Certified Licensing Professional Program

The CLP Board of Governors is pleased to announce the launch of the Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) program.

The CLP Vision

  • Publicly recognize the licensing professional's experience and qualifications;
  • Publicly recognize the licensing professional's education and professional development;
  • Focus the licensing professional's individual development on internationally applicable standards, ethics, and excellence; and
  • Provide greater visibility to the licensing profession with added credibility and prestige.

To become a CLP, a candidate must:

  1. Submit the online CLP Application,
  2. Satisfy the CLP Standards, which includes passing the CLP Examination, and
  3. Pay a non-refundable Application Fee of $995, which includes processing the application and two testing opportunities.

Licensing Definition

Licensing includes identification, valuation, development, use, transfer, marketing, and/or management of intellectual property for commercial purposes. Certified Licensing Professionals are people of good ethical reputation who subscribe to the CLP Rules of Conduct and who in business or professional activities have significant Licensing responsibility. Licensing professionals work in a variety of settings, including health care; high tech; chemicals, energy, and materials; financial markets; consumer products; and university, research organizations, and government; and as service providers to the above.

Who Should Take the CLP Exam?

The CLP™ credential is relevant for those focused on the multi-disciplinary aspects of licensing and are in the professional development phase of their licensing career. The certification is available to those who have received a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited university and have at least three years of professional experience in the licensing field. The CLP™ program is not limited to LES members.

Candidate Handbook

Click here to download a printable PDF of the CLP Candidate Handbook. The handbook contains all of the information you'll need to help you prepare to take the CLP certification examination. The handbook contains application directions, eligibility requirements, exam scheduling, exam domains, sample questions, reference list, and other exam prep materials.

Application Fees

The application fee is $995. The application fee includes two testing opportunities within a 13-month period that begins with the application submission. If the candidate does not take the examination or does not pass it within the 13-month period, then the application is closed and the candidate must reapply and pay the application fee again. Paid applicants also have access to a free online practice test with 50 sample questions.

Application & Testing Process

It is recommended that CLP candidates take the following steps:

  1. Review the candidate handbook completely before completing the application.
  1. Review the eligibility requirements. To sit for the CLP examination, an applicant must have received a Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited university, work in the licensing field at the time of submission of the application, have at least three years of professional-level experience in the licensing field, and have accumulated the three years of experience within the prior eight years.
  1. Complete the application and pay the application fee. A completed application must be submitted through www.castleworldwide.com/clp before a candidate can schedule his/her testing appointment.
  1. Complete the application 60 days before the opening of the testing window.
  1. Schedule a testing session. Upon the approval of your application, CASTLE Worldwide, our testing partner, will notify you of your eligibility to sit for the examination and will provide you with a username, password, and directions on how to schedule a testing session.
  1. Sit for the examination. The examination consists of 150 multiple-choice questions. You will be given three (3) hours to complete the examination.
  1. Wait for the examination results. Currently, examination results are mailed (United States Postal Service) within six to eight weeks of your testing session. For reasons of privacy and confidentiality, examination results are released only in writing by mail. Examination results will not be given via telephone or fax.

CLP Examination Content

The certification examination consists of 150 multiple-choice questions. You will be given three (3) hours to complete the examination. Eight major performance domains account for the examination's content. Below is the number of questions included in each performance domain.

Domain No. of Questions
Domain I: Strategy (20)
Domain II: Intellectual Property Protection (26)
Domain III: Opportunity Assessment and Development (22)
Domain IV: Valuation (10)
Domain V: Marketing (5)
Domain VI: Agreement Development and Drafting (27)
Domain VII: Negotiation (30)
Domain VIII: Agreement Management (10) 

KEY DATES

In 2008, applicants may register to take the three-hour exam anytime during the months of July or October. In 2009 and beyond, applicants may register to take the exam during the months of January or July.

  • July exam period: applications must be submitted by June 15.
  • October exam period: applications must be submitted by September 15.
  • January exam period: applications must be submitted by December 15.

Applications for the CLP examination are now being accepted. CASTLE Worldwide, the testing agency for the CLP exam, maintains more than 300 testing centers in the United States and Canada to administer the exam. Click here for a sampling of testing centers as of May 2008. The number noted next to the city indicates multiple locations within that city.

Consider taking the 3-hour CLP examination at test locations in Orlando before or after the LES meeting in October.  Don't wait to register – availability is limited.

Please note: testing centers are subject to change without notice, and testing centers maintain individual dates and times of operations. Testing appointments are made on a first-come, first-served basis. Accordingly, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible.

Click here to submit an online application.

Follow these links for more information on the CLP Program.

  1. CLP Program Overview
  2. CLP Candidate Handbook and Study Guide
  3. CLP FAQs
  4. CLP Rules of Conduct
  5. Information on the Online CLP Application
  6. Click here to view a copy of the Online CLP Application

Already a Certified Licensing Professional?

If you have already earned the CLP credential and need to make changes to your listing in the CLP registry, click here. 

Please note: you will need to log into the system using the same user name and password that you created when you initially applied.

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