LES JAPAN NEWS

Journal of the Licensing Executives Society JAPAN

A table of contents

1. Column 「International Technology Transfer」Shinji ISHIMATSU

1.Monographs

1. ①Duty of bona fide negotiations for FRAND license established in the Huawei v. ZTE case (1)Jinzo FUJINO
2. ②The 2018 Revision of the Industrial Standardization Act and Impact on the Industry;Focusing on the Expansion TargetsMichitaka SASAKI
3. ③Summary and future prospects of the investigation System introduced In amendment of the Patent ActShizu MACHINO
4. ④An ophthalmic refreshing composition case wherein a Court’s prior judgment of invalidity was overcome with amendments to meet clarity requirements
   (IP High Court, decided on September 6, 2018; gyo-ke, No. 10210/2017)Masahito IMAI
5. ⑤Attempts for the social implementation of genome-edited results
   －Centering around the Cabinet Office’s IP strategies for the innovative creation programs－Kazunori HASHIMOTO
   Sakiko HIROSE

2.Recent U.S. Court Decision

1. Sale of a confidential invention to a third party constitutes prior artJinzo FUJINO

3.Activity reports of each working group & Study Group

1. ①Competition Law Working GroupKentaro HIRAYAMA
2. ②US Issues Working GroupYorikatsu HOHOKABE
3. ③Asian Issues Studies Working GroupMotohiro UNO
4. ④Trade Secret Working GroupNobuhiro ATOBE
5. ⑤Business Law and Intellectual Property Management Working GroupHiroshi TANAKA
6. ⑥Academia and Industry R&D Collaboration Management Working GroupMika OKADA
7. ⑦Branding Working GroupChikako HASHIMOTO
8. ⑧General Study Working Group (Tokyo)Miki GOTO

4.Monthly Seminar Reports

(1)(Tokyo)

1. ・Jan,2019Yukihito HADA

1. Subject:
   　Latest status on data protection including revised Unfair Competition Prevention Law and Guidlines on AI / Data related contract
2. Speakers:
   　Yutaka MIYOSHI（Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto）
   　Atsushi OKADA（Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto）

1. ・Feb,2019Shinichi MURATA

1. Subject:
   　Intellectual Property Strategy in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
2. Speakers:
   　Mr. Hirokazu BESSHO, General Manager, Intellectual Property and Standardization Management Department, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

1. ・Mar,2019Manabu MUKAIHARA

1. Subject:
   　Latest IP Trends in China and Business Practice as Expatriate
2. Speakers:
   　Mr. Seiji NISHIUCHI, Director of Japanese business department, Uni-intel Patent & Trademark Law Firm
   　Mr. Kazuyuki KATAYAMA, Senior Manager, Intellectual Property Headquarters, FUJITSU LIMITED

(2)(Osaka)

1. ・Feb,2019Miyuki FUJIWARA

1. Subject:
   　Hints Acquired from Patent Strategies of American Leading Companies
   　～The Business Strategies of AI and IoT learnt through AI and IoT Patents of Platformer GAFA and American Venture Companies～
2. Speakers:
   　Mr. Hideto KOHNO, Director and Chief Attorney, KOHNO & KOHNO

1. ・Mar,2019Bunpei OOIKE

1. Subject:
   　Design thinking and design driven innovation
   　～Design-led innovation in modern society～
2. Speakers:
   　Mr. Satoru GOTO, Lecturer, Faculty of Business Administration, Toyo Gakuen University

1. ・Apr,2019Shinya HONDO

1. Subject:
   　Actual situation and issues concerning the revised trademark law
   　～Review of protection regarding new types of trademarks, issue of similarity judgment and proof of infringement, and judgment of the parody trademark case～
2. Speakers:
   　Mr. Masato IDAKA, Attoney at Law, SHUSAKU・YAMAMOTO

5.New MembersSecretariat

6.New member’s Self introductionSecretariat

7.Member's plaza

1. ①Essay on self-written Chinese poemJinzo FUJINO
2. ②Munich Stay Life Miscellany No.20Yuko MATSUYA
3. ③American life essays No.28Suzue FUJIMORI
4. ④Legal Column No.25Kizo SHIMOKAWA
5. ⑤Journey of my hiking and Village walk-in the great outdoorsKanji KUDO
6. ⑥Postage stamps related to Intellectual Property-9Ryoichi ITO
7. ⑦What forms Russia and Russian? No.7Kie MATSUSHIMA
8. ⑧Notes on Chinese Affairs No.4Seiji NISHIUCHI
9. ⑨Letter from Paris No.4Atsuya TAKESHITA
10. ⑩New book introductionTakao YAGI

8.Editor's notePublic Relations Committee