Gillian Fenton

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Lead innovation counsel, highly experienced in structuring, negotiating, and alliance…

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  • Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy

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  • Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc. Graphic

    Immediate Past President and Chair

    Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc.

    - 1 year 2 months

    Economic Empowerment

    As the Immediate-Past President, I served as the Chair of the Nominating and Leadership Committee and as advisor to the President.

  • Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc. Graphic

    President and Chair

    Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc.

    - 1 year

    Economic Empowerment

    I have re-organized the LES Board committee structure to align around our new principle of content themes and a diversified content ecosystem. We developed and rolled out a new program of group membership for organizations that own IP rights. The Board also committed to best practices in utilization of virtual community networking and content delivery while emphasizing fiscal prudence and maximizing value to members.

  • Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc. Graphic

    President-Elect and Chair-Elect

    Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc.

    - 1 year 1 month

    Economic Empowerment

    As President-Elect and Chair-Elect, I played a key role in oversight and governance of the Society. I was a key member of the Society's COVID-19 task force responsible for managing risk and making the pivot from in-person to online virtual events. I also developed enhanced programs for LES members experiencing career transitions.

  • Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc. Graphic

    Director, Communications and Publications

    Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc.

    - 3 years 1 month

    I joined the LES Board of Directors as of the October 2016 Annual Meeting. My expanded role encompass oversight of the Insights (weekly) and Viewpoints (quarterly) electronic newsletters, as well as supporting the LES 2020 Strategic Plan for improving technology, communications and publications resources for the licensing community.

  • Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc. Graphic

    Chair, Editorial Board, LES Insights

    Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc.

    - 2 years 1 month

    Insights is the weekly e-newsletter of LES, the leading global society for those active in the business of intellectual property (IP). Contact me if you have any ideas for a short, timely article of interest to the LES community!

  • Certified Licensing Professionals, Inc. Graphic

    Member, Apeals, Ethics, and Discipline Committee

    Certified Licensing Professionals, Inc.

    - 1 year 1 month

  • Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc. Graphic

    Judge and Team Mentor, LES Foundation International Business Plan Competition

    Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc.

    - 4 months

    Economic Empowerment

    I provided feedback on four proposed business plans submitted by applicants. All four were of high quality and relied on IP rights as key components of overall business strategy. One was selected as a finalist for the 2016 Competition!

  • Volunteer IP Lawyer

    Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors (PIIPA.org)

    - 2 years

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Honors & Awards

  • IAM 300 -The World's Leading IP Strategists

    Intellectual Asset Management Inc.

    IAM is a leading publisher of news, analysis and data on the management of IP as a key business asset. The IAM 300 is an annual listing of individuals who are "“leading the way on the development and implementation of strategies that maximize the value of IP portfolios.” See Strategy 300 - IAM (iam-media.com).

  • Frank Barnes Award

    Licensing Executives Society, USA & Canada, Inc.

    The Frank Barnes Award for mentoring of licensing professionals is the highest recognition of individual achievement given annually by the Licensing Executives Society.

  • Corporate IP Star

    Managing IP Magazine

  • Corporate IP Star

    Managing IP Magazine

  • Corporate IP Star

    Managing IP Magazine

  • Corporate IP Star

    Managing IP Magazine

  • Corporate IP Star

    Managing IP Magazine

  • Corporate IP Star

    Managing IP Magazine

  • Corporate IP Star

    Managing Intellectual Property Magazine

    MIP's Corporate IP Stars is a list of the country's most esteemed and accomplished corporate in-house counsel. - Jakob Schnaidt, Editor

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