LES Japan organizes monthly seminars: 11 in Tokyo and 10 in Osaka annually. For more information, please contact here.
The working language is generally Japanese. When we have non-Japanese speaking lecturers, consecutive interepretation is normally available.
For all LES members including non-Japanese members, the fee is 5,000 yen.
Past Monthly Seminers
| Date | Venue | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018.April | Osaka | Legal / Intellectual Property Considerations in Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration - From the standpoint of each company / university / TLO - | |
| 2018.April | Osaka | Trends of amendment of patent law and unfair competition prevention law regarding data transaction | |
| 2018.March | Osaka | Recent development on Fintech | |
| 2018.March | Tokyo | Tax Issues relating to and/or arising from IP Transactions | |
| 2018.February | Tokyo | Business management suitable for innovation | |
| 2018.February | Osaka | Know-How of Business Deployment in Asia | |
| 2018.January | Osaka | Trends of amendment of patent law and unfair competition prevention law regarding data transaction | |
| 2018.January | Tokyo | Points for utilizing intellectual property in small and medium-sized enterprises ~ Efforts of Engineer Inc. ~ | |
| 2017.December | Osaka | "Essential Matters for IP Contract Negotiators regarding Revisions to Civil Code" ~The impact on license agreements and other business practices~ | |
| 2017.December | Tokyo | The Forefront of Information Technology -- Regal Challenges and Practical Measures | |
| 2017.November | Osaka | "Licensing practice in China and ASEAN" - Legal issues and licensing strategies - | |
| 2017.November | Tokyo | Intellectual property strategy of Rakuten | |
| 2017.October | Tokyo | The Anti-Monopoly Law and Competition policy for Big Data Era ～From the JFTC Report of Study Group on Data and Competition Policy～ | |
| 2017.October | Osaka | M & A practical introduction for legal staff / intellectual property staff -Think about the role that the legal department / intellectual property department should play in M & A- | |
| 2017.September | Osaka | Artificial intelligence, big data and intellectual property rights | |
| 2017.September | Tokyo | FinTech | |
| 2017.September | Osaka | Protection and Utilization of a Trade Secret - Practicing and strategic protection and utilization for a suit - | |
| 2017.August | Tokyo | Licensing practice in China and ASEAN - Legal issues and licensing strategies - This seminar will provide a detail explanation on attention points and strategic thinking in licensing practices with companies in ASEAN and Chinese companies. | |
| 2017.June | Tokyo | Brand design practice and intellectual property | |
| 2017.May | Osaka | "Key points and pitfalls of contracts related to intellectual property" - Knowledge and attention in drafting contracts to avoid deficit - Lecturer: Ayumu Iijima (Lawyer / Patent Attorney / New York State Attorney / Senior Partner (Representative) of INNOVENTIER L.P.C.) | |
| 2017.May | Tokyo | "Recent important judicial precedents in patent infringement litigations" Lecturer: Mr. Ryuichi Shitara (Former Director of Intellectual Property High Court) | |
| 2017.April | Osaka | "Present state of patent protection in the United States" - Restriction on patents and Impact on patent troll - Lecturer: Mr. Taro Isshiki (Representative of Isshiki International Law Office, Registered foreign lawyer) | |
| 2017.March | Osaka | ||
| 2017.March | Tokyo | "Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Intellectual Property Rights" Lecturer: Mr. Kensaku Fukui (Lawyer (Japan / New York State) / Visiting Professor, Nihon University) | |
| 2017.February | Osaka | ||
| 2017.February | Tokyo | ||
| 2017.January | Tokyo | ||
| 2017.January | Osaka | ||
| 2016.December | Tokyo | ||
| 2016.December | Osaka | ||
| 2016.November | Tokyo | ||
| 2016.November | Osaka | ||
| 2016.October | Tokyo | ||
| 2016.October | Osaka | ||
| 2016.September | Tokyo | ||
| 2016.September | Osaka | ||
| 2016.June | Tokyo | ||
| 2016.June | Osaka | ||
| 2016.May | Osaka | ||
| 2016.May | Tokyo | ||
| 2016.April | Osaka | Revision of employee invention system and practical response | |
| 2016.April | Tokyo | Recent intellectual property trends in Japan and the US | |
| 2016.March | Osaka | System development contract practice in the cloud era | |
| 2016.March | Tokyo | How will business change with artificial intelligence | |
| 2016.February | Osaka | Present status and future prospects of Japanese intellectual property lawsuit | |
| 2016.February | Tokyo | China economy and Japan-China economic relations under Xi Jinping regime | |
| 2016.January | Osaka | Revised Unfair Competition Prevention Act | |
| 2016.January | Tokyo | Recent topics on copyright law - applied art, TPP | |
| 2015.December | Osaka | Risk at the time of tie-breaker and workaround in contract | |
| 2015.December | Tokyo | Peptide Rims business strategy | |
