Re-launch of the LES Vancouver Chapter -
Top 10 Court Decisions of the Year Affecting Licensing

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

3:30 pm - 7:00 pm
at
Gowling WLG
550 Burrard Street,  #2300
Vancouver, BC V6C 2B5

Thank you to our host:

FREE to members and non-members
Includes wine, cheese and appetizers

Registration closes January 21

Program:
We are excited to announce the relaunch of the Vancouver Chapter of the Licensing Executive Society USA & Canada. Join us for an insightful evening featuring distinguished speakers and networking opportunities:

• Opening Remarks by Mr. Konstantinos Georgaras, Commissioner of Patents, Registrar of Trademarks and Chief Executive Officer Canadian Intellectual Property Office.
• Keynote Presentation by Russell Levine, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, of the Top 10 Court Decisions of the Year Affecting Licensing.  This presentation is standing room only at the LES Annual Meeting year after year. 
• Networking Reception: connect with fellow professionals.

Speakers:

Konstantino Georgaras, Commissioner of Patents, Registrar of Trademarks and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Intellectual Property Office Mr. Georgaras is the CEO of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO). In this role, Mr. Georgaras provides strategic direction and leadership to CIPO and ensures the provision of world-class intellectual property (IP) services by granting IP rights and providing IP awareness and information. He also represents CIPO and Canada's interests, both nationally and internationally.

Russell Levine, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP Russell is a Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP where he has spent his entire 38+ year career. He focuses his trial (jury, bench, and ITC), appellate (Federal Circuit), and alternative dispute resolution practice on patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation matters, and disputes involving and related to technology transfer and patent license agreements. His technology transfer and licensing practice includes structuring and negotiating both licensing-in and licensing-out transactions.

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