Prior LES Annual Meeting Archives

Below are past LES Annual Meetings with historical information and materials relevant to each event if available. Click on the ‘Conference Archive’ to view these materials.

LES 2025 Annual Meeting
October 19-22, 2025
Boston, Massachusetts
Strategic Partnerships for IP Development and Market Growth

LES 2024 Annual Meeting
October 19-23, 2024
New Orleans, Louisiana
Better Living Through Intellectual Property

LES 2023 Annual Meeting
October 15-18, 2023
Chicago, Illinois
Winds of Change: Dealmaking Trends in the Evolving Innovation Economy

LES 2022 Annual Meeting
October 16-19, 2022
San Francisco, California
Commercializing Innovation

LESI 2022 Annual Conference
April 23-May 2, 2022
Montreal, Quebec
Conference Archive

LES 2021 Annual Meeting
September 27-30, 2021
Virtual Meeting
Re-imagining the Future
Conference Archive

LES 2020 Annual Meeting
October 15-20, 2020
Virtual Meeting
Protecting and Commercializing Future Technologies — The Future is Now!
Conference Archive

LES 2019 Annual Meeting
Oct. 20-23, 2010
Phoenix, Arizona
Conference Archive

Leading Edge Series – Driving Innovation: Standards in Licensing and Intellectual Capital Management
May 14, 2019
US Patent & Trade Office
San Jose, California 

LES 2018 Annual Meeting
Oct. 14-17, 2018
Boston, Massachusetts
The Birthplace of Innovation
Conference brochure

LESI 2018 Annual Conference
April 29-May 2, 2018 
San Diego, California
Strong IP Drives the Bottom Line
Conference brochure

2017 Annual Meeting
October 22-25, 2017
Chicago, Illinois
Harnessing the Winds of Change
Advancing Intellectual Business Practices in Today's World
Conference brochure

2017 Spring Meeting
May 9-11, 2017
Washington, DC
Stronger Economies Through Licensing
Is IP Policy Making or Breaking Your Deals?
Conference brochure | Conference Archive

2016 Annual Meeting
October 23-26, 2016
Vancouver, British Columbia
Global Deals: New Strategic Frontiers
Conference brochure | Conference Archive

2016 Spring Meeting
April 25-28, 2016
Houston, Texas
Energize Your Licensing: Solutions Across the Americas
Conference brochure | Conference Archive

2015 Annual Meeting
October 25-28, 2015
New York, New York
Big Ideas: The Intersection of Innovation and Business
Conference brochure | Conference Archive

2015 Spring Meeting
May 12-14, 2015
La Jolla, California
Connect, Create, Collaborate and Celebrate
Conference brochure | Conference Archive

2014 Annual Meeting
October 5-8, 2014
San Francisco, California
Advancing and Enhancing Business Development, Deals & Innovation
Conference brochure | Conference Archive

2014 Mid-Year Meeting
March 25-27, 2014
New York, New York
Advancing and Enhancing Business Development, Deals & Innovation
Conference brochure | Conference Archive

2013 Annual Meeting
September 22-25, 2013
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
IP Matters in Every Deal
Conference brochure | Conference Archive

2013 Spring Meeting
May 14-16, 2013
Seattle, Washington
West Coast: Hub of Innovation
Conference brochure | Conference Archive