LES JAPAN NEWS

Journal of the Licensing Executives Society JAPAN

A table of contents

1. ColumnKorean people and licensingMasato TSUTADA

1.Towards the second year as chairman, "continuously pursue the increase in membership and the opening up of society"Ichiro NAKATOMI

2.The action policy of each committee in 2015

1. (1)LES Japan 2016 AnnualMeeting Committee
2. (2)Monthly Seminar Committee (Ｔokyo)Manabu MUKAIHARA
3. (3)Monthly Seminar Committee (Osaka)Masahiko KATO
4. (4)Information CommitteeMitsuo KARIYA
5. (5)Public Relations CommitteeKoji TOMITA
6. (6)Web Site CommitteeTadashi NODA
7. (7)Education CommitteeMasahiko KATO
8. (8)International CommitteeJunko SUGIMURA

3.Action policy of each working group & General Study Working Group in 2015

1. (1)Competition Law Working GroupKentaro HIRAYAMA
2. (2)US Issues Working GroupYorikatsu HOHOKABE
3. (3)Asian Issues Studies Working GroupMasayoshi TANIGAWA
4. (4)Case Law Studies Working Group (Tokyo)Tadayuki KIKUMA
5. (5)Case Law Studies Working Group (Osaka)Hiroyoshi KITAHARA
6. (6)Trade Secret Working GroupNobuhiro ATOBE
7. (7)Business Law and Intellectual Property Management Working GroupKazuhiro KOBAYASHI
8. (8)Healthcare Working GroupKaori SUZUKI
9. (9)ＩＣＴ Business Working GroupTomoko NOGUCHI
10. (10)Management for licensing business Working GroupTakashi AOKI
11. (11)Academia and Industry R&D Collaboration Management Working GroupYuji MAEDA
12. (12)General Study Working Group (Tokyo)Yoshikazu IWASE
13. (13)Student Business Plan Competition Working GroupIchiro NAKATOMI

4.The report of the ordinary general meeting (43th) in 2015Secretariat

5.Ordinary general meeting & Social Gathering in 2015Secretariat

6.Monographs

1. (1)Some key points in non-use cancellation actions
   -Basic points and new perspectives from the latest judgments by the IP High Court-Kanji KUDO
2. (2)US Supreme Court Decisions: Octane Fitness and HighmarkNahoko ONO
3. (3)"Introduction of Judgements of the Supreme People's Court of China on Licensor's Warranty under License/Technical Agreements"Ko MATUI
4. (4)Consideration on the criteria of "meaning" as a judgment element of similarity of trademarksHiroaki MAJIMA
5. (5)Evaluation of an indispensable patent (3G patent platform of evaluation centering around)Tamotsu SANADA

7.Recent U.S. Court Decision Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLCJinzo FUJINO

8.Activity reports of each working group & General Study Working Group in 2014

1. (1)Competition Law Working GroupKentaro HIRAYAMA
2. (2)US Issues Working GroupYorikatsu HOHOKABE
3. (3)Asian Issues Studies Working GroupMasayoshi TANIGAWA
4. (4)Case Law Studies Working Group (Tokyo)Tadayuki KIKUMA
5. (5)Case Law Studies Working Group (Osaka)Hiroyoshi KITAHARA
6. (6)Trade Secret Working GroupNobuhiro ATOBE
7. (7)Business Law and Intellectual Property Management Working GroupKazuhiro KOBAYASHI
8. (8)Healthcare Working GroupKaori SUZUKI
9. (9)ＩＣＴ Business Working GroupTomoko NOGUCHI
10. (10)Management for licensing business Working GroupTakashi AOKI
11. (11)Academia and Industry R&D Collaboration Management Working GroupYuji MAEDA
12. (12)General Study Working Group (Tokyo)Yoshikazu IWASE
13. (13)Student Business Plan Competition Working GroupIchiro NAKATOMI

9. Monthly Seminar Reports

(1)(Tokyo)

1. ・October 2014Yutaka HARA

1. Subject:Subject:「Industry pull industry-academia (IA) collaboration is encouraged!」
   -An investigation report of some success stories of IA collaborations and a private suggestion for utilizing academia research effectively-
   1.Why is industry-academia collaboration necessary in Japan?2.Success case studies of university-institution-industry collaborative partnership; Recommendation of industry pull type cooperation3.Technology transfer studies of “use/share of the result from the research plural companies joined” and “a proposal to evaluate the contribution of component technologies for commercialization.”4.An example of start-up company curved out by national institute as a new approach for cooperation with industry and government5.How can a company utilize academia research? (Personal opinion)
2. Speaker:Yuji Maeda,（Ph.D.Principal Senju IP Planning）
   Tatsuya Kawajiri,（Senior Principal Leader,Research Planning and Development Division,Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.）
   Masao Hirano,（Ph.D.Advisor Micron Shiga Inc. ）
   Kazutaka Kawabata,Ph.D.（Patent Attorney, Technology Licensing Manager, Technology Licensing Office National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

1. ・November 2014Yuki OJIMA

1. Subject:Practice of Patent Licensing Negotation
2. Speaker:Yuichiro TAKAHASHI (Takahashi Yuichiro Law Office, Attorney/Patent Attorney)

1. ・December 2014Hiroyuki KOGURE

1. Subject:The impact of FRAND issues in Japan and overseas on the economic activities
2. Speaker:Jinzo FUJINO (Tokyo University of Science, School of Intellectual Property Studies, Professor, Antitrust Law WG)
   Toshinari TSURUHARA(Jin laboratory, Representative, Network Business WG)
   Kentaro HIRAYAMA 　(Tokyo University of Science, School of Intellectual Property Studies, Associate Professor / Attorney-at-law at Ito & Mitomi, Antitrust Law WG)
   Tomoko NOGUCHI(Sisvel Japan K.K., Licensing Manager, Network Business WG)

1. ・January 2015Manabu MUKAIHARA

1. Subject:"License Strategies of iPS cells Technologies"
2. Speaker:Mitsuomi SHIRAHASHI (President & CEO, iPS Academia Japan, Inc.)

(2)(Osaka)

1. ・November 2014Shinya HONDO

1. Subject:”Last 20 Years of Patent Related U.S. Sup. Ct./Fed. Cir. En Banc Decisions and Trend of U.S. Patent Matters Observed Therefrom” ~ in relation with Countermeasures Against Patent Troll ~
2. Speaker:Tatsuo YABE (US Attorney at law (NY))

1. ・December 2014Masahiko KATO

1. Subject:Corporate reorganization and intellectual property rights in China　～Can we protect trade secrets?～
2. Speaker:Yorihito OSAWA (Representative of J&C Dream Associates)

1. ・January 2015Hiroshi TANAKA

1. Subject:Judicial Affairs for Technological Companies
2. Speaker:Masahiro SAMEJIMA
   (UCHIDA & SAMEJIMA LAW FIRM, Attorney / Patent Attorney)

10.New MembersSecretariat

11.New member’s Self introductionSecretariat

12. Member's plaza

1. 1)Essay on self-written Chinese poemJinzo FUJINO
2. (2)American life essaysSuzue FUJIMORI
3. (3)Legal Column (8)Kizou SHIMOKAWA
4. (4)Terror in DenmarkShinji OKAYAMA
5. (5)New book introductionTakao YAGI
   1. 1.Judgment of the inventive level on the trial case
   2. 2.Designs judicial precedent collection (Filed of infringement)
   3. 3.View of intellectual property innovation research

13.Invitation to The 38th Annual Meeting of LES Japan in Miyagi

14.Rule regarding the application of the copyright

15.Information of the change of the passwordWeb Site Committee

16.Editor's notePublic Relations Committee