The Association of Corporate Counsel Europe (ACC Europe) serves the needs of lawyers practicing in corporations and other organisations throughout Europe.

The Association promotes the common interests of its members, contributes to their continuing legal education and seeks to improve the understanding of the role of in-house counsel.

ACC Europe provides regular CPD/CLE programmes, an annual conference, a Corporate Counsel University specifically created for counsel who are new to in-house and opportunities to meet other in-house counsel to share ideas and seek advice.

ACC Europe is a chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) which since its founding in 1982 has grown to over 23,000 members in 74 countries representing more than 10,000 corporations and organizations. Internationally, its members represent 42 of the Global 50 and 74 of the Global 100 companies. Membership in ACC Europe includes membership in ACC.

Additional information on the association can be found at: www.acce.com.

CIP is a development center at the intersection of industry and academia facilitating knowledge-based business. CIP's mission is to drive and facilitate the shift to a knowledge economy through the development of people, tools, infrastructure, and capital for the creation of wealth and welfare in the global knowledge economy. The CIP platform currently delivers world-class education, advanced interdisciplinary research and modern business development supported by its partners and international expert networks.

The Netherlands Patent Office is responsible for granting patents in the Netherlands and for disseminating technical knowledge that is stored in patent literature. The Netherlands Patent Office focuses on increasing awareness of the patent system and encouraging its conscious use.

The Netherland Patent Office - referred to in the Patent Act 1995 as Netherlands Industrial Property Office - was set up in 1893 and is an agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Its 130 employees target their services at small and medium-sized enterprises, (starting) entrepreneurs, private inventors, intermediairies, scientists, teachers and students, and the government.

The European Patent Office (EPO) provides a uniform application procedure for individual inventors and companies seeking patent protection in up to 37 European countries. The mission of the EPO is to support innovation, competitiveness and economic growth for the benefit of the citizens of Europe. The Office's core activity is the examination of patent applications and the grant of European patents. Other activities include the provision of patent information and training services.

LES Benelux is one of the thirty-two national and regional societies of the Licensing Executives Society. LES Benelux was formed in 1975 and has at present 365 members. They include managing directors, company executives, small business entrepreneurs, university licensors, campus company managers, inventors, venture capitalists, scientists, engineers, lawyers, patent and trademark agents, licensing consultants, marketing executives, academics and representatives from public bodies. More information can be found at www.les-benelux.org and www.lesi.org.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations with 184 Member States. It is dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property system, which rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes to economic development while safeguarding the public interest.
WIPO's core activities centre on -

• Developing international IP law and standards
• Delivering cost effective global IP registration and protection services
• Promoting understanding of IP and its potential for economic, social and cultural development
• Assisting Member States to strengthen their IP infrastructure, institutions and human resources.

Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine is widely recognised as the leading global publication on intellectual property as a business asset. The magazine's primary focus is on looking at how IP can be best managed and exploited in order to increase company profits, drive shareholder value and obtain increased leverage in the capital markets. Its core readership primarily comprises board level and senior executives in IP-owning companies, corporate counsel, private practice lawyers, licensing and technology transfer managers, investors and analysts. The magazine is published by Globe White Page Ltd, London.

Ocean Tomo, LLC is the leading Intellectual Capital Merchant Banc® firm that specialises in understanding and leveraging intellectual property assets. The company provides advice in IP-related mergers and acquisitions, investments, valuations, expert services, analytics and IP auctions. Headquartered in Chicago, Ocean Tomo has offices in San Francisco, Palm Beach, Orange County and Washington, DC. Subsidiaries of Ocean Tomo include: Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC; Ocean Tomo Asset Management, LLC; and Ocean Tomo Capital, LLC - publisher of the Ocean Tomo 300® Patent Index (Amex: OTPAT), the Ocean Tomo 300® Patent Growth Index (Amex: OTPATG) and the Ocean Tomo 300® Patent Value Index (Amex: OTPATV).

The International Law Office delivers expert knowledge to lawyers worldwide via a subscription-only email service. It provides legal developments from 100 jurisdictions (produced in collaboration with over 500 of the world's leading experts), a comprehensive directory of firms and partners, a database of the world's major deals and the legal advisers involved, and a global news roundup. The International Law Office is proud to be the Official Online Media Partner to the IBA, an International Online Media partner to the ACC, and European Online Media Partner to ECLA.

Lexology is an innovative web-based service that provides law departments and law firms with a depth of free practical know-how that would be impossible to produce internally. By collaborating with the world's leading business law firms, government agencies and academic institutions, Lexology is able to deliver essential know-how and market intelligence to the desktops of business lawyers worldwide on a daily basis.

World Trademark Review is a bi-monthly, practitioner-led publication which focuses on the issues that matter to trademark professionals the world over. In each issue the experienced editorial team and extensive panel of correspondents provide in-depth coverage of national and regional trends, profile the world's major trademark offices (including how they function and handle important registration issues), and conduct interviews with leading trademark personalities.