Founded in 2000, the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. & Canada), Inc. (LES-SVC) is rooted in one of the world’s most creative dynamic regions: Silicon Valley in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Our chapter’s mission is to assist investors, company executives, attorneys, licensing consultants, engineers, academicians, scientists, government representatives, and others in improving and increasing knowledge, skills, and techniques in licensing and intellectual property management through numerous and consistent educational and networking opportunities.