Vol.54 No.3, September, 2013

Journal of the Licensing Executives Society JAPAN

A table of contents

Remembrance of Mr. Akira MIFUNE, a former-President of LES Japan and LES International

  1. (i) Mournfully for the death of Mr. Akira MIFUNEMasao TAKAYANAGI
  2. (ii)Tribute of Dr. Akira MIFUNEChikao FUKUDA
  3. (iii) A benefactor, Mr. Akira MIFUNEIchiro NAKATOMI
  4. (iv) Dr. Akira MIFUNE - my mentorShoichi OKUYAMA
  5. (v) Behind-the-Scene Story on the WINDSJinzo FUJINO

Column

Title: 「 How should Japanese Electronics Industry be in Future?」
Name: Mr. Kiyohide OKAMOTO（ Past President, LES Japan、Professor, Graduate School of Intellectual Property, OSAKA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY）

1.36th annual meeting (Shimane)

  1. (1)Report of LES JAPAN 36th Annual Summer Conference 2013 in ShimaneTakao YAGI
  2. (2)Annual Conference Program
  3. (3)Summary of the lectures
    ・The theme of the Conference :Recognition of Diversities Brings Fruitful Collaboration
    1. (i) Lecture on basic policyTetsuyuki WATANABETitle:「Importance of the power and intellectual property of a real movie」
      Speaker:
      Mr. Yoshinari NISHIKORI (Movie director)
    2. (ii)Panel DiscussionYuichi SHIMOGAKI
      Title:
      「Guidelines for executing IPR-related agreements in the emerging countries, especially in ASEAN」
      Opening
      Address:
      Ms. Tomoko MIYASHITA（Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd. , Managing Director of JIPA)
      Moderator:
      Mr. Kiyokazu TANAKA (Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd)
      Panelists:
      Mr. Kiyohide OKAMOTO ( Professor of Osaka Institute of Technology)
      Mr. Masashi KUROSE (Visiting Professor of Tokyo University of Science)
      Mr. Masayuki KATAYAMA (Fujitsu Limited )
      Mr. Hiroshi KANNO (JGC Corporation)
  4. (4)Workshop ReportsHisashi WATANABE
    1. (i) Lecture on basic policy
      "Problems and System Comparison about Technology Transfer in the Emerging Countries"      Technology Transfer and IP Value Working Group
    2. (ii)Workshop（ II ）
      "Recommendation of Industry-Pull Type Academia, Government and Industry R&D Collaboration -Considering Successful Cases-"      Academia and Industry R&D Collaboration Management Working Group
    3. （iii）Workshop（III）
      "Personalized Medicine"      Healthcare Working Group
    4. （iv）Workshop（ IV ）
      "Latest IP circumstances in the Philippines and Thailand"      Asian Issues Studies Working Group
  5. (5)Enlarged Workshop
    1. 「Regulations for License Agreement under Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act」Hoo-Dong LEE
    2. 「Major Antitrust Issues in License Agreement between Korean company and foreign company」Won-Hee CHO
    3. Moderator: Mr, Kazuhiro KOBAYASHI, Oh-Ebashi LPC&Partners
  6. (6)The Others
    1. （i）LES friendship golf convention reportSeiji HORIO
    2. （ii）Excursion report(1)Kazuo INOUE、Yoshiko HIRONO
    3. （iii）Excursion report(2)Tomoko NOGUCHI
    4. （iv）Questionnaire Results SummaryYasuyo YOSHIMIZU

2.Monographs

  1. (1)Strategic use of European design rightsMiyuki MONROIG Knowledge Manager、Patrick BOYLE
  2. (2)Practical Considerations in Applying Transfer Pricing Taxation to Intangibles TransactionsRyosuke KONO
  3. (3)Crucial Points for Drawing and Checking of Agreements on Intellectual Property RightYukio Kobayashi

3.Recent US Supreme Court Decision

  1. 「Isolated DNA is not statutorily eligible.」Jinzo FUJINO

4.Activity reports of each working group & Study Group

  1. (1)US Issues Working GroupYorikatsu HOHOKABE
  2. (2)Case Law Studies Working Group (Tokyo)Tadayuki KIKUMA
  3. (3)Case Law Studies Working Group (Osaka)Hisashi WATANABE
  4. (4)Business Law and Intellectual Property Management Working GroupMasahiko KATO

5. Monthly Seminar Reports

(1) (Tokyo)
  1. ・May 2013Yutaka HARA
  1. Subject:「Consideration for the leak of the trade secret and Management of Intellectual Property」
  2. Speaker:Mr.Rikiya SATO, Attorney-at-Law, TMI Associates
  1. ・June 2013Hiroyuki Kogure
  1. Subject:「Intellectual Property Strategy of The YAMAHA」
  2. Speaker:Mr.Susumu Oshita, YAMAHA CORPORATION, Intellectual Property Division, General Manager, Patent Attorney
(2) (Osaka)
  1. ・April 2013Kazuhiro KOBAYASHI
  1. Subject:「The Patent Hold-up Conundrum～ The Patent War regarding Licensing Conflicts among Google, Apple and Microsoft.～」
  2. Speaker:Mr.Toshiaki Takigawa, Professor (Kansai University School of Law)
  1. ・May 2013masahiko KATO
  1. Subject:「What dose it mean to utilize IP?　- Significance of Licensing」
  2. Speaker:Mr.Katsumi HARASHIMA（Executive Director，Business Development TAIYO,NAKAJIMA&KATO Intellectual Property Law)
  1. ・June 2013Akira ITO
  1. Subject:「European Unified Patent Court」
  2. Speaker:Mr. Alex Wilson (Solicitor Advocate、UK　Powell Gilbert)
    Ms. Zoe Butler (Solicitor Advocate、UK　Powell Gilbert)
    Mr. Pierre Veron (Avocat、FR　Veron & Associes)
    Mr. Klaus Haft (Rechtsanwalt、DE　Reimann Osterrieth Koehler Haft)

6.New MembersSecretariat

7.New member’s Self introductionSecretariat

8. Member's plaza

  1. (1)Essay on self-written Chinese poem :Shimane・Izumo taishaJinzo FUJINO
  2. (2)SENRYU (short humorous poem) as I like No.19Toshihiko KANAYAMA
  3. (3)Munich Stay Life Miscellany No.3Yuko MATSUYA
  4. (4)American life essays No.5Suzue FUJIMORI
  5. (5)Summary of Revised Korean Patent Law and Practice in 2013Jong sun KIM
  6. (6)New book introductionTakao YAGI
    1. (i)「DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES UNDER AIA」 （America Invents Act）

Editor's notePublic Relations Committee

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