LES JAPAN NEWS

Journal of the Licensing Executives Society JAPAN

A table of contents

1. Column 「My Experiences in LES International and LES Japan」Sumiko KOBAYASHI

1.The chairman's greetingJunko SUGIMURA

2.At the expiration of my chairman's term of officeIchiro NAKATOMI

3.The action policy of each committee in 2016

1. (1)LES Japan 2017 Annual Meeting CommitteeKazuhiro KOBAYASHI
2. (2)Monthly Seminar Committee (Tokyo)Manabu MUKAIHARA
3. (3)Monthly Seminar Committee (Osaka)Masahiko KATO
4. (4)Information CommitteeMitsuo KARIYA
5. (5)Public Relations CommitteeKoji TOMITA
6. (6)Web Site CommitteeTadashi NODA
7. (7)Education CommitteeMasahiko KATO
8. (8)Arrangement Committee YOKOHAMA Meeting in 2019Junko SUGIMURA

4.Action policy of each working group & General Study Working Group in 2016

1. (1)Competition Law Working GroupKentaro HIRAYAMA
2. (2)US Issues Working GroupYorikatsu HOHOKABE
3. (3)Asian Issues Studies Working GroupJiro HURUBE
4. (4)Case Law Studies Working Group (Tokyo)Tadayuki KIKUMA
5. (5)Case Law Studies Working Group (Osaka)Hiroyoshi KITAHARA
6. (6)Trade Secret Working GroupNobuhiro ATOBE
7. (7)Business Law and Intellectual Property Management Working GroupKazuhiro KOBAYASHI
8. (8)Healthcare Working Group Arata TABATA
9. (9)ICT Business Working GroupTomoko NOGUCHI
10. (10)Academia and Industry R&D Collaboration Management Working GroupYuji MAEDA
11. (11)Branding WGYuki OJIMA
12. (12)Student Business Plan Competition Working GroupTsuyoshi DAI
13. (13)General Study Working Group (Tokyo)Yoshikazu IWASE

5.The report of the ordinary general meeting (44th) in 2016Secretariat

6.Ordinary general meeting & Social Gathering in 2016Secretariat

7.Monographs

1. (1)A study of economic performance of business model based on the comparison between various utilizable methods of patent licensingYoshifumi URAKAWA
   Makoto KOBAYASHI
2. (2)How FRAND developments affect your worldwide licensing negotiationsLouise Stoupe and
   Kevin Casey

8.Recent U.S. Court DecisionJinzo　FUJINO

1. (－Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co., Inc., No. 14-1335 (Fed. Cir. 2015)－

9.Activity reports of each working group & General Study Working Group in 2015

1. (1)Competition Law Working GroupKentaro HIRAYAMA
2. (2)US Issues Working GroupYorikatsu HOHOKABE
3. (3)Asian Issues Studies Working GroupJiro HURUBE
4. (4)Case Law Studies Working Group (Tokyo)Tadayuki KIKUMA
5. (5)Case Law Studies Working Group (Osaka)Hiroyoshi KITAHARA
6. (6)Trade Secret Working GroupNobuhiro ATOBE
7. (7)Business Law and Intellectual Property Management Working GroupKazuhiro KOBAYASHI
8. (8)Healthcare Working GroupKaoru SUZUKI
9. (9)ICT Business Working GroupTomoko NOGUCHI
10. (10)Management for licensing business Working GroupTakashi AOKI
11. (11)Academia and Industry R&D Collaboration Management Working GroupYuji MAEDA
12. (12)Student Business Plan Competition Working GroupIchiro NAKATOMI
13. (13)General Study Working Group (Tokyo)Yoshikazu IWASE

10.Monthly Seminar Reports

(1)(Tokyo)

1. ・November 2015

1. Subject:Licensing activities of UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN
2. Speakers:Mr. Keisuke KITAGUCHI, Deputy General Manager,Legal Affairs Department, USJ Co., Ltd

1. ・December 2015

1. Subject:Business strategy of PeptiDream Inc.
2. Speakers:Mr. Kiichi KUBOTA, President Chief Executive Officer, PeptiDream Inc.

1. ・January 2016

1. Subject:Recent topics surrounding Copyright Law ? Applied art and TPP
2. Speakers:Mr. Naoki KOIZUMI, Professor, Keio University Law School

(2)(Osaka)

1. ・November 2015

1. Subject:Intellectual Property Strategy in Academia - "Essential points for a Private company to foster collaboration between industry and academia"
2. Speakers:Yukio FUJISAWA, Ph.D.
   Professor, Deputy Director, Intellectual Property Management Office for University-Industry Collaboration,Osaka University

1. ・December 2015

1. Subject:How to avoid and manage risks when ending business partnerships - problems and legal disputes over termination of long-term contracts and tips for better contract creation and business partnership management.
2. Speakers:Mr. Ayumu IIJIMA, Senior Partner, Kitahama Partners L.P.C.

1. ・January 2016

1. Subject:Amendment Unfair Competition Prevention Act - Enhancement of Trade Secret Protection
2. Speakers:Mr. Osafumi KIO, Director, Economics Research Office, General Secretariat, Fair Trade Commission, Former Director, Intellectual Policy Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

11.New MembersSecretariat

12.New member’s Self introductionSecretariat

13.Member's plaza

1. (1)Essay on self-written Chinese poemJinzo　FUJINO
2. (2)SENRYU (short humorous poem) as I like No.28Toshihiko KANAYAMA
3. (3)Munich Stay Life Miscellany No.10Yuko MATSUYA
4. (4)American life essays(15)Suzue FUJIMORI
5. (5)Legal Column (12)Kizou SHIMOKAWA
6. (6)Journey of my hiking and Village walk-in the great outdoorsKanji KUDO
7. (7)New book introductionTakao YAGI

14.Invitation to The 39th Annual Meeting of LES Japan in Ehime

15.Rule regarding the application of the copyright

16.Information of the change of the passwordWeb Site Committee

Editor's notePublic Relations Committee