LES JAPAN NEWS

Journal of the Licensing Executives Society JAPAN

A table of contents

1. Column“Measure for the Radiation Exposure in Fukushima”Kenichi Nakano.

1.Annual Meeting Reports

1. (1)35th annual meeting (Nagano)Masataka Kamiyanagi
2. (2)Program
3. (3)Summary of the lectures

1. (i) Keynote Address I “To be the excellent companyKei Konishi

1. - Management method for the perpetual enterprise -”
2. Speaker:Hiroshi Tsukakoshi (Chairman and CEO, INA FOOD INDUSTRY Co., Ltd.)

1. (ii)Keynote Address II “Intellectual Property Lawsuits - Facts and Proposals -”Makoto Onda

1. Speaker:Makiko Takabe (JUDGE, Intellectual Property High Court)

1. (iii) Panel DiscussionHiroki Saito

1. “Review of the Implemented Intellectual Property Strategic Programs
   for the Last 10 Years and a Vision for the Future”
2. Moderator:Shigeo Takakura
   Professor, Meiji University Law School
3. Panelists:Takashi Sakurai (Deputy Commissioner, Japan Patent Office)
   Hisashi Kato (General Manager, Corporate Licensing Division
   Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
   Kazunari Sugimitsu, Ph.D. (Professor Kanazawa Institute of Technology
   Graduate School of Engineering)

1. (4)Workshop ReportsManabu MUKAIHARA

1. (i) Workshop I　US Issues Working Group

1. "Reformed U.S. Patent Law and Practical Implication"
   Moderator and Speaker: Yorikatsu Hohokabe (Senior Advisor, Oblon Spivak Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi Jimusho)
   Panelists: Sumiko Kobayashi (Partner, Patent Attorney, ABE, IKUBO & KATAYAMA)
   Kazuaki Okimoto (Partner, Patent Attorney, Yuasa and Hara)

1. (ii)Workshop II　Trade Secret Working Group

1. “The case on the leakage of technical information for chemical plant”

1. (iii) Workshop III　Healthcare Working Group

1. “Measures for Facilitating Drug Discovery & Development”
   Kaoru Suzuki, Ph.D.
   Head of Roche Pharma Japan

1. (iv) Workshop IV　Corporate Legal IP Management Working Group

1. “License Agreement after Introduction of Registration-free Licensing System”

1. (v) Workshop V　Asia Research Working Group

1. “The Current Situation of Intellectual Property in Indonesia”

1. (5)Questionnaire Results SummaryAnnual Meeting Committee
2. (6)LES friendship golf convention reportNaoki Yoshida
3. (7)Excursion reportYasuyo Yoshimizu

2.Monograph

1. 2.1 Amendment Practice in China
   “Interpretation of an Amendment by the Supreme People’s Court of China”Hideto Kohno

1. 2.2 Let's build a smarter planet
   “Marketing Communications at IBM”Ai OGAWA

3.Activity reports of each working group & General Study Working Group

1. 3.1 Case Law Studies Working Group (Tokyo)Tadayuki KIKUMA
2. 3.2 Case Law Studies Working Group (Osaka)Syuichiro KITAMURA

4. Monthly Seminar Reports

4.1 (Tokyo)

1. ・May 2012Hiroyuki KOGURE

1. Intellectual Property Strategy of The Unicharm
2. Speaker:JIBIKI KEIICHI, General Manager of Legal & Intellectual Property Division.
   Unicharm Corporation

4.2 (Osaka)

1. ・May 2012Akira ITOH

1. “Trend and Strategy for IP Litigation in China”
   Hideto KOHNO, Patent Attorney (KOHNO PATENT OFFICE)

1. ・Jun 2012Masahiko KATO

1. “Intellectual Property Strategy of KYOCERA CORPORATION
   -Creating Strategy Tailored To Significantly Diversified Corporation-”
   Instructor:
   Keisuke Takemiya
   (General Manager
   Component & Device Intellectual　Property　Division
   Corporate Legal and Intellectual Property Group)

5.New MembersSecretariat

6.New member’s Self introductionSecretariat

7. Member's plaza

1. 7.1 Essay on self-written Chinese poemJinzo FUJINO
2. 7.2 Fireside Chat to Next Generation No.15Yugentei SHARAKUSEI
3. 7.3 SENRYU (short humorous poem) as I like No.15Toshihiko KANAYAMA
4. 7.4 Munich Student Life Miscellany No.3Yuko MATSUYA
5. 7.5 It's A nice and “carefree profession” as an in-house patent lawyerRyosuke Hiyama
6. 7.6 American life essaysSuzue Fujimori
7. 7.7 Japanese in DenmarkShinji Okayama
8. 7.8 New book introduction
   1. The operation manual of an English contractMasahiko KATO
   2. U.S. patent business manualTakao YAGI
   3. The practical use of media to increase a income for researchTakao YAGI
   4. The foundation of the business for the China intellectual-property-rights contractTakao YAGI
   5. Business for patent litigationTakao YAGI

Editor's notePublic Relations Committee