LICENSING EXECUTIVE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
November 6, 2013 at 09:30 pm (HKT)
To be held by conference call
Agenda
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| TO THE MEMBERS: |
| Yvonne Chua | President |
| Arnaud Michel | President-Elect |
| Kevin Nachtrab | Immediate Past-President |
| Jim Sobieraj | Treasurer (will be absent) |
| François Painchaud | Corporate Secretary |
| Mark Horsburgh | VC |
| Fiona Nicolson | VC |
| Christian Osterrieth | VC |
| Ken McKay | VC (will be absent) |
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| COUNSELS AND MANAGEMENT TO BE PRESENT |
| Audrey Yap | Legal Counsel |
| Michael Lechter | Legal Counsel (will be absent) |
| Chris Katopis | Chief Administration Officer |
AGENDA
| No | Description | Presented by | Action sought | Attachments |
| 1 | Confirmation of Quorum | N/A | N/A | |
| 2 | Adoption of Agenda | N/A | Decision | |
| 3 | Approval of the Minutes of the Board Meeting held on October 23, 2013 | François P. | Decision | 3 (a) Minutes of the Board Meetings held on October 23, 2013 |
| 4 | President's report | Yvonne C. | Discussion | 4 (a) President's report (Yvonne's email)
4 (b) Les Nouvelles (Yvonne's message) |
| 5 | Executive Administrator's report | Chris K. | Discussion | 5 (a) LESI CAO report |
| 6 | Trademark Committee: - General management
- Recommendations report
| Audrey Y. | Discussion / Decision | 6 (a) LESI TM Renewal Report with Recommendations
(M. Lechter's email)
6 (b) LESI 2013-2014 Renewal Report with Recommendations
6 (c) LESI Trademarks status (BHGL)
6 (d) Trademark Maintenance Policy (in force as from March 8, 2013) |
| 7 | Review of the BNA/Bloomberg Agreement: - Contractual language issues "Member Information"
- Royalty Rate Survey (Veris Agreement and confidentiality clause)
| Chris K.
Audrey Y. | Discussion / Decision | 7 (a) BNA/Bloomberg Agreement (2013-11-01) (C. Katopis)
7 (b) Veris Consulting Agreement
7 (c) Audrey Yap's email |
| 8 | Asia Pacific Committee: - Review of the AP goals
- Review of the AP budget request
| Audrey Y. | Discussion / Decision | 8 (a) AP Goals
8 (b) AP Budget Request |
| 9 | Approval of the Awards Committee Guidelines | François P. | Decision | 9 (a) Awards Committee Guidelines |
| 10 | Treasurer's report | C. Katopis | Discussion | 10 (a) Treasurer's report |
| 11 | Review of the LESI Annual Meeting budget (Russia), including the diner costs | Fiona N. | Discussion | 11 (a) LESI Annual Meeting – updated Budget |
| 12 | Report on GTIF | Chris K. | Discussion | |
| 13 | Review of the Planning Meeting | Arnaud M. | Discussion | 13 (a) Letter for VIP Hosts |
| 14 | Special relationship with WIPO | Yvonne C. | Discussion / Decision | 14 (a) WIPO Green Charter
14 (b) WIPO Green Flyer |
| 15 | Review of Larry Plonsker's Agreement | François P. | Discussion / Decision | 15 (a) Larry Plonsker's summary of past services and proposition |
| 16 | Other business: | N/A | N/A | |