McKool Smith is a proud sponsor of the LES USA & Canada 2026 Annual Meeting, hosted by the Licensing Executives Society in San Diego from October 18–21, 2026. The meeting will bring together licensing and IP professionals for keynotes, panel discussions, roundtables, and hands-on workshops on strategic partnerships, IP development, and today's fast-moving IP landscape, with keynote speakers from Qualcomm, TSMC, OpenAI, and more.
New York Principal Kevin Schubert will moderate a panel titled "Trends in Patent Damages and Valuation" on October 19. The panel features speakers involved in some of the most notable patent programs and litigation in the U.S. and overseas, and will cover building an effective global IP portfolio in light of recent changes in damages law, what is keeping licensing deals from getting done, and the most impactful recent verdicts and decisions affecting patent damages, valuation, and deal flow.
More information about the event can be found here.
