LES JAPAN NEWS

Journal of the Licensing Executives Society JAPAN

A table of contents

1. Column“Encounter”Yorikatsu Hohokabe

1.International Delegates & Committee Meeting Report

1. 1.1 LES International Management & Delegates Meeting October 19-20,2011 (San Diego)

1. 1.1.1 Delegates MeetingJunichi Yamazaki
2. 1.1.2 Long Range Planning (LRP) CommitteeYorikatsu Hohokabe
3. 1.1.3 Membership CommitteeChikao Fukuda
4. 1.1.4 External Relations CommitteeIchiro Nakatomi
5. 1.1.5 Meeting CommitteeKatsumi Harashima
6. 1.1.6 Patent & Technology Licensing (PTL) CommitteeYorikatsu Hohokabe
7. 1.1.7 Investment CommitteeYorikatsu Hohokabe
8. 1.1.8 Past Presidents CouncilChikao Fukuda
9. 1.1.9 Chemicals, Energy, Environmental and Materials CommitteeSumiko Kobayash
10. 1.1.10 LESI Consumer Products CommitteeYasunori Ohtsuka
11. 1.1.11 Nomination CommitteeChikao Fukuda

1.2 LES National President Council Retreat

1. October 22-23,2011 (L’Auberge Del Mar)Katsumi Harashima

2.Monograph

1. 2.1 A study of knowledge-creation mechanism in technology alliancesTakashi Momose
2. 2.2 Bankruptcy Proofing a U.S. Patent License: Protecting the Interests of the LicensorJames M. Wilton
3. 2.3 Finding suitable alliance firms through the panoramic view method for Intellectual PropertyTatsuo Nakamura
4. 2.4 A breach of a license agreement and an infringement of intellectual PropertyAyako Fukuda
5. 2.5 Depositing Universities' Patents in IP Commons for Promotion of InnovationMakoto Furunishi

3.Activity reports of each working group & General Study Working Group

1. 3.1 Economic Evaluation of Intellectual Property Working Group (Osaka)Takao Yagi
2. 3.2 Business Law and Intellectual Property Management Working GroupSatoshi Ohtsuki
3. 3.3 US Issues Working GroupYorikatsu Hohokabe
4. 3.4 Case Law Studies Working Group (Osaka)Syuichiro Kitamura

4.Monthly Seminar Reports

〔TOKYO〕

1. August 2011

1. Mock license negotiations：IP negotiations between Japanese and Chinese CompaniesHiroyuki Kogure
2. Speaker:Hideyuki Ogata (SYSVEL JAPAN K.K.）
   Kenichi Osonoe (BANDAI Co., Ltd)
   Hirokazu Bessyo (HONDA Motor Co., Ltd.)
   Kazushi Takemoto (Suntory Holdings Limited)
   Kenji Hidaka (Hidaka East Asia Patent Office)

1. September 2011

1. Important decisions regarding US patents and the movement of amendment of US Patent LawShinichi Murata
2. Speaker:David E. Sipiora
   Kenneth S. Chang
   （Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton）

1. October 2011Yutaka HARA

1. Practical Points to Note when Making Contracts with Chinese Companies and Universities, Considering Litigation and Dispute CasesManabu Mukaihara
2. Speaker:Kenji Kuroda (KURODA LAW OFFICES, KURODA PATENT OFFICES)

〔OSAKA〕

1. September 2011

1. Frameworks and Strategies of IP Litigations
   -A case study of "Ultraman" copyright license disputes-Takao Yagi
2. Speaker:Junichi Yamazaki　(PRESIDENT, LES JAPAN)

5.New MembersSecretariat

6.New member’s Self introductionSecretariat

7.Member's plaza

1. ・Essay on self-written Chinese poemJinzo Fujino
2. ・Fireside Chat to Next Generation No.12Yugentei Sharakusei
3. SENRYU (short humorous poem) as I like No.12Toshihiko Kanayama
4. New book introductionTakao Yagi

Editor's notePublic Relations Committee