Vol. LI No. 4
December 2016
LES NEWS GLOBAL
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Strengthening LESI’s Relationships With Other Organizations By Patricia A.O. Bunye, President, LES International
I Patricia Bunye and the USPTO Under Secretary and Director Michelle K. Lee at the AIPLA meeting.
François Painchaud (left), Eduardo Souza and Chris Katopis at the Welcome Reception in Vancouver during the LES (USA & Canada) Annual Meeting.
LES International leaders during the LES (USA & Canada) 2016 Annual Meeting in Vancouver, B.C.
t has been a hectic third quarter of the year filled with visits to various national societies and initiatives to strengthen LESI’s relationships with other organizations. On August 30, I joined the members of LES South Africa for its Annual General Meeting and Mini Seminar in Pretoria, which was attended by approximately 40 participants. LESI Past President Alan Lewis was one of the notable attendees. The Mini-Seminar was co-hosted by the National Intellectual Property Management Office, which is an agency under the Department of Trade & Industry of the Republic of South Africa. After the LES South Africa event, I took the opportunity to also attend INTA’s “Building Africa with Brands Conference” (September 1-2) in Cape Town, its first ever event in Africa. There, I had the chance to briefly meet with outgoing INTA President Ronald van Tuijl. I expressed LESI’s interest in working with INTA on a joint program on trademarks. This was followed by a trip to Helsinki for LES Scandinavia’s Annual Conference September 4-6, which was attended by approximately 100 participants. LESI Past President Jonas Gullikson was one of the notable attendees. A number of international speakers participated, including Russell Levine and Pam Cox, whose session on mock mediation of a patent license dispute was very well received. In October, I represented LESI at the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) 66th Council Meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali. Every year, APAA hosts a “Presidential Lunch” attended by the heads of different international IP organizations and agencies. I had attended this lunch in previous years as the represenPresident, continued on Page 2
APAA President Patrick Y. Kim hosted a lunch for the Presidents and representatives of AIPPI, AIPA, AIPLA, LESI, ECTA, IBA, ABA, GACG, IP Global Network and WIPO. “Happy to meet my counterparts,” notes Patricia Bunye.
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Inside LES Global News Highlights –Pages 1-3 Society News, Committee Reports –Pages 5-8, 10-15
Meetings & Delegates, Advertisers –Pages 4, 9, 15-21
In Memoriam —Page 15
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President, continued from Page 1 tative of LESI Past Presidents Chikao Fukuda and Jim Sobieraj during their respective terms. This year, I was happy to meet my counterparts in AIPPI, AIPA, AIPLA, LESI, ECTA, IBA, ABA, GACG, IP Global Network and WIPO to exchange notes on how Patricia Bunye and LES leaders meet with the American our respective organiza- Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Board at its tions may work together. annual meeting in Washington, D.C. (October 2016). On October 12-13, I was happy to attend the LES Pan European Meeting in London. Congratulations are in order for LES Britain and Ireland which organized the conference in barely four months. Notwithstanding the severe time constraints, they presented a solid program participated in by international speakers, including from Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan. A meeting with the European National Presidents was also held in London to discuss, among others, the LESI value proposition and proposed Strategic Plan. At the LES (USA & Canada) Annual Conference in Vancouver (October 23-26), the LESI Board Members who were present met with the National Presidents and their representatives who were likewise attending. A separate meeting was held with the new LES (USA & Canada) President Brian O’Shaughnessy and immediate Past-President Jeff Whittle. We discussed, among others, the possibility of designing a standard or minimum education course that could be uniformly offered, as well as creating templates, checklists and FAQs on licensing. Immediately after the LES (USA & Canada) Annual Meeting in Vancouver, I proceeded to Washington, DC to attend the AIPLA Annual Conference. There, a small group of LESI representatives met with the leadership of AIPLA, led by outgoing President Denise DeFranco and incoming President Mark L. Whitaker to discuss possible areas of collaboration, including licensing standards, best practices and educational initiatives. At AIPLA, we also had an informal meeting with Albert Keyack, the EPO’s attaché to the United States and I had a brief meeting with USPTO Director Michelle Lee to give her updates on LESI’s activities. Though the last three months have been quite hectic, I was grateful to have valuable personal interactions with members of our national societies throughout the world to learn how LESI can better deliver value to them. As one of the pillars of the “4Cs” that mark my term is “CONNECTIONS,” I was elated to have face-to-face conversations with many members. Not withstanding our efforts to improve the ways we communicate within LESI, including through a newsletter that may be customized by our national societies for their members (which we will unveil very soon), nothing can take the place of a personal connection! ■
Editor: Larry Plonsker, 10580 Northgreen Dr., Wellington, FL 33449 • Email: editor@LESI.org
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Attending the AIPLA meeting in Washington from left: Chris Katopis (LESI Executive Administrator), Hector Chagoya (LES Mexico), Albert Keyack, the new liaison from the European Patent Office, Patricia Bunye (LESI President), Rodolfo Martinez (LES Brasil), and John Paul (LESI Board VP).
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LESI Annual Conference Paris 2017
he organizing team of LES France is pleased to welcome you to PARIS on April 24 and 25, 2017 for the international conference of LESI, followed by an optional half day program on April 26. The conference will be held at Novotel, a few steps from the Eiffel Tower, and opens with a Welcome Reception on April 23rd. The theme of the conference is: IP Revolution? Scenarios For The Future The program will be balanced between inspiring keynote speakers, recognized experts, and experienced industry leaders who will share their views around the role and impact of IP today and in the future, during plenary sessions, mini conferences, and workshops. You may consult the program on our site: www.lesi2017.org where you will also find the registration process and a significant early bird rate. Please check back with us regularly on the site as we continue to build the program and confirm speakers. In the spirit of LESI, the conference will offer significant networking opportunities across industries and expertise, as well as unique off-site events showcasing the uniqueness of Paris and its surroundings. The conference will be preceded by the International Delegates’ Meetings on April 22 and 23, and LESI Committee meetings will take place during breakfast on Tuesday. Together with LESI, LES France looks forward to you joining us in Paris in April for an exciting conference in a dynamic and network focused setting. Welcome! The Organising Committee ■ LESI Annual Conference
LES France Vice-President, Frédéric Portal announces the LESI Annual Conference in Paris and showed a lively video promoting the Meeting. View it on the meeting website: www.lesi2017.org
• 23 to 25 April 2017 • www.lesi.org
LES International is pleased to announce that the 2017 Winter Planning Meeting will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, 3-4 February at the Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkok. For complete program, registration and hotel information, please see: https://www.lesi.org/events/2017winter-planning-meeting
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The 7th LES Asia Pacific Conference is to be hosted by LESANZ in 2017. Delegates are invited to attend the conference in Melbourne, 9-12 May at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), in the main sporting precinct of the CBD. Translating the opportunities that arise from the need to ensure the wellbeing of the world’s growing population (9 billion people by 2050), including meeting the challenges of keeping them healthy and active, will be the focus of this licensing and technology transfer event. This conference offers delegates an excellent forum to source opportunities from across the AsiaPacific region. This region is the growth engine of the world economy. The Licensing for Wellbeing, Health, Nutrition & Sport theme focusses on key areas of interest for an ageing population with increasing disposable income. The last few years have seen an increased emphasis on innovation across the region, which has manifested with new approaches to healthcare, a focus on nutrition in addition to food security, and an amplified interest in sport and recreation. Delegates will be hosted at two major Australian sporting icons: • MCG, the home of Cricket and Australian Rules Football • Rod Laver Arena, the venue of the Australian Tennis Open • Our sports themed dinner will also include a Champions Tour of Rod Laver Arena Optional extras include: • Licensing half-day workshops • A millinery workshop—create your own fashions on the field hat or fascinator, to wear throughout the social events We’ll take care of your health and wellbeing on a journey through one of Victoria’s renowned food & wine regions, the Yarra Valley, where you will be able to sample the exceptional fresh and locally grown produce the region has to offer! LESANZ invites you to grab your active wear, jump on a flight and join us in Melbourne next year!
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LES Global News—In Memoriam
In Memory of:
In Memory of:
Leif Kolster—
Former Delegate and Secretary of LESI
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e are sorry to announce that the former delegate and Secretary of LESI and an honorary member of LES Scandinavia passed away in March this year. He was one of the most dedicated LES friends I have known. I became an International Delegate for LES Scandinavia in 1986, and Leif who was also a delegate introduced me to the fellowship. Soon Leif became Secretary of LESI and held the position during many years. This was the time when we used paper and slowmail, later on perhaps fax. This was an extremely heavy burden, but Leif performed diligently and worked hard for LESI. He hardly missed any international or regional meetings during his active period, and Leif and his wife Ann Marie became some of my best friends. We had travelled together every year since 1986 until Leif’s retirement and our families became very close, along with some other LESI veterans. The International Delegates meetings twice a year plus the regional meetings in LES Scandinavia meant the we met our LES friends more often than our closest friends back home. My wife Birgitta and I visited Leif and Amy in Helsinki and at their wonderful summer home at the Hangö peninsula, and in 1989 we sailed from Sweden to Hangö together with two International Past-Presidents, Len and Britta Mackey and Ken and Dee Payne. Leif passed away too soon and we miss him very much. We feel the deepest sympathy for his wife Ann Marie and his family. ■ —Jonas Gulliksson, Past-President LESI and LES Scandinavia, honorary member of LES Scandinavia
Mardell Blaufarb It is with much sadness that we report the passing of Mardell Blaufarb, the wife of Gerry Blaufarb. Gerry and Mardell were regular attendees at LES (USA & Canada) and LESI meetings over the years and Gerry served as an international delegate and committee member on many occasions. Mardell was always gracious and she will be sorely missed by her many LES friends. Our condolences go out to Gerry and the family.”
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Patricia A. O. Bunye Peter Hess Jim Sobieraj Omer Hiziroglu Ichiro Nakatomi John Paul Audrey Yap Fiona Nicolson Eduardo Souza Emmanuel Gougé Russell Levine
les Nouvelles Editorial Review Board Chair: Rodney DeBoos, Melbourne, Australia Lex van Wijk, Amersfoort, Netherlands Heinz Goddar, Munich, Germany Norm Jacobs, Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A. Sun R. Kim, Seoul, Korea Masato Kobayashi, Tokyo, Japan Kenneth D. McKay, Toronto, Canada Thomas Bereuter, Vienna, Austria Frank Tietze, Cambridge, UK Fernando Noetinger, Buenos Aires, Argentina Chris J. Katopis, Executive Administrator Larry Plonsker, Editor
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les Nouvelles is published quarterly by the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI). LESI is an association of 33 National and Regional Societies, each composed of individual members who are engaged in the profession of licensing and other aspects of transferring or profiting from intellectual property. Subscription to the journal is included in the membership dues paid by all members. Subscription for the print publication is available to nonmembers for US$250/year. Please contact the Editor for further details or go to www.lesi.org/les-nouvelles/aboutles-nouvelles/non-member-subscription The articles published in les Nouvelles reflect the views of the authors and not of the Society as an association or its officers. Material printed in the journal is covered by copyright. No parts of this publication may be reproduced, displayed or transmitted in any form, without prior permission from the Editor or Board of LESI. A peer review and evaluation system is used to maintain the scholarly nature of the material published in this journal. All articles submitted for publication are reviewed and evaluated by members of the Editorial Review Board (ERB). The ERB members are chosen for their expertise in the fields of licensing and intellectual property. All evaluations are reviewed in a double-blind fashion to remove any bias in the results. The final decision on publication rests with the editor. A guideline for authors can be found on our Web site at the following address: www.lesi.org/lesnouvelles/advertise. asp#submission Copyright ©2016 Licensing Executives Society International.
DEADLINES FOR les Nouvelles: Copy for publication in les Nouvelles should be received by the Editor-in-Chief as far as possible in advance of the final deadlines, January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1. Articles for the white pages are reviewed by the LES Editorial Review Board, and they are published as soon as possible after acceptance. All materials are to be submitted electronically in either MS Word or Text Only format.
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Delegates Germany Andean Community Enrique Berckholtz Christian W. Appelt Renzo Leonello Scavia Ingo Bruckner Arab Countries Heinz Goddar Nabil Salame Jochen Schäefer Renad Noubani Guido von Scheffer Argentina Mathias Zintler Gustavo Giay Hungary Fernando Noetinger Michael Lantos Australia & New Zealand Katalin Szamosi Albert Ferralore India Philip Heuzenroeder Raj Hirwani Jan Tennent Santosh Mohanty Austria Israel Karin Hofmann Tessa Malamud Andreas Pföstl Liad Whatstein Benelux Italy Laura Macdonald Giovanni Grippiotti Achim Krebs Mattia Dalla Costa Lex van Wijk Mario Traverso Brazil Japan Cândida Ribeiro Caffé Katsumi Harashima Marcela Trigo Yorikatsu Hohokabe Britain & Ireland Ichiro Nakatomi Simon Chalkley Makoto Ogino Hayley French Junko Sugimura Colin Hunsley Korea Jennifer Pierce Kwang Jun Kim Chile Darby (YuYeon) Park Fernando Garcia Malaysia Gonzalo Sánchez China Pauline Khor Yibin Feng Brian Law Yoo Foo Anita Leung Mexico Ningling Wang Abraham Alegria Chinese Taipei Jose Luis Solleiro John R. Alison Philippines Hong-Dar Lin Leslie Anne Cruz Czech Republic & Slovakia Trinidad Villareal Vojtech Chloupek Poland Milos Hraba Marek Lazewski France Alicja Rogozinska Alfred Chaouat Russia Emmanuel Gougé Patrick Pierre Margarita Divina Frédéric Portal Natalia Karpova
Scandinavia Morten Balle Martin Draebye Gantzhorn Kaisa Fahllund Singapore Yu Sarn Chiew Sheena Jacob South Africa Johan Du Preez Pieter Venter Spain & Portugal José Miguel Lissén Antonio Tavira Switzerland Markus Ineichen Raymond Reuteler Martin Schneider Turkey Murat Idal Arda Karaduman USA & Canada Ned Barlas Allen Baum Pam Cox Ted Cross Pam Demain Tom Filarski Bob Gruetzmacher Ron Grudziecki Gary Keller Russell Levine Keith Lutsch Stasia Ogden Dwight Olson Brian O‘Shaughnessy Janet Pioli Paul Roberts Art Rose Henry Ward Jeff Whittle
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Enrique BERCKHOLTZ Nabil SALAMÉ Ignacio Maria BERETERBIDE Jan TENNANT Thomas ADOCKER Achim KREBS Paula Mena BARRETO Simon CHALKLEY Hermes TORRES Rosita LI Yibin FENG Horng-Dar LIN Alena KODRASOVA Anne Charlotte LE BIHAN Klaus HAFT Katalin DERZSI Sunil KRISHNA Dalit SAGIV Corrado BORSANO Masaki HATANO Dookyu KIM Tamara Lee CIAI Carlos TRUJILLO Reefia MITRA-VENTANILLA Monica KACZMARSKA Velery MEDVEDEV Olli PEKONEN George HWANG Darren MARGO José Miguel LISSÉN Stefan KOHLER Panassaporn RATANANON Evren BUKULMEZ Arthur ROSE
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October 12-13 LES Pan-European Conference 2016 Hilton London Kensington Hotel London, England October 23–26 LES (USA & Canada) 2016 Annual Meeting Vancouver, Canada November 4 LES Pan-European YMC Event Madrid, Spain
May 9-12 LES Asia Pacific Conference Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia May 9-11 LES (USA & Canada) 2017 Spring Meeting Willard Hotel Washington, D.C. October 22–25 LES (USA & Canada) 2017 Annual Meeting Chicago, Illinois U.S.A.
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February 2-3 LES Thailand Annual Meeting Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkok Bangkok, Thailand
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LESI 2018 Annual Meeting San Diego, California U.S.A.
February 3-5 LESI 2017 Winter Planning Meeting Bangkok, Thailand
October 14-17 LES (USA & Canada) 2018 Annual Meeting Boston, Massachusetts U.S.A.
February 27-28 The 2017 IP100 Executive Forum Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, AZ
LESI Management Committees Chairs & Co-Chairs Audit Awards Communications Education Endowment External Relations Investment IP Maintenance Legal
Long-Range Planning Meetings Membership Nominations Publications
Chemicals (CEEM) Consumer Products High Tech IUGT Life Sciences
Rashid Kahn To be confirmed Keith Lutsch Christopher Shaowei Karin Hofmann Gary Keller
Professional Copyright Licensing
International Past-Presidents J. Gay M. Finnegan B. Hedberg M. Okano D. Smith J. Gaudin J. Stonier S. Heijn W. Poms H. Hodding F. Pombo M. Ariga L. Mackey P. Hug
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