The local chapter of Licensing Executives Society, USA & Canada, a 50-year-old nonprofit that bands together intellectual property, technology and business development professionals, is relaunching with a networking event in the suburbs next month.

In Philly, where local universities like Drexel and Penn churn out patents year-round, the Philly section of the group had remained dormant without a regular lineup of events. Recently, a patent agent at Center City intellectual property law firm Volpe & Koenig took over as chair of the local chapter, which looks to be a resource for the local community.

“I was inspired by Introduced, where some of the conversations had to do with intellectual property,” said patent agent Harry Vartanian. “I connected the dots and saw there was a need to have plain-language conversations about things like intellectual property and trade secrets.”

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