LES JAPAN NEWS

Journal of the Licensing Executives Society JAPAN

A table of contents

1. Column 「LES Japan and my great superiors」Hideko MIHARA

1.Monographs

1. (1)The Crossroads of Healthcare and Information and Communication Technology:Current Status, Challenges and PerspectivesReiko ONODERA
2. (2)On The Supreme Court Judgements in Indonesia on Distinctiveness in Trademark Law - KOPITIAM CasesASEAN India Subcommittee, Intellectual Property Association of Japan
3. (3)Trends of the world over research and development, regulation etc. concerning new breeding technology(New Plant Breeding Techniques:NP)Yutaka TABEI
4. (4)Analysis of Patent Litigation Precedents for Life Cycle Management of DrugsHiroki SAITO

2.Recent U.S. Court Decision

1. Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., et al. (6/13/2016)Jinzou FUJINO
2. Overhaul of the IP License Guideline to remain minimum in USJinzou FUJINO

3.Activity reports of each working group & Study Group

1. (1)US Issues Working GroupYorikatsu HOHOKABE
2. (2)Asian Issues Studies Working GroupMotohiro UNO
3. (3)Case Law Studies Working Group (Tokyo)Tadayuki KIKUMA
4. (4)Case Law Studies Working Group (Osaka)Hiroyoshi KITAHARA
5. (5)Business Law and Intellectual Property Management Working GroupKazuhiro KOBAYASHI
6. (6)Healthcare Working GroupArata TABATA
7. (7)IＣＴ Business Working GroupTomoko NOGUCHI
8. (8)Branding WGChikako HASHIMOTO
9. (9)Student Business Plan Competition Working GroupTuyoshi DAI
10. (10)General Study Working Group (Tokyo)Yoshikazu IWASE

7.Monthly Seminar Reports

(1)(Tokyo)

1. ・August 2016Yukihito HADA

1. Subject:Intellectual Property Strategy of IBM in the Data Era
2. Speakers:Mr. Takeshi UENO, Senior Counsel, IP Law Department, IBM Japan, Ltd.

1. ・September 2016Takeshi KANDA

1. Subject:Practice of Governing Law and Dispute Resolution Clause in Negotiation of International IP License Agreement
2. Speakers:Junichi YAMAZAKI, Esq., Attorney at Law, MIYAKE & YAMAZAKI

1. ・October 2016Manabu MUKAIHARA

1. Subject:Study of the Chinese Important IP and License Cases and Information of IP Courts in China
2. Speakers:Chixue WEI, Esq., Co-Managing Partner, Attorney at Law, Patent Attorney, Arbitrator, Linda Liu Group, Linda Liu & Partners

(2)(Osaka)

1. ・September 2016Bunpei OOIKE

1. Subject:Case Study on Current Situation & Potential Strategies of Litigation related to IPR in China
2. Speakers:Liqun MAO, Esq., Patent attorney, Attorney at law, MY Intellectual Property Frim

1. ・October 2016Tomomi FUJITA

1. Subject: AJINOMOTO’s Strategy of Trademark and Branding
2. Speakers:Mr. Tatsuo IGARASHI, Associate General Manager and Group Manager, Licensing & Trademark Group, AJINOMOTO CO., INC.

1. My feelings for the 400th monthly seminar in OsakaRyoichi ITO

5.New Members Secretariat

6.Member's plaza

1. (1)Essay on self-written Chinese poemJinzo Fujino
2. (2)SENRYU (short humorous poem) as I like No.31Toshihiko KANAYAMA
3. (3)Munich Stay Life Miscellany No.13Yuko MATSUYA
4. (4)American life essays No18Suzue FUJIMORI
5. (5)Legal Column No15Kizo SHIMOKAW
6. (6)Journey of my hiking and Village walk-in the great outdoorKanji KUDO
7. (7)New book introductionTakao YAGI

7.Editor's note Public Relations Committee