LES Britain & Ireland 2021 Annual Conference “Licensing in Challenging Times”

LES Britain & Ireland 2021 Annual Conference “Licensing in Challenging Times”

Radisson Blu Hotel – Glasgow

Tuesday, 16 November 2021 at 9:00am – 5:00pm

Conference Keynote Speakers:

Emma Wheatley, Deputy General Counsel & Head of Business Development at CEPI

Stephen Taylor, Legal Counsel at AG Barr

Topics to be covered:

• No-One is Safe Until Everyone is Safe – the story behind CEPI’s R&D partnerships and supporting the COVAX Mission
• Irn-Bru: Protecting a Heritage Brand
• Deal Making Trends and Outlook for the Life Sciences Industry [Panel]
• Public Support for Start-up Ventures
• Commercialisation of the Academic Research Base [Panel]
• Agreements to Supply Products in a Time of Shortage

The main conference will be preceded on 15 November by our full-day LES100 Training Course, “Commercialising IP through the Power of Licensing”. There will also be a half-day LES workshop on “Copyright – Collective Licensing after the Digital Single Market Directive 2019/790” in the afternoon. Following the LES100 and LES workshop, a Civic Reception (kindly hosted by Glasgow City Council) and a Gala Dinner will be held on 15 November for all LES100/LES Workshop and Conference attendees.

CIPA Member discounts are available for the Conference, LES100 Training and LES Workshop.

Full details can be found here.