CALENDAR 2023
LES South Africa and LES International are planning a number of events and courses for 2023.
Click on 2023 Calendar LES SA to view the proposed calendar.
LES SA meetings
Board Meetings
The LES board meets regularly during the year to discuss members interest and plan events and training courses for members and the larger IP licensing community.
- 26 January 2023 (Completed)
- 16 March 2023 (Completed)
- 20 April 2023 (Completed)
- 25 May 2023 (Completed)
- 20 July 2023 (Completed)
- 31 August 2023 (Completed)
- 19 October 2023 (Completed)
- 30 November 2023
Annual General Meeting
- 14 September 2023 (Completed)
Afternoon Talks
Short seminars or talks on topics of interest to the IP community are presented by subject matter experts to LES members and friends.
- 16 March 2023 – Copyright and Performance’ Protection Amendment Bill (Completed)
- 17 August 2023 – LES SA’s Woman’s Month Talk – Insights into Licensing from an In-house Counsel’s Perspective
- 31 August 2023 – Cross Border Transfer or Licensing of Registered and/or Unregistered Intellectual Property – A South African Perspective
- 14 September 2023 – Licensing Intelligence: Shaping Tomorrow’s AI through Legal Frameworks
- 4 October 2023 – Real-world assets in video games: when do you need to take a license?
- 24 October 2023 – South African Plant Breeders’ Rights: Licensing, Litigation and Competition Law
- 8 November 2023 – Equitable Licensing Considerations for Access to Medicines in Developing Countries
Training
- Financial Modelling on-line certification course
- LES100 One Day Licensing Course – 22 August 2023 – Western Cape
- LES100 One Day Licensing Course – 7 September 2023 – Gauteng
- Intellectual Property Valuation Course – Postponed to March 2024
Other
Short seminars or talks on topics of interest to the IP community are presented by subject matter experts to LES members and friends.
- 17 March 2023 – Kids IP Day
