VOL.67 No.2 June, 2026
Journal of the Licensing Executives Society JAPAN
A table of contents
- Column「Changes in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic」Masahiro OTSUKI
1. Monographs・Commentary
- (1) Characteristics of Plant Breeders' Rights License Agreements: Reflecting the Plant
Variety Protection and Seed Act and Agricultural Practices in Contractual Provisions Reiko TONOMURA - (2) LESJ's Award of Integrated Reports - Activities in 2025 (Part 2) Naoto HIRAMATSU
Koji SAITO - (3) Core Issues Regarding Generative AI and Copyright in China
̶ The Theoretical Background of the Chunfeng Case and the Ultraman Cases, and Subsequent Judicial Updates ̶ Taeko MOTOHASHI - (4) Genus Claiming (Including Means Plus Function “MPF” Claiming) in Biotech and
Pharma: Doctrinal Trajectory and Drafting Strategies Chiaki Kobayashi (English version edited by John Livingstone) - (5) A Staged Methodology for AI-Assisted SEP Analysis: Lessons from Two Case Studies:
Pantech v. Google and the Wi-Fi 7 Portfolio <Author>: Evenpreet Singh, Shilpa Gupta, Hiroyo Clemente
<Summary>: Toshifumi Futamata (in Japanese) - (6) Key Points When Using Domain Name Dispute Resolution Yuji YAMAGUCHI
- Follow-up on Monographs and Commentaries Published in LES JAPAN NEWS Public Relations Committee
2. U.S. Licensing Case LawJinzo FUJINO
- Uniloc USA v. Apple (CAFC, 2022)
3. Report on the Joint Meeting with AIPLAMasahiko KINOMOTO
4. Monthly Seminar Reports
- ① Tokyo January, 2026 Tomoko NOGUCHI
- Tokyo February, 2026 Hiroyuki KOGURE
- Tokyo March, 2026 Shizu MACHINO
- ② Osaka January, 2026 Katsushi ISHIKAWA
- Osaka February, 2026 Tetsuyuki WATANABE
- Osaka March, 2026 Tomomi FUJITA
5. Activity reports of each Working Group & Study Group
- ① Competition Law Working GroupKentaro HIRAYAMA
- ② US Issues Working GroupYorikatsu HOHOKABE
- ③ US Issues Working Group (Osaka)Yorikatsu HOHOKABE
- ④ Asian Issues Studies Working GroupMotohiro UNO
- ⑤ Case Law Studies Working Group (Tokyo)Kazuo BEKKI
- ⑥ Case Law Studies Working Group (Osaka)Katsunori SUGITA
- ⑦ Trade Secret Working GroupHiroyuki TAMURA
- ⑧ Business Law and Intellectual Property Management Working GroupBunpei OOIKE
- ⑨ Healthcare Working GroupChiaki KOBAYASHI
- ⑩ ICT Business Working GroupTakeshi ISHIKURA
- ⑪ Academia and Industry R&D Collaboration Management Working GroupAtsuhisa MIYATA
- ⑫ Branding Working GroupShizu MACHINO
Koji SAITO - ⑬ Venture and Startup Working GroupYasuyuki KUROSE
- ⑭ Intellectual Property Finance Working GroupShigeharu YOSHII
- ⑮ YMC Working GroupSerina MATSUDA
- ⑯ European Issues Working GroupKouichiro YAMASHITA
- ⑰ General Study Working Group (Tokyo)Miki GOTO
Hiroyuki KOGURE
6. New MembersSecretariat
7. Member's plaza
- (1) Notes on Chinese Affairs No.32Seiji NISHIUCHI
- (2) Letter from Paris No.31Atsuya TAKESHITA
- (3) Hello from India No.7Yoshinori OKU
- (4) Letter from England No.2Seiko HIDAKA
- (5) From Northern Ireland: Reading Politics in Everyday Life No.2Chisono YODA
- (6) A Practitioner's View of Current Hong KongTakuya MIMA
- (7) Member Spotlight RelaysTomoko NOGUCHI
- (8) New book introductionHisako TANAKA




