LES JAPAN NEWS

Journal of the Licensing Executives Society JAPAN

A table of contents

1. Column「The value of connecting through “cross-border” and “dialogue”」Mika OKADA

1. LES JAPAN 45th Annual Meeting in Niigata

1. (1) Report on LES JAPAN 45th Annual MeetingRumi ICHIKAWA
2. (2) Keynote Speech (I)Takeshi KANDA
3. 　  Keynote Speech (II) Hiroyuki KOGURE
4. (3) Workshop Reports
5. 　  WSⅠ “US Issues Working Group” + "US Issues Working Group (Osaka)" + "European Issues Working Group"Yorikatsu HOHOKABE
   Kouichiro YAMASHITA
6. 　  WSⅡ Asian Issues Studies Working GroupMotohiro UNO
7. 　  WSⅢ "ICT Business Working Group"Fumihiko MORIYA
8. 　  WSⅣ “Healthcare Working Group”Taku SAKURAI
9. 　  WSⅤ "Intellectual Property Finance Working Group"Shigeharu YOSHII
10. (4) Panel DiscussionMitsuaki MATSUMURA
11. (5) Tour ReportsYasuo FUJII
12. (6) LESJ Golf Competition ReportsChikashi TAMURA

2. Monographs・Commentary

1. ① Legal Perspectives of the “No License, No Chips” license scheme – Analysis on competition law cases in major jurisdictionsJinzo FUJINO
2. ② Impact of the Proliferation of AI on Patent PracticeKoji SUGIMURA
   Hirotaka KOMAKI
3. ③ UK High Court decision that denied jurisdiction over a determination of FRAND terms for a worldwide pool license
   Tesla v InterDigital and Avanci [2024] EWHC 1815 (Ch), 15 July 2024Masashi CHUSHO
4. ④ SEP Litigation before the UPC ‒ Latest developments<Author>：
   Dr. Christof Augenstein
   Dr. Jonas Block
   <Summary> : Toshifumi Futamata (in Japanese)

3. Recent U.S. Supreme Court's DecisionJinzo FUJINO

1. Vidal v. Elster, 602 U.S. 286, (2024)

4. Monthly Seminar Reports

1. (1) Tokyo May, 2024Fumihiro UENO
2. 　  Tokyo June, 2024Makoto OKADA
3. (2) Osaka April, 2024Yasuo FUJII
4. 　  Osaka May, 2024Katsushi ISHIKAWA
5. 　  Osaka June, 2024Masahiko KINOMOTO

5. Activity reports of each Working Group & Study Group

1. ① Competition Law Working GroupKentaro HIRAYAMA
2. ② US Issues Working GroupYorikatsu HOHOKABE
3. ③ US Issues Working Group (Osaka)Yorikatsu HOHOKABE
4. ④ Asian Issues Studies Working GroupMotohiro UNO
5. ⑤ Case Law Studies Working Group (Tokyo)Tadayuki KIKUMA
6. ⑥ Case Law Studies Working Group (Osaka)Hiroyoshi KITAHAKA
7. ⑦ Trade Secret Working GroupShoji IINO
8. ⑧ Business Law and Intellectual Property Management Working GroupBunpei OOIKE
9. ⑨ Healthcare Working GroupTaku SAKURAI
10. ⑩ ICT Business Working GroupFumihiko MORIYA
11. ⑪ Academia and Industry R&D Collaboration Management Working GroupAtsuhisa MIYATA
12. ⑫ Branding Working GroupKoji SAITO
    Shizu MACHINO
13. ⑬ Venture and Startup Working GroupYasuyuki KUROSE
14. ⑭ Intellectual Property Finance Working GroupShigeharu YOSHII
15. ⑮ YMC Working Group Takeshi IIZUKA
16. ⑯ European Issues Working GroupKouichiro YAMASHITA
17. ⑰ General Study Working Group (Tokyo)Miki GOTO
    Hiroyuki KOGURE

6. New MembersSecretariat

7. Member's plaza

1. ① Essay on self-written Chinese poemJinzo FUJINO
2. ② Munich Stay Life Miscellany No.28Yuko MATSUYA
3. ③ Legal Column No.45Kizo SHIMOKAWA
4. ④ My travels to the site of castles scattered across Japan No.9Kanji KUDO
5. ⑤ Notes on Chinese Affairs No.25Seiji NISHIUCHI
6. ⑥ Letter from Paris No.24Atsuya TAKESHITA
7. ⑦ Thailand･Connect No.13Baker & McKenzie law firm in Bangkok
8. ⑧ New book introductionTakao YAGI

8. Editor's notePublic Relations Committee