VOL.67 No.2 June, 2026

Journal of the Licensing Executives Society JAPAN

A table of contents

  1. Column「Changes in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic」Masahiro OTSUKI

1. Monographs・Commentary

  1. (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. (2) LESJ's Award of Integrated Reports - Activities in 2025 (Part 2) Naoto HIRAMATSU
    Koji SAITO
  3. (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. (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. (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. (6) Key Points When Using Domain Name Dispute Resolution Yuji YAMAGUCHI
  7. Follow-up on Monographs and Commentaries Published in LES JAPAN NEWS Public Relations Committee

2. U.S. Licensing Case LawJinzo FUJINO

  1. Uniloc USA v. Apple (CAFC, 2022)

3. Report on the Joint Meeting with AIPLAMasahiko KINOMOTO

4. Monthly Seminar Reports

  1. ① Tokyo January, 2026 Tomoko NOGUCHI
  2.   Tokyo February, 2026 Hiroyuki KOGURE
  3.   Tokyo March, 2026 Shizu MACHINO
  4. ② Osaka January, 2026 Katsushi ISHIKAWA
  5.   Osaka February, 2026 Tetsuyuki WATANABE
  6.   Osaka March, 2026 Tomomi FUJITA

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)Kazuo BEKKI
  6. ⑥ Case Law Studies Working Group (Osaka)Katsunori SUGITA
  7. ⑦ Trade Secret Working GroupHiroyuki TAMURA
  8. ⑧ Business Law and Intellectual Property Management Working GroupBunpei OOIKE
  9. ⑨ Healthcare Working GroupChiaki KOBAYASHI
  10. ⑩ ICT Business Working GroupTakeshi ISHIKURA
  11. ⑪ Academia and Industry R&D Collaboration Management Working GroupAtsuhisa MIYATA
  12. ⑫ Branding Working GroupShizu MACHINO
    Koji SAITO
  13. ⑬ Venture and Startup Working GroupYasuyuki KUROSE
  14. ⑭ Intellectual Property Finance Working GroupShigeharu YOSHII
  15. ⑮ YMC Working GroupSerina MATSUDA
  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) Notes on Chinese Affairs No.32Seiji NISHIUCHI
  2. (2) Letter from Paris No.31Atsuya TAKESHITA
  3. (3) Hello from India No.7Yoshinori OKU
  4. (4) Letter from England No.2Seiko HIDAKA
  5. (5) From Northern Ireland: Reading Politics in Everyday Life No.2Chisono YODA
  6. (6) A Practitioner's View of Current Hong KongTakuya MIMA
  7. (7) Member Spotlight RelaysTomoko NOGUCHI
  8. (8) New book introductionHisako TANAKA

8. Editor's notePublic Relations Committee

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