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Vol. XLIX No. 1
March 2014
LES NEWS
GLOBAL
Highlights
A d v a n c i n g
Meetings
Societies’ News
t h e
B u s i n e s s
o f
New Members
I n t e l l e c t u a l
P r o p e r t y
Reviews
G l o ba l l y
First Pan-European
Young Member Event Presents
Challenges In Licensing
By Tilman Müller-Stoy
O
n November 15, 2013 the first Pan-European Young Member Event was held in
Vienna. More than 70 participants—almost half of all LESI YMC members—attended the conference. The conference was hosted in the magnificent old ceremonial
hall at the Vienna University of Technology. The general topic discussed was “Challenges in Licensing.” Speakers came from different countries all across Europe (Germany, Austria, Sweden, France, Switzerland) and even from outside of Europe (U.S.,
Russia) as well as from different professions (law, business, industry). The topics were
as different as the licensing business in Russia, the recent evolution of U.S. patent law,
compulsory licenses for SEPs, and technology transfer in a global electronics company.
Despite the beauty of Vienna, all attendees stayed for the whole conference. In the
evening, the conference was followed by an excellent dinner at “Huth im Haus der
Musik,” a beautiful venue in the heart of the city. As a must for a Young Member Event,
the dinner was followed by a pub crawl which ended late in the night for many attendees and for some even lasted until the morning rose.
As the Vienna event was such a big success, plans are already underway for the second Pan-European YMC event in 2014 which will be held in Paris. Further, preliminary
discussions are taking place for organizing a first Pan-Asian and a first Pan-American
YMC event.
The LES 100 Course in Vienna, held in combination with the first Pan-European
YMC event, took place on November 16, 2013.
During the preparations for the Young Members Event, the idea came up to combine
the event by offering an LES 100 Course by LES Austria as young members and potential future young members are one of the main target groups of a Basics Course. Both
events were advertised jointly. The trainer team consisted of three persons, Hayley
MAKE THE WORLD
BETTER THROUGH
LICENSING
Young Member Event, continued on Page 8
Attendees listen to presenters on the topic of
Challenges in Licensing.
Hayley French presents at the Young Member
Event in Vienna.
MAY 18-21, 2014 MOSCOW
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LES Global News—Highlights
Inside LES Global News
Highlights & Legal Updates –Pages 1-8
Joining Hands,
Driving Membership, Sharing
–Pages 5-7
Society News
–Pages 12-15
Meetings & Delegates
–Pages 9-11, 16-17, 21-24
Memoriam
—Page 20
Book Reviews
–Pages 18-20
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A Stronger LES
In The Year Of The
Horse And Beyond
By Yvonne Chua,
President, LES International
W
ith the arrival of the Year of the Horse which symbolizes passion, perseverance
and progress, may this year bring happiness and prosperity to all in the LES family. As the global economy continues with the innovation drive, the coming year will
undoubtedly bring more excitement to all in the IP arena.
GTIF 2014
The Global Technology Impact Forum (GTIF) 2014 held in Geneva was another
pride for LESI. Under the theme “Collaboration,” which coincides with the spirit of
my presidential theme Joining Hands, and partnering with WIPO, we were blessed
with participation from governments (including the USPTO, Brazilian National Development Bank, Mexican Ministry of Economy, Industry Canada Ministry and the U.S.
Mission), NGO community (ACPAA, AIPPI, and AUTM), entrepreneurs, finance, IP
business community as well as the LES family across the Americas, Europe and Asia.
The program was inspiring and enriching as we all worked towards global cooperation on the use of IP for regional economic development and for the betterment of
mankind. Our panel speakers included WIPO Director-General Francis Gurry and the
WTO’s IP Division Director Antony Taubman. The keynote address by U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit Chief Judge Randall Rader beautifully reminded us that
our patent system is in fact a compassionate gift that we pass to our next generation.
Leading non-profits such as the Gates Foundation and Medicines Patent Pool shared
their work on providing innovation to developing countries. From our corporate participation, one interesting panel from Orange, Qualcomm and Ericsson focused on
developments in mobile and telecomm technologies.
With great pleasure, I presented the Best National IP Technology and Transfer Policy
Award 2013 to the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Technology Development Committee for
its pioneer program “Takamul”; and to the Mexican Ministry of Economy and National
Council for Science and Technology for its program on “the Creation and Capacity Building
of Knowledge Transfer Offices”; whilst “Water for Humans” was recognized as the Outstanding Humanitarian Technology Transfer Initiative 2013 for its work in rural Mexico.
I am truly thankful to all participants for joining hands with LESI at this unique forum.
Please join me in congratulating the GTIF
Planning Committee
including Hector Chagoya, James Malackowski, Martin Schneider, Gary Keller, Kristi
Stathis, Raymond Reuteler, Chris Katopis
and all for their yearlong dedicated work.
For details of the
GTIF 2014 program
and presentations,
please visit www.gtiforum.org/gtif2014.
Congratulations to the GTIF Planning Committee, and to Award
Winners (with plaques): Hector Chagoya, Martha Angélica Peña
Ceniceros, Yvonne Chua, Rick McKenney, Ahmed Al Calily, Jim
Malackowski and Arnaud Michel.
Planning Meeting—Regionalisation
It was heart-warming to see many of our National Presidents
and Committee leaders joining the Board in Geneva for the Winter
Planning Meeting. Their presentations, very well prepared, immediately drew interesting discussions on various captivating topics of concern for the LESI Family. Under the theme “A Focus on
Regionalisation” as announced for the next society year, President
Elect Arnaud Michel chaired the meeting. The main goal was to
study the strengths and weaknesses of regional societies, improvements that could be done and how we could join hands to overcome challenges, assist societies in their mission and enhance
value to members. At the heart of the consideration was the inventive tools and international focus of committees, including national committees, to get a critical mass that would in turn increase
LESI synergies and true global discussions on global issues. In this
day long and productive meeting where more than 40 of us gathered, committees also shared their work progress to-date and their
plans for the upcoming society year.
Addressing IP Trends
With the increased global enthusiasm on the business of IP, I
was invited in January to speak at the 2014 Asian Licensing Conference held in Hong Kong, the largest annual event of its kind in
Asia, on the topic of ‘Intellectual Property Protection for Brand
Owners and Practical Tips on Licensing.’
At GTIF, I was honoured to speak on ‘Global IP Trends 2013
Highlights’ at the first Panel Session. As IP and technology transfer
issues are becoming more essential to all aspects of our lives and
around the globe, and with IP filings rising to new heights with
Asia as an IP powerhouse; in such trends, we see the unique
strengths of LES in advancing the business of IP.
Pursuant to the tremendous interest on the Asian IP marketplace,
at the Seminar organized by LES Britain & Ireland in London on 23
Jan 2014, I shared a presentation on ‘Recent IP Trends in the Asia
Pacific,’ which was a collaborative effort of all LES Asia Pacific societies and an excellent illustration of the power of joining hands.
Fostering Our Collaboration With WIPO
In the spirit of continued collaboration with WIPO following our
MOU, LESl is pleased to accept WIPO’s invitation to join as a partner in WIPO’s new initiative, WIPO Green, to tackle environmental challenges of the day. Launched in November 2013 with wide
publicity, WIPO Green is an interactive marketplace that promotes
innovation and the diffusion of green technologies among the industry. Markus Ineichen, vice-chair of LESI External Relations
Committee, represents LESI in serving on the Advisory Board.
We are pleased to be a founding partner of this meaningful
program, which is now connected to over 25 partners across different regions and are committed to contribute to its important
work and success.
LESI has also been invited in a project carried out through WIPO
Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC) that supports
innovators in developing countries in creating and managing new
solutions to technological challenges. Currently, the program’s focus includes connecting participants from WIPO innovation support centers in Africa, Asia, and South America.
Based on our reputation for education and excellence in IP insights, WIPO invited LESI to participate in TISC’s online educational
program series. Our External Relations Committee will select the
speakers. Other participating organizations include the Gates Foundation, New Hampshire Law School and General Electric.
Joined by President Elect Arnaud Michel, Presidential Nominee James Sobieraj, and Markus Ineichen, we had fruitful meetings in Geneva in January with Dr. Francis Gurry, Director General of WIPO, and various other WIPO officers on fostering a
closer collaboration, in accordance with our MOU with them.
WIPO has been our strong strategic partner for GTIF since the
inaugural forum in January 2012.
Society Visits
In fulfilling my presidential duty and with pleasure, I visited LES
Germany in January and attended their Seminar and
General Assembly when I presented the Joining Hands
chopsticks to newly elected
President Peter Hess, a dear
LES friend. In meeting with
their board, I am impressed
by its good mix of members
from the industry, university
and legal sectors, etc., built
up through its detailed ‘succession plan’ and also its in- Peter Hess (left) and Frank
creasing female composition. Zacharias joining hands with
Yvonne Chua.
In my subsequent visit to
LES Britain & Ireland, one of
the earliest LES societies to be
established, I was invited to
take part in a special programme which included a seminar, drinks reception and dinner as well as their board
meeting prior thereto. I am
delighted to see that many senior members are continuing
their involvement in the society; at the same time, young
members have wonderful ideas Jennifer Pierce, President of LES
Britain & Ireland, receives a gift
to contribute. My sincere from Yvonne Chua.
thanks to both societies for
making my visits very special. The warmth of this LES friendship
will always be remembered.
Joining Hands
The Joining Hands theme has successfully inspired many collaborations amongst societies, committees and between LES and
other organizations. The first Pan European YMC Event which
took place in Vienna in November 2013 under the joint support of
LESI, LES Austria and others was a primary success of Joining
Hands. Other collaborations such as by the IUGT, Life Sciences
and European Committees are in progress. At the same time, the
President’s Message, continued on Page 4
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President’s Message, continued from Page 3
AP Regional Meeting to take place in
Seoul in November as well as the PanLatin American meeting with LES
Chile, LES Brazil and LES Andean
Community joining hands are also on
their way.
Importantly, with the World IP Day fast approaching on 26
April 2014, I would strongly encourage all national societies to
take part in “Joining Hands Around the World with LES” by hosting a local event and/or education program in celebration of the
value and benefits of IP and licensing in your community. Once
again, John Paul and Gary Keller are heading this project and will
be reporting the wonderful results at our Moscow Delegates
Meeting and in LES Global News. I sincerely hope that every one
of our 32 societies will work together to create a great series of
simultaneous LES events around the globe. For details, please see
http://www.lesi.org/events/around-the-world-with-les.
LESI President’s Awards
Following the announcement in Philadelphia of the new Award
on “Outstanding Activity/Event of the Year” to LES (USA & Canada)
and LES Japan jointly, I am excited to announce that the LESI
Board has approved the granting of “The President’s International
Service Recognition Award” to Dr. Hayley French, a remarkable
member, also President-elect of LES Britain & Ireland who has for
over 20 years dedicated untiring service to LES, specifically on
education, with great accomplishments. The President’s Award
on “Most Progressive Society of the Year” goes to LES Korea for
its revolutionary reformation in the last 2 years when it has witnessed a sharp increase in membership, notably from industry
sectors, and the establishment of four active committees namely,
Network Committee, Education Committee, Business Committee and Publishing Committee, with each committee being led by
a vice president and at least two managing directors. Its innovative programs, “The Licensing Clinic” and “The Global Licensing
Support Initiative,” as well as its education courses and networking activities to strengthen ties with other NGOs, not to mention
its active engagement in LESI activities, have all contributed to its
well-deserved recognition. I am thankful for the support by many
national societies in submitting nominations for these Awards
and please do join me in giving a big applause to these awardees
at our forthcoming Moscow Delegates Meeting to be held from
16 to 18 May.
Improvements in LESI Website
LESI continues to improve the website to enhance the user experience, thanks to the committed work of Mark Horsburgh, Shawn Jacka, Ned Barlas and Chris Katopis. The long term goal is to make the
website a portal for any professional engaged in commercialisation of
intellectual property and the aim is to provide an access point for
news and events relevant to your specific region, sector and interests.
As a first step we have enhanced the delivery of event information by
providing a click-through map to local events. The next improvement
will be better use of web page real estate to deliver more information
on the home page. Significant improvements to access the membership directory are in the pipeline.
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BioPharmaceutical Royalty Rate and Deal
Terms Survey
A significant LES membership value is the exclusive access to
the BioPharmaceutical Royalty Rate and Deal Terms Survey. On
behalf of the LESI Board, I am pleased that we again support conducting the survey this year as funded jointly by LESI and LES
(USA & Canada) biannually.
As industry experts know, valuable data and information surrounding deals of the biopharma industry are often publicly unavailable due to regulations and strict confidentiality requirements
promulgated by the governmental and other regulatory bodies, or
are being held by proprietary databases. The LES Survey has
emerged as a valuable tool for members, dealmakers, practitioners, and those interested in the biopharma business sector.
I will ask all members to support the Royalty Rate Survey when
contacted by their national society. The process strives for confidentiality and privacy. Your identity (and any employer’s identity)
will be strictly protected. The forthcoming results are most valuable and provide insights for many across the LESI community
who work in the biopharma industry.
2014 LESI Annual Conference
Our highlight of the year is fast approaching. The LESI Annual
Conference will be held from 18 to 21 May, being the first international IP conference on this scale to be held in Russia. Under
the theme ‘Make the World Better through Licensing,’ there will
be a particular focus on globalisation and emerging markets such
as Russia, the CIS countries, Brazil and China. The Organising
Committee from LES Russia has created a wonderful program of
plenary sessions and workshops covering diverse issues all closely
related to the business of licensing. Plenary speakers include senior representatives of the Russian Government and industry.
Highly regarded IP leaders, such as Dr. Francis Gurry, US Chief
Judge Randall Rader together with senior industry representatives
from Siemens, TATA Technologies, J&J and other multinational
companies, will also be addressing us.
Excitingly, the Conference and the LESI Delegates Meeting will
be held at the prestigious World Trade Centre and the special dinner cruise on the River Moscow will surely be one of the highlights. I warmly invite all to join us in May for this unique experience where LES members and the IP community from all over the
world will take part in an excellent program of education and social events. For further details please visit http://les2014.org.
Conclusion
The 2013-2014 Society year is progressing quickly with many
outstanding activities having been achieved through the persistent
collaborative efforts of many LES members. As we continue to expand Joining Hands across the LES family and beyond, I wish to
express my heartfelt appreciation to all for your participation and
support to the Joining Hands theme and in giving sparkle to the first
part of our society year. As always, I am eager to learn your thoughts
on how to deliver even more value to our members and I also look
forward to seeing you at our Moscow Meeting in May. ■
Driving Membership
LESI Member Societies Drive Membership
By John Walker
T
he LES family comprises 32 separate member societies many of
which are ‘multi-country’ or regional. All of these member societies operate relatively independently under
the LESI umbrella. However, all societies have one goal in common—to
maximize the benefits and experiences to all members through joining LES. In this edition, three of our
member societies provide some inJohn Walker
sights into how they go about encouraging member participation.
One approach used by LES France is to offer its members a
fixed and ‘all inclusive’ annual membership fee. This fee includes all LES
France’s events (in 2013 this included
about 10 conferences and events, including its one day annual meeting in a
very nice central Paris location). “These
provide great networking opportunities
which members look forward to,” says
LES France President Emmanuel Gougé.
The only benefits not included are specific training courses, such as LES100,
but these are offered at a very attracEmmanuel Gougé
tive rate.
Even with its training courses, LES France aims to organise events,
such as LES100, in its regions. This year an IAM course is scheduled
in Toulouse, Gouge said. “We also are keen to reach out to SMEs
and smaller start-ups,” he added.
LES France have also introduced a Young Members Group.
This Group provides great networking sessions and workshops
such as mock trials and licensing negotiations. Numbers are generally limited to encourage interaction and participation.
Educational events feature prominently in LES Switzerland’s
agenda. “We normally aim to organize five educational events
per year. Two of them in the French speaking part, three in the
German speaking part, of which one
is a weekend in the Alps,” says Regula Altmann-Johl, President of LES
Switzerland. “The weekend specially gives the opportunity to socialize
as well,” she adds.
Altmann-Johl considers that by
having an active and enthusiastic
board and ‘core group’ of members,
they can get an accurate picture of
the benefits of being a member of
LES. As an example, they always disRegula Altmann-Johl
cuss the topics and potential speakers for the seminars within
the board. LES Switzerland’s Board has representatives of law
firms, universities, and industry, and this leads to a yearly program interesting to different groups of potential participants.
Playing host to broader regional (Pan European in Davos) and
international (Zurich) LES events has also provided LES Switzerland the opportunity to demonstrate to its members the
benefits of being part of a global professional organization.
LESANZ President Tim Jones reinforces the France and Switzerland experience. “In a nutshell, most of LESANZ’s
membership satisfaction is driven by
regular and interesting regional events
(ideally between 8-12 in each region),
an IAM course (ideally 1 per year per
region), together with our Annual
LESANZ Conference.”
With an extensive geographical
Tim Jones
spread—from Perth to Wellington—LESANZ strongly believes
that regular events in all local regional areas encourages members and maintains healthy member networking and benefits.
Each region has its own committee with the autonomy to select
topics and run the event, supported by the national secretariat
for admin, social media, marketing, etc. LESANZ encourages
members to bring a guest for free to outreach to new potential
members and clients of its current members.
Balance of events is paramount. “We try very hard to maintain a
mix between the dryer IP law type events, and the more interesting commercially focused events, such as panel discussions and
‘war stories’ from entrepreneurs and innovators,” says Jones.
Whilst the regions are relatively autonomous, LESANZ are
looking at introducing a national ‘series’ of popular events that
we run across all regions, possibly using the same speakers and
fly them to each city.
Use of this regional model means LESANZ’s IAM 101 Course
is run in each region during the year (it includes membership
as an option) and IAM102 is always run at its Annual Conference. LESANZ’s Annual Conference rotates around its regions
and thereby stimulates interest in LES in that region.
The above experiences from three of our most active member societies all reinforce the benefits members can receive
from LESI. They demonstrate a key lesson for member societies—education and networking (both professionally and socially) represent a powerful tool for enhancing the membership experience. However, the message to members is even
more important—if you have any ideas or suggestions for
stimulating activity in your member society, don’t just think
about it; rather, get involved. Not only can this be personally
very satisfying, but you can be assured the member society
will really appreciate it. ■
March 2014
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Sharing
Reflections On LES In Greater China—
Impressions From 4th LES Asia Pacific Regional Conference
Hangzhou, China, October 15–17, 2013
By Heinz Goddar
H
aving been privileged to contribute
to the development of China’s patent system in general since 1981, upon
initiative by the German Patent Office
(as the German Patent and Trademark
Office, GPTO, was called at that time),
having helped in the coming into existence of LES China in 1986, having had
the pleasure during my Presidency in
LESI in 2000 to bring the (Sub-)Chapter Hong Kong of LES
China into life in the year 2000, and, last but not least, later
having contributed to the foundation of LES Chinese Taipei in
2003, I had the pleasure to experience the developments of the
various LES “branches” in “Greater China” at the 4th Asia Pacific Regional Conference at Hangzhou with great satisfaction.
I had participated, before that, in various local and regional conferences of both LES China (LES-CN), LES China—
Chapter Hong Kong (LES-CN-HK), and also LES Chinese Taipei (LES-CT). Also, I had experienced a closer and closer
cooperation between the aforementioned LES branches on
an international scale under various aspects. What struck me
at Hangzhou, however, has been the experience of a very
mature interaction and collaboration between LES-CN, LESCN-HK and LES-CT, as it had already led in the past to a
number of cross-strait activities.
Needless to say, how touching it has been for me to see
“LES is truly a
global family.
Before traveling
internationally, I
always reach out
to my friends in
LES or the local
chapter to attend
an LES meeting
during my visit.”
—Jim Malackowski,
Past-President LESI
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how smoothly the aforementioned LES branches, belonging
presently to different policital/economic systems, work together on a very practical level. If one compares the situation and peaceful collaborative development of the LES family in the respective part of the world over the last years,
with the problems that still exist in other professional organizations insofar, my impression is that LES has fully succeeded in its superior role as the NGO engaging in international trade with services, like technology transfer. Insofar,
LES functions as a natural counterpart to the World Trade
Organization (WTO).
I believe that the Hangzhou Regional Conference, followed
by LES China’s Annual Meeting 2013 where I had been invited by the Board of LES China to participate as a “narrative” Keynote Speaker, explaining my personal experiences
with the LES history in “Greater China”, has proven again
that LESI and its national/regional societies are the real
stakeholders of the realization of Article 7 TRIPS.
In a nutshell: I have been proud that I had the chance to
contribute to many of the above mentioned developments in
“Greater China” to a certain extent, be it as a member of
various Committees of LESI, be it as a member of the Board
and President thereof. May the cross-strait as well as intraChina development of the LES family in “Greater China”
continue its prosperous path for many, many years to come,
for the benefit of all of its members and beyond! ■
Neil Wilkof: Co-Winner Of The
2013 INTA Advancement Of
Trademark Law Award
T
he International Trademark Association noted Neil’s “long-time contribution as a writer, a speaker and an
educator. Most recently, while serving
on the Editorial Board of INTA’s peerreviewed journal, The Trade Mark Reporter, Neil has been instrumental in
expanding the journal’s global reach
and enriching its content.” Neil is a
long time LES member. ■
Joining Hands
By François Painchaud
Around The
World With LES
By Chris Katopis
W
ith the World IP Day, which
will fall on April 26, 2014
this year, the Joining Hands project reaches its whole magnitude.
This is a particularly important initiative for LES this year as Joining
Hands brings together all the local chapters of many
Societies. John Paul and Gary Keller will lead the LESI
effort along with Chris Katopis. As in the past, we
would ask your support to plan activities for this year
and consider how you can celebrate the value and
benefits of IP and licensing in your community. Please
let us know by March 15, 2014 (email [email protected])
who will be the designated coordinator for your national society and provide the coordinator’s contact
information. We trust your leadership will enable another great impact on the LES family.
LES Japan took the lead by
making a meaningful visit to
its mentee, LES Malaysia, on
November 19, 2013 [link to
the story enclosed]. Both societies exchanged on their activities and on IP and License
topics. More than the professional aspect, the human
experience teaches us how to better work together,
erasing borders and enhancing our potential.
LES Chile also chose to broaden its perspectives by
joining hands with LES Andean Countries and LES Brazil in their efforts towards having a Pan-Latin American
meeting in the near future. In the meantime they will
organize a joint meeting with Andean Countries and
Brazil in 2015 in Santiago, Chile. All this positive emulation will gather LESI strengths to help bring them
visibility and new members. At the same time, LESI
Past President, Kevin Nachtrab, traveled to Chile from
October 21st to 24th 2013 to meet the leadership of
LES Chile. They enthusiastically support the initiative
to bring the LESI CLP review courses to Chile, as it
was highlighted that putting on educational offerings
will help to raise the profile of LES in Chile.
We are all thankful for these initiatives, which embody the creative drive of LESI and remind us that the
big and strong LESI family mountain is made of little
stones. What’s yours? ■
M
ember Societies of the Licensing Executive Society
International around the world
hold events under the umbrella of
“LES Around The World (ATW)”
on or around April 26th, the day
on which the WIPO Convention
came into force in 1970. LES ATW
is an extraordinary opportunity to
reach out to our like-minded colleagues and other organizations to celebrate our passion for our profession.
The goal of LES ATW is to increase general understanding
of what IP really means and offers an opportunity each year
to join with others around the globe, to highlight, discuss
and demonstrate how IP helps shape our world. Across the
globe, events are held that bring together IP stakeholders,
experts, and novices from within the LES organization and
in partnership with other organizations and outsiders.
The practical effect is that LES members come together—or “Join Hands”—within their own society, as well as
with the LES family as a whole. Societies are encouraged
to be as creative as they like in organizing ATW events,
whether it is a series of IP and business seminars or merely a reception at a firm office.
Examples of past ATW events have included:
• Multi-day seminars on patents, trademarks, and
licensing; presentations made in connection with
local universities;
• Networking luncheons; meeting with local IP agents;
coordinating with a government agency, such as a
patent office or an embassy;
• Supporting a WIPO workshop for an ASEAN
delegation; hosting a quiz game; holding a happy
hour reception.
LES ATW, continued on Page 9
LES Czech Republic—Mr. Emil Jeneral from the Czech IPO
discusses the European Patent Convention, at the LES ATW.
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LIVE, IN NEW YORK…..
The FINAL ROUND of the LES International Business Plan Competition!
P
lan now to join the LES Foundation for the Final Round
of its 2014 International Graduate Student Business Plan
Competition, March 24th from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the
Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan, 1605 Broadway (at
49th) in New York—one day in advance of the LES (USA &
Canada) Mid-Year Meeting.
“The Finals are open to anyone who is interested in seeing
next-generation technologies and meeting future IP leaders,”
said Competition Chair Annemarie Meike. “It’s an exciting
afternoon and a great way to kick-off the LES meeting.”
This year, 74 teams from around the globe, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Great Britain, India, Kenya,
Sweden and the United States competed, and on February
7th six teams were invited to advance to the Final Round
in New York where they will present their innovative busi-
ness plans to an expert panel of judges in hopes of winning
the $10,000 Grand Prize or the $5,000 LES International
Global Award. All of the finalist teams will select from a
pool of valuable in-kind prizes. Visit www.lesfoundation.org
for more on the finalist teams.
The LES Foundation Board credits numerous Competition
supporters for this year’s impressive pool of participants,
including:
• LES (USA & Canada) Chapters and LESI National Societies for their assistance in reaching out and recruiting teams
from university programs locally and regionally. “Special
kudos goes to the Houston Chapter for creating a Competition Chair position to help coordinate team recruitment
in Texas in support of the Competition,” said Foundation
Board President Tom Britven. “We hope other chapters
will adopt this idea so that we can continue
to grow this great event.”
• Mentorship Chairs Phil Barnett and Mark
Smith, who worked to enhance the functionality and reach of the Mentor Program
to assure expert mentorship for the teams in
preparation for the Finals.
• 2014 Judge Coordinator Mike Kraus, who
recruited over 50 judges internationally. This
robust complement of judges not only assures
statistical accuracy, but also facilitates the
Foundation’s goal of providing educational
benefit and comprehensive feedback to all
participating teams, even those eliminated
in the First Round.
• All of the 2014 mentors and judges for their
most valuable contributions.
• LES (USA & Canada), LES International and
Global Award recipients Stephen Kayode of ParadigMed (left) and Antonio Gentile of MRS all of our 2014 sponsors and donors for their
valuable financial and in-kind support. ■
(right) celebrate their winnings with LES Foundation Secretary Peter Ross.
Young Member Event, continued from Page 1
French from Great Britain and Daniel Herzog as well as
Karin Hofmann from Austria.
The course was scheduled on a Saturday to make it easy
for European Young members coming for the YMC Event
to take part in the course if they stayed for the weekend.
The benefit of this combination for LES Austria was a
larger attendee group because of the YMC participants and
the exchange of viewpoints from other countries for the
Austrian attendees.
There were 23 persons registered, of which 21 attended
the course, despite the excellent evening program of the
YMC Event the day before. The participants came from
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seven different European countries (38 percent Austrian
participants). With regard to the professional background
there was a good composition among the attendees, coming from university technology transfer offices, industry
and law firms.
The participants as well as the trainers enjoyed the
course, especially the Licensing Game, and the feedback
was very good. Furthermore, there were three new LES
members registered in Austria and some more in other
countries due to the Event.
To cut it short, the LES 100 Course offered in combination with the YMC Event was a great success. ■
LES Global News—Meetings
Global Technology Impact Forum Recap
January 19-21, Geneva, Switzerland
By Chris Katopis
I
n January 2014, the 3rd Annual LESI Global Technology
Impact Forum (GTIF) was hosted by the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland. GTIF
is the most significant gathering of senior leadership of nongovernment organizations (NGOs) dedicated to the business
of intellectual property globally and specifically to the transfer of IP and related technology to those in need.
The event proved to be a powerful collaboration of renowned IP professionals and senior leaders in science and
technology. We were pleased to welcome a number of first
time participant NGOs including the African Agricultural
Technology Foundation (AATF), American Council on Renewable Energy and the Drugs for Neglected Disease Initiative. And we welcomed back a number of organizations who
had participated previously, including the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation, the World Trade Organization, All China
Patent Attorney Association (ACPAA), AIPPI, and AUTM,
among others. We were pleased to welcome diplomatic mission representatives from several governments, including
Canada, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, UAE and the United
States. The USPTO provided an update on its Patents for
Humanity pilot program.
While many traditional events encourage interaction
among the panelists, this event extended the sharing of insights to members of the galley. In many instances over the
two day event, LES Society Members from throughout Europe, the United States, South Africa, Singapore and China
were part of the dialogue during the panel presentation on
various topics. One particular moment of note was when a
panel specifically called upon Jorge Goldstein (LES (USA &
Canada), of the Sterne, Kessler Goldstein & Fox law firm to
discuss their IP pro bono practice. They see IP as a human
right. Jorge discussed the firm’s pro bono representation in
a matter concerning the licensing of the jagua plant (which
produces a safe blue food colorant) with European multinationals. A lively conversation on public health issues, including the trademark issues surrounding tobacco plain packaging, also emerged.
It is in fact this collaboration, consistent with Yvonne
Chua’s theme for this year of “Joining Hands,” that presented the most significant moments during the event. Of
particular note in this regard was the corporate representatives discussions with various NGOs following a remarkable
panel focused on developments in mobile and telecomm
technologies, which featured speakers from Orange (Luc
Savage, LES France), Qualcomm (Sean Murphy), and Ericsson (Gustav Brismark).
For those who would like to learn more about the GTIF
2014 program, speakers, and see the presentations, please
visit www.gtiforum.org/gtif2014. ■
LES ATW, continued from Page 7
As an LES member, you should be proud that we host
this unique global gathering of thought-leaders, NGOs,
government representatives, corporate, and firm experts.
We urge your society to become involved with your local
events this year.
We are pleased that the following LES societies are
among those who have made commitments to celebrate
ATW 2014:
Arab Countries Australia and New Zealand
AustriaBenelux
BrazilChile
China-Hong Kong
France
ItalyJapan
KoreaMalaysia
PhilippinesRussia
Scandinavia South Africa
Spain and Portugal Switzerland
Turkey
USA & Canada
For the latest information on ATW 2014 events, please
visit: http://www.lesi.org/events/around-the-world-with-les. ■
World IP Day experts from LES Arab Countries: (right to left): Ali
Jazairy (WIPO), Gary Keller (Xomix), Andreas Winkler (Boehmert),
Heinz Goddar (Boehmert), Omer Hiziroglu (Inovent), Mohammad
Shariff (U. Putra) and Raja Saliba (Sughrue).
March 2014
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LES (USA & Canada)
Meet Some Of The World’s Leading IP Dealmakers
At The 2014 LES Mid-Year Meeting—
Featuring Sector Specific Networking & Workshops
Program Update: United States District Judge James F. Holderman will present “F/RAND Licensing: A Federal
Judge’s Perspective” as the Keynote Speaker on Thursday, March 27. Judge Holderman is the only federal judge who,
to date, has made a RAND determination in the context of a multi-district, multi-party case. He did so in October
2013 in Innovatio IP Ventures, LLC Patent Litigation, MDL 2303. He is in a unique position to provide a federal judge’s
perspective on F/RAND licensing.
B
uilding lasting professional relationships and collaborating
with peers from around the globe is consistently cited as a
top benefit of attending LES meetings. The 2014 LES Mid-Year
Meeting, March 25 to 27 at the Crowne Plaza Times Square
Manhattan, will bring together hundreds of experienced professionals from the legal, financial, business and technology fields
to discuss trends and best practices in IP and licensing.
A truly international event, the Mid-Year Meeting will host
attendees from more than a dozen countries including Canada,
China, Switzerland, Germany, Mongolia, Taiwan, Korea, Japan
and the United Kingdom. Speakers from GE, Pfizer, IMG Worldwide, Lilly Ventures, Bose Corporation and many other IP experts will lead thought-provoking and interactive sessions.
The Mid-Year Meeting offers innovative programming customized for each LES sector, as well as expanded cross-sector networking opportunities. This unique format facilitates industryspecific learning while promoting cross-sector collaboration and
information exchange.
Sector Specific Workshops, Open to All
Attendees, Include:
• Life Sciences—How Biopharma Innovation Centers Are
Collaborating with Academia to Produce Results—Representatives from various biopharma “innovation centers” will discuss
the structures they have developed and adopted to foster and
facilitate development collaboration with academia. Moderators: Christine Fischette, Senior Advisor, Griffin Securities
and Ron Newbold, PhD, MBA, Vice President Strategic Research Partnerships External R&D Innovation Worldwide Research & Development, Pfizer Inc.
• High Tech—Trends & Opportunities in Semiconductor Licensing—Topics include: the effects of more complex systemon-chip devices on patent and technology licensing activities;
how industry consolidation impacts semiconductor companies’ IP defense and monetization strategies; the impact of
shifts in global markets—such as the rise of China—on licensing activities; and synergies and tensions between licensing
and product businesses. Speakers: Drew Fellows, VP Licensing
Processors, ARM Ltd.; Changhae Park, VP of IP Licensing,
Freescale Semiconductor; Phil Shaer Sr. VP & GC, Conver10
sant IP Management; and Stefan Tamme, VP of IP Strategy,
Rambus. Note: This session is a follow-up to an article published in the December issue of les Nouvelles.
• Industry-University-Government Interface—Doing Deals
with Chinese Universities: An In-Country Perspective—This
workshop will provide a brief overall view of the current IP
environment in China; describe the challenges in obtaining
patents in China; discuss the core differences in patent prosecution practice between the U.S. and China; and review the
key considerations when dealing with a licensee based in
China. Speakers: Mark Bloom, CLP™, RTTP™, Director of
Corporate Alliances & Technology Transfer, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and Philip Zhang, Ph.D., Co-Managing Principal, Milstein Zhang & Wu LLC.
• Chemicals, Energy, Environmental, and Materials—I
Built My Patent Portfolio, But Did I Build It On Quicksand?—
Recent case law out of the U.S. Supreme Court defining patentable subject matter and the scope of 35 U.S.C. §101 has
created uncertainty regarding what is eligible for patenting.
And cases involving exhaustion of intellectual property
rights have added to this uncertainty. This workshop will
focus on strategies for handling and valuing patent portfolios
in view of the recent Court decisions of Prometheus v.
Mayo, Association for Molecular Pathology et al. v. U.S.
P.T.O, et al. (“Myriad Litigation), and In re Bilski. Participants will offer tips for drafting license agreements that
cover these patent portfolios from both a licensee and licensor standpoint and strategies for evaluating and creatively
resolving issues with existing license agreements. Speakers:
Steve Feldman, Husch Blackwell LLP; David Haas, Managing Director, Dispute Advisory & Forensic Services, Stout
Risius Ross; and Sumiko Kobayashi, Partner Abe, Ikubo &
Katayama (Japan).
• Consumer Products—Trademark Licensing in a Technology Driven World—With technology evolving at an accelerated pace, those involved in any areas dealing with trademark
licensing must keep up with the pace of change. This presentation will explore suggested contract provisions to remain
current with today’s technology; expand your trademark and
The 2014 LES Mid-Year Meeting takes place at the
Crowne Plaza Time Square in New York City.
your brand; protect your brand in a rapidly changing market;
increase your brand value by using technology; and more.
Speakers: Weston Anson, Consor Intellectual Asset Management; Larry McFarland, IP Legal Specialist, Kilpatrick
Townsend and Stockton LLP; and Robert Strand, VP Licensing, IMG Worldwide.
Building Important Relationships Face-to Face
To facilitate networking and building strategic connections, attendees will have the opportunity to design their own agenda—
in effect, creating a meeting within a meeting. Because meeting
peers and professionals from other companies and industries is
so integral to LES meeting attendees, networking events have
been redesigned to more quickly connect newcomers and firsttimers with their groups of interest.
“The issues, laws and regulations of various countries need to
be appreciated and understood by everyone in the IP and Licensing community. The Mid-Year meeting affords an excellent opportunity to learn and share with colleagues from more than a
dozen countries,” says Russell Levine, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
LLP and LES USA and Canada President. “Time and again, the
relationships made at LES meetings are the crucial factor in an
important deal. Our goal is to increase the opportunity for attendees to connect within their sector as well as with those in
other sectors.”
In Partnership With the New York Intellectual
Property Law Association
LES is pleased to partner with the New York Intellectual Prop-
erty Legal Association (NYIPLA) for this special Mid-Year Meeting, which will feature a timely session organized by the leading
state professional association for intellectual property attorneys.
An additional opportunity for collaboration will take place on
March 28, when the 92nd Annual NYIPLA Dinner in Honor of
the Federal Judiciary will take place. The proximity of the Judges’ Dinner offers a unique opportunity to connect with the legal
community. NYIPLA members will be eligible for a special registration fee to attend the LES Mid-Year Meeting, creating further
opportunities for networking and information exchange.
Views From the Bench
On Thursday, the Keynote Luncheon Speaker United States
District Judge James F. Holderman will present “F/RAND Licensing: A Federal Judge’s Perspective.” Following Judge
Holderman’s presentation, attendees will be able to hear more
views from the bench during a special panel of U.S. District
Court Judges discussing “Judicial Insight into Patent Infringement Litigation.”
IP & Licensing With an International Perspective
This year, March 25 to 27 will be three days that will advance
your competitive position. You’ll explore trends and exchange
ideas at sector specific workshops and cross-sector networking.
You’ll collaborate on new strategies and best practices. So mark
your calendar and register now for this outstanding opportunity
to build relationships with the world’s leading licensing, intellectual property, business development and technology professionals. www.lesmidyear.org. ■
March 2014
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LES Global News—Society News
LES South Africa
Public Health Sector And The South African
National Policy On Intellectual Property
By Madelein M. Kleyn
T
he publication of the South African National Policy on intellectual property (SANIPP) in September 2013 has opened a proverbial can of worms and
the Pharmaceutical industry is up in arms.
The SANIPP proposes the introduction of stronger
IP rights through the introduction of, amongst others, pre-and post-grant opposition proceedings, and
makes reference to the introduction of compulsory
licensing provisions in the Patents Act. Whilst the
focus is on various industries, the matter of public
health and the pharmaceutical industry forms a central theme of the SANIPP.
The Innovative Pharmaceutical Association of South
Africa (IPASA) voiced its dismay with the SANIPP and
made it clear that it is adamant to do all in its power
to prevent the SANIPP from being implemented. IPASA approached a Washington, D.C.-based, lobbying
entity Public Affairs Engagement (PAE) which,
amongst others, has as a goal “to shape public policy
and opinions.” See http://publicaffairsengagement.
com/who-we-are/.
PAE has proposed a campaign to delay the implementation of the policy. The Mail and Guardian published
the campaign document in early January 2014 on http://
cdn.mg.co.za/content/documents/2014/01/16/skmbt36314011511040.pdf.
Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, defined and criticized the campaign document by saying, “This document can sentence many South Africans to death. he
said. That is no exaggeration. This is a plan for
genocide.”(http://mg.co.za/article/2014-01-16-motsoaledi-big-pharmas-satanic-plot-is-genocide).
The temperature of the debate has unfortunately
risen out of all proportion and what is required is
that all parties should take time for sober reflection
so that it can be pursued on a rational, calm and
constructive basis. The IP Chair has reviewed the
proposed campaign and, although we are in agreement that the SANIPP is vague and of poor quality
and that it should not be rushed into implementation without proper public consultation with the relevant IP role players and experts, this is where it
stops. The Chair has previously commented on the
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manifest shortcomings of the
draft policy document. Regrettably, the document is so
flawed in many respects that
Madelein M. Kleyn
Chair of IP, University of
it is susceptible to a variety of
Stellenbosch
interpretations and it may
well be that its ambiguity and incoherence has been
the cause of the present contretemps. That said, the
IP Chair does not agree with the PAE that the SANIPP is aimed at “justifying a weak IP regime that
allows the government to abridge intellectual property rights that are well established in the developed
world” or that the policy is aimed at scaring off foreign investment.
The broad objective of the SANIPP (as set out on
p. 4 of the Policy document) in general is to stimulate the economy of SA and to empower its citizens.
A strong IP system with integrity and credibility of IP
rights granted under the system, and a system which
complies with the principles of international instruments, such as TRIPS, will assist in achieving and
realising the objectives.
The SANIPP includes proposals for stronger patents through the implementation of examination
systems and incorporation of pre-and post-grant opposition proceedings. Such a system, if viable for
implementation in South Africa (a serious question
mark must be raised in this respect), would result in
patents granted that have passed the patentability
tests of novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability. The current law already lays down these
substantive requirements, and an examination system will not alter this in any respect.
It must be accepted that the reason for protecting intellectual property in a competitive environment is mostly related to financial benefit. In the
case of health care, the subject matter requires
substantial financial investment for research and
development, inventions and exploitation and as
such, pharmaceutical companies would not make
the required investment without assurance of intellectual property enforcement.
The patent system is designed to promote innova-
tion and, at the same time, offer a mechanism ensuring that the fruits of that innovation are accessible to the general public. In the context of public
health, the challenge for policy makers is to optimise the balance between the rights of patent holders, who provide technological innovations to improve health conditions, and the needs of the
general public.
This challenge is an international one as health
conditions and crises, such as malaria, tuberculosis
and HIV/AIDS, continue throughout the world.
Through TRIPS certain flexibilities are provided for
member countries which include the inclusion of provisions of compulsory licensing in patent legislation.
Compulsory licensing is not foreign to the developed world. There are some uniform regulations
with regard to EU compulsory licenses where the
EU considers the importance of granting these licenses in the interest of the community as a whole,
such as compulsory licensing of patents relating to
the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems. Almost all of the members of the EU provide for compulsory licensing in their legislation. Although the
USA does not have compulsory licensing per se, the
abuse or misuse of patent rights are provided for in
U.S. law through U.S. Anti-Trust law.
Compulsory licensing does not affect the strength
of IP, just the flexibility in invoking granted patent
rights when such patent rights are abused. Such
abuses can include a patentee’s refusal to grant a
license on reasonable terms, which causes prejudice. A compulsory licence can serve the public interest. What terms are reasonable in any given situation can be assessed in the light of the conditions
applicable to licensing in the relevant field.
Compulsory licensing is presently, and has been
for quite some time, included in the South African
patent law in S56 of the Patents Act. The facility
has, however, just never been used.
South Africa has in the past taken steps to deploy
TRIPS flexibilities in the face of genuine AIDS
“emergencies.” In this context the Medicines and
Related Substances Control Amendment Act No. 90
of 1997 was adopted. The objective of the Act was
to reduce drug prices by allowing generic substitution of off-patent drugs, the parallel importation of
on-patent drugs, as well as price transparency. This
Act caused quite an uproar in February 1998 when
the South African Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Association and forty Multinational Corporations
(MNC) brought a law suit against the government of
South Africa for its passage of this Act. The law suit
was dropped as a result of immense international
pressure in April 2001. The law is still intact and is
available for use. This factor seems to have been
overlooked by the writer of the draft policy document, the Minister of Health and IPASA.
In Conclusion
The SANIPP does not advocate weak IP protection.
The specific aspects raised in the SANIPP that can
impact the pharmaceutical industry per se are in fact
already part of South African law. Any delay of the
implementation of these measures on account of the
steps set out in the PAE campaign document can only
be to the disadvantage of South Africa.
The success of the implementation of the SANIPP
will depend first and foremost on the policy being
formulated in a coherent, systematic and lucid manner, unlike its presentation in the draft document.
Once the policy has been properly stated, its success will depend on the manner in which the objectives of the SANIPP are to be achieved and whether
the IP system is moulded to suit the developmental
objectives of the country, and be aligned with and
appropriate to the level of development and innovation of SA. There is no implication that the level of
IP protection should be lowered. This should not be
the case. A strong IP protection system is generally
viewed as a tool to enhance innovation, technology
development and ultimately economic growth, and
this objective should be sought. However, it is not
through IP alone that these objectives can be
reached. In order to address public health and educational needs, the role of other factors must be recognised, such as the availability and efficacy of
health services, particularly public health services,
the availability and pricing of essential foods, access
to schools and educational institutions, and the
quality of the teaching and training.
The formulation and implementation of the IP
Policy must take place through a civilized and properly orchestrated consultative process involving IP
role players and experts in industry. We are a democracy after all. In this way destructive public confrontations can be avoided in the common good. ■
This article was previously published. See http://
blogs.sun.ac.za/iplaw/2014/01/24/public-health-sector-and-the-south-african-national-policy-on-intellectual-property/.
March 2014
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LES South Africa Society Events
By Zelda Snyman
P
LES Italy
LES Italy Annual
General Meeting 2013
O
n October 31, 2013 the LES Italy General
Meeting took place in Milan. Over 100
people attended the meeting during which the
new LES Italy Executive Board was elected.
Roberto Dini was confirmed for the second
consecutive term as President of the Association, while the new Executive Board will be
Roberto Dini,
composed of:
re-elected
Vice-Presidents: Mario E. Traverso,
President of LES
Marco Venturello
Italy for the
second consecuSecretary: Corrado Borsano
tive term.
Treasurer: Gian Antonio Pancot
Other Officers: Ercole Bonini, Cristiana Brega, Federica Brotto,
Riccardo Castiglioni, Luciano Daffarra, Mattia Dalla Costa,
Giovanni Antonio Grippiotti, Bruno Muraca, Monica Nannarelli, Rinaldo Plebani
Auditors: Giacomo Bermone, Giulio Bonadio, Andrea Vestita
Mr. Dalla Costa, Mr. Grippiotti and Mr. Traverso will also act as
International Delegates for LES Italy. To ensure LES Italy’s presence
at all the main events and IMDMs arranged by LESI, two additional
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s
Attendees at the meeting
listened to Andre Visser talk
about IP structuring and its
implication.
Meeting attendees take
part in discussions after
the meeting.
s
ast events: LES South Africa presented a
talk on 24 Oct 2013 entitled: IP Structuring and its Implications. The speaker was
Andre Visser, a partner at the firm Adams &
Adams. Twenty-five people attended. A number of attendees reported that the topic was
of great interest and informative.
New Proposed IP Policy: LES South Africa submitted comments and suggestions on
Andre Visser,
the new proposed National IP Policy to the main speaker
DTI ( Department of Trade & Industry) in Oc- at the October
tober. The DTI develops and reviews regula- 2013 meeting.
tory systems in the areas of competition, consumer protection, company and intellectual property.
Upcoming Events: We have not finalised our 2014 Year Planner, but we are planning a one day Introductory Workshop in Durban, Natal; the Fundamentals 200 and 300 early in the year; a National Conference around September on Valuation of IP; and, The
AGM in July. ■
delegates have already been identified (Mr. Bonini and Mr. Daffarra).
During the LES Italy General Meeting 2013, the new Bylaws of
the Association were modified and unanimously approved.
In order to increase the number of junior members, LES Italy has
decided to increase the threshold for the junior subscription fee
from the current age of 30 to 35. Furthermore, to facilitate the attendance of the Executive Committee meetings, the Executive
Board will now have the opportunity to officially take part in the
meetings by conference call.
As part of the last LES Italy Annual General Meeting, the Association organized a conference which was also open to non-members on
“The Latest News Affecting Intellectual Property in Italy and Europe.”
The main representatives from the Italian Patent and Trademark
Office and top experts specialized in IP were invited to deliver a
speech at the conference. The speeches on the Unitary Patent and
the Unified Patent Court, delivered by Margot Fröhlinger, Principal
Director for Patent Law and Multilateral Affairs before EPO, and
Marina Tavassi, President of IP Specialized Court of Milan, were
particularly appreciated by the audience. ■
Marina Tavassi, President of IP Specialized Court of Milan, Margot Fröhlinger, Principal Director for Patent Law and Multilateral
Affairs before EPO, and Roberto Dini, President of LES Italy.
LES Chinese Taipei
2014 AUTM Asia Conference
Opportunities and Challenges for Asian Emerging
Markets—From Innovation to Start-up
April 9-11, 2014 • Taipei, Taiwan
L
ES Chinese Taipei is one of the sponsors of the
AUTM Asia 2014 in Taipei, from April 9 to April 11.
LESI Past President Heinz Goddar and LESI President
Yvonne Chua will speak at the conference in Taipei. The
conference will be attended by more than 500 participants. Experts from Asia, Europe and the United States
will discuss important issues regarding innovation and
entrepreneurship, as well as the protection, management and commercialization of intellectual property. ■
Yvonne Chua
LESI President
Heinz Goddar
LESI Past President
LES Benelux
Topic Meeting:
Alliance Management held in
Rotterdam on October 3, 2013
By Dean Gordon (ASML)
I
In today’s economy there is a growing emphasis on alliances and collaboration with external organizations driven
by the need to access innovation to develop new products
and technologies. While alliances are not new, some challenges have to be overcome to achieve operational harmony.
AUTM Asia 2014 Taipei
Opportunities and Challenges for Asian Emerging Markets—
From Innovation to Start-up
• Venue: Grand Hyatt Taipei, Taiwan
• Early Registration Deadline: Jan. 31, 2014
AUTM Asia 2014 is the largest gathering of academic research institutions, industry technology transfer professionals and entrepreneurs in Asia.
If you haven’t registered yet, join us by Jan. 31 and save $50!
Register now!
Go to: http://www.autm-taipei.tw
EDM: http://ushopmanager.hiwinner.tw/hipershop/hiwin0073/
store/F3/edm_AUTM_Asia%202014_taipei_en_1.html
The Alliance Management LES Benelux Topic Meeting
took place in Rotterdam on October 3, 2013. It gathered
six speakers, 38 attendees, a good mix of industry and
service providers, for six sessions in one day.
The speakers lead us from the fundamentals of an alliance (how to plan and add value to an alliance—introduction by George Rahim, GSK) through the contractual part
(Clauses Facilitating Alliance Management by Bruno
Leduc, IBM) to Intellectual Property Management of Alliances (presented by Achim Krebs, Haseltine Lake).
They further introduced us to advanced stages in the
lifetime of alliances where contractual compliance is scrutinized by audits and inspections (Contract Compliance
and Audits, presented by Bert Van Oosterhout, Deloitte
Audit Enterprise Risk Services) and disputes related to alliances can be resolved by way of arbitration and mediation (Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof, HaersolteHof). Finally, Isabelle Ferreira with Prosensa presented IP Strategy
in Alliances using a real and practical example.
The audience showed a lot of interest reflected by the
quality and quantity of questions asked, which offered opportunities to the speakers to further elaborate on the topics and issues presented as well as to the audience to enhance their understanding and knowledge of alliances. ■
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LES Global News—Reviews
Book Review | By Dwight C. Olson, CLP and David Drews, CLP
True Patent Value
Defining Quality In Patents
And Patent Portfolios
By Larry M. Goldstein
Publisher: Larry Goldstein (July 5, 2013)
ISBN-10: 0989554104 ISBN-13: 978-0989554107
J
ust the name of the book gave me the impression
that the mystique of a patent’s value would be unveiled in the chapters and that I would be left with a
better understanding of the true nature of the valuation
conundrum for patents. But, this book proposes not an
unveiling of the valuation road for patents, but rather
the book grapples with the question, “Is a patent any
good?” This is something that all LES members ask,
and this book begins to shed light on the quality issue
of patents. It is a very good reference book, although
it may be a little heavy on claim construction and interpretation for those with interests regarding patents
that tend toward other aspects.
We should caution the reader at this point and state
a few limitations of the book. First the book deals only
with what are called “utility patents.” Second, as Larry
states, “Patent professionals divide the world into two
very general kinds of technologies; ‘Information & Communications’ or ICT and ‘biotechnology, chemical, and
pharmaceutical’ or BCP patents.” This book focuses on
ICT patents. Third, for our global LES readers, this book
is focused only on U.S. patents, but as Larry states,
“The definition of a good patent and the principles of
high-quality patents discussed apply to every country
that has utility patents.”
Larry said in his opening preface, “I have worked
on behalf of dozens of clients, and they always ask me
the same question: ‘How do I know if my patent’s any
good?’… But in all the years that I have been analyzing
patents, no one has ever asked me, ‘How do I know
if I have a crummy, lousy, worthless patent?’” As he
suggests, patent owners hope they have something of
value, and are averse to consider the possibility that
they might have junk. Thus, he states, “I am writing
this book to help you answer the essential question,
‘Is my patent any good?’” Larry does not attempt to
answer the question, “How good is my patent?” which
he contends is more a question of financial value.
Larr y goes on to list four groups who will find
this book useful, and
then provides a good
reference of appropriate sections to read for
each group. He lists the
groups:
1. Patent Attorneys
and Patent Agents—
for guidelines to understand whether a
particular patent is
good and provides
real cases in which
specific actions created valuable patents.
2. Engineers and
Entrepreneurs—those who want to know if the
application would result in a good patent.
3. Corporate Executives, etc., engaged in patent commerce—those who need to understand a
patent’s value before deciding what to do with it.
4. Investment Bankers and Advisors—those who
need to understand how the patent impacts the
value of a company.
Larry’s preface also contains a set of definitions that
are fairly accurate and used by the IP business licensing
community as a starting point for many who are not
familiar with the more esoteric issues of good versus
how good a patent may or may not be. He states, “A
patent is good if it has ‘good claims,’ meaning that the
claims are well written and have ‘good support’ in the
written description.”
“The name of the game is the claim,” is a famous
quote from Giles Rich, formerly Chief Judge appellate
court of the U.S. for patent decisions, which is certainly
applicable here.
Larry uses a set of four concentric circles to illustrate
a definitional hierarchy of patent concept.
• The outermost circle represents all patents—
the world of existing patents: good, bad and ugly.
• The next inner circle represents good patents—
it includes only patents with good claims and
good definitions.
• The next inner circle represents valuable
patents—it includes those good patents that
are infringed and have not been destroyed
by external events.
• The innermost circle represents very valuable
patents—those patents which have passed through a full market and financial analyses
of the infringement(s).
Larry states, “This book is, in essence, an explanation of the concepts just noted. Discussions include:
What is a good patent claim? What is good support for
the claims? What is broad scope of claim coverage? and
What are external events that destroy patent value?”
The measurements of a good patent, which he calls
“gateways to validation,” are:
1. Court Victory: The patent won a victory in court,
which means that court litigation resulted in a significant verdict or settlement for the patent’s owner.
2. ITC Victory: The patent won a victory in an administrative proceeding such as that of the United
States International Trade Commission (“ITC”),
and the ITC issued an injunction preventing the
infringer from importing the infringing product into
the United States.
3. Sale: The patent was sold for a substantial amount
of money.
4. Essential to a Technical Standard: The patent
was accepted as a member of a patent pool with a
wide market.
5. Seminal Patent: Patents which by their subject,
their priority date, and extremely heavy “forward
citations” received, are groundbreaking or “seminal”
patents.
The book is organized into three main parts. Part 1—
Basic Information about Patents, Part II—Case Histories
that Illustrate Good Patents, and Part III—Conclusion.
A very nice ending to the preface is a table of Reading
Recommendations for the folks who will find this book
interesting, highlighting each group with his suggestions for chapters to read and in what order. Quite a
nice touch! He also provides before Part 1, Chapter 1,
a few pages of Chapter Summaries to get a better idea
of the coming chapters.
Chapter 1 offers a succinct overview of what patents
are, including discussions on the various types of patents and important patent elements. It also provides a
detailed description of the patent statute (Title 35 of
the U.S. Code) and typical claim construction, and a
brief description of the patenting process. This chapter
provides a foundation for better understanding the rest
of the book’s contents.
Chapter 2 explores the concept of evaluating patents.
Larry describes the two main categories for evaluating
patents: “fundamental,” which focuses on qualitative
factors, and “financial,” which focuses on quantitative
factors. He further categorizes fundamental evaluation
into “expert” and “proxy” assessments. While Larry
does touch on the financial evaluation of patents, the
main focus of the book is fundamental evaluation.
Chapter 2 finishes up with a discussion of “Points of
Novelty,” which has to do with the specific innovation
that is new and creates value.
As stated above, Chapters 3 through 7 provide discussions on “good” patents segregated according to the
five gateways. Chapter 3 deals with patents that were
successfully enforced via litigation in court. There is
a brief introduction to the processes associated with
patent litigation, which is then followed by discussions
of four illustrative court cases. The cases selected demonstrate “lessons learned,” which provide guidance on
patent structure, claim construction, language choices
and other elements that may prove important when it
comes time to enforce a patent.
Chapter 4 provides similar discussion and examples
related to successful patent litigation via the International Trade Commission. There is first a description of the ITC litigation process, complete with a
discussion of key differences between the ITC and
court processes. This is followed by illustrative cases
and more lessons learned. This chapter also provides
insights gained from prosecution mistakes and claim
invalidations or scope limitations.
Chapter 5 changes the perspective by examining
“good” patents determined as such via the sales prices
they command. In addition to discussing why patents
have attracted so much attention recently, this chapter
investigates examples of recent patent sales, both as
a stand-alone patent transaction and as an individual
patent sold as part of a larger portfolio of patents.
Chapter 6 explores the concept of “essential” patents
in patent pools. The discussion surrounds how patents
are determined to be essential to the pool and offers
several case studies of patents that were found to be
essential and subsequently admitted to their respective pools. The lessons learned in this chapter include
general pros and cons in addition to specific claim
construction guidance.
Chapter 7 deals with seminal patents, which are
defined as those having a relatively early priority date,
many forward citations, important technology and a
significant market. The discussion focuses primarily on
the importance of non-self forward citations. In addition
True Patent Value, continued on Page 20
March 2014
19
Book Review | By Ken McKay
Fundamentals Of United States Intellectual
Property Law–Copyright, Patent And Trademark
By Sheldon W. Halpern, Sean B. Seymore and
Kenneth L. Port
Publisher: Kluwer Law International; 4th Revised
edition (November 12, 2012) ISBN-10: 9041145672,
ISBN-13: 978-9041145673
A
s the title indicates, this book does not attempt to deal
with all areas of intellectual property, but rather focuses
only on the three principal areas of Intellectual Property:
Copyright, Patent and Trademark. As it is a fourth edition,
it clearly and concisely deals with the current status of the
law as to Patent, Copyright and Trademark in the United
States with special attention to new and evolving law as
it affects the above distinct areas of Intellectual Property
law. In particular, the book deals in a detailed and readily
understandable manner with the changes and effects of
recent patent law revisions brought about by the America
Invents Act of 2011.
The book is a well organized and thorough analysis of all
aspects of U.S. patent, trademark and copyright law and
the available common law rights under each of the three
protections and the available registered protections.
The brief introduction indicates that each of the authors
True Patent Value, continued from Page 19
to lessons learned from the case studies that are specific
to particular patents, this chapter also provides a lessons learned discussion surrounding patent portfolios.
Finally, Chapter 8 provides a summary of the lessons
learned in the previous chapters. It accomplishes this
by asking and answering 48 questions covering the
basic characteristics of a good patent, what makes a
patent’s claims valuable, what is good support for the
claims, and good patent portfolio characteristics. The
book concludes with a fairly comprehensive glossary
and an example of an issued patent.
In conclusion, Brian N. Kearsey, Founder of the WCDMA patent pool (London) states, “TRUE PATENT
VALUE provides a systematic and objective framework
for assessing patent quality and value. The method of
analysis will be extremely useful to entrepreneurs, engineers, business managers, corporate executives, and
analysts of high-tech companies. Logically structured
and well presented, the book explains major ideas in a
clear and user-friendly way.” ■
is an active teaching professional at law schools in the
United States and, therefore,
one would expect a scholarly
approach to the subject matter covered and this book
does not disappoint.
There is just the right
amount of attention to the
different aspects of Copyright, Patent and Trademark
law. The book explains the
history of the origin and legal
basis of each area of intellectual property law as well
as the scope and origins of trademark law in the United
States, which differs significantly from the origins and legal
basis of patent and copyright law. This historical and legal
perspective is followed by an analysis of the current state
of law in each of the disciplines.
This book is a valuable reference authority to assist both
the professional and the lay person as well as scholars and
students of Intellectual Property law. The book is informative, but also a pleasure to read and review. ■
In Memoriam
Thomas G. Ryder
W
(1932-2013)
e were saddened to hear
that Tom Ryder, a long
time LES (USA & Canada) member and contributor, passed
away on November 15, 2013.
Tom served as the Editor of les Nouvelles from 2001
to 2005. He was an LES Trustee in 1997-1998, chaired
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from 1993-1997, and the LES Software Licensing
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After retirement, he had a second career as a consultant. Our sympathies are extended to his wife Patricia
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Illustrative examples are provided throughout the book, and
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