Society - Australia and New Zealand has 500 members, from a wide range of businesses and professions. It's membership includes company executives, small business enterprises, scientists, engineers, lawyers, patent attorneys, accountants, venture capitalists and licensing consultants, as well as academics and representatives from public bodies. Many major companies, professional firms, institutes and universities are represented.

The Society is a member society of the Licensing Executives Society International, which is an association of LES national societies all having the same interests and objectives. LES national societies have been established in North and South America, Europe and Africa. In Asia/Pacific there are also member societies in China, Japan, Korea and Philippines.

The Licensing Executives Society International has over 11,000 individual members worldwide spread over its 28 member societies. Whilst the member societies formally represent 32 countries, there are LES members in more than 60 countries.

Objectives of LES ANZ

• To assist members in developing and improving their professional and business skills in the field.
• To hold meetings, seminars and training courses on the exchange and dissemination of knowledge and information in the fields of activity.
• To inform the business community and the public of the economic significance of fields of activity.
• To inform and advise Government on matters concerning members.
• To monitor changes and developments in international law and licensing practice.
• To encourage high professional standards among individuals engaged in these fields.
• To facilitate contacts between potential licensors and licensees. 

Benefits of Membership

Regional Committees hold regular local meetings with guest speakers covering a broad range of topics on matters of interest. Joint meetings are also held with other professional bodies. An Annual Conference is held in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting of the Society. The Conference is typically held over two or three days in a different regional centre each year. Meeting and workshops aimed at educating members in relevant laws and practices.

Contact with people engaged in a wide range of related activities including: research and development, licensing-in, licensing-out, marketing and financing. Subscription to Les Nouvelles - the leading world journal for business people and professionals engaged in these fields - a unique source of information on International developments. Les Nouvelles is published quarterly.

A Meeting Directory giving access to a worldwide network of over 11,000 members and contacts. Members are invited to attend conferences organised by various LES societies around the world, including an annual International Conference. To introduce and update business people and practitioners, LES offers education materials (eg: books, special publications, audios, videos) on topics of interest.

Membership Applications

You are invited to apply for active membership of the Society if you have any interest in the fields of technology transfer, licensing of intellectual property rights or related matters. Please complete the application form provided in the Membership section and forward same by fax or mail to the Secretariat together with your cheque or credit card payment for your subscription.

Annual Membership Fees for LESANZ are based on a calendar year and renewal is in January of each year. Fees for Membership for those joining between Oct - March are $A235.00 plus $15.40 GST for Australian members only (i.e. total due $250.40). Membership fees for those joining between April - June are 3/4 of the full amount and 1/2 the full amount for those joining between July - September. Members accepted after 1st October in any year will be deemed to be financial for the following year.

Constitution LESANZ

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