SMEs And The Patent Challenge—Introduction
By Patrick Terroir The Importance of SMEs for the EconomiesEven if there are no standard definition of what SMEs are, it is generally considered that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are firms employing between 10 and 250 (or 500) people and that firms with up to 10 employees are referred to as micro firms (it […]
LESI European Committee Meets To Discuss European Trade Secrets Directive
On Friday 12 May 2017, the LESI European Committee organized a meeting in Brussels between 25 LESI members from 12 different National Societies and the European Commission to discuss the national implementation steps of the European Trade Secrets Directive. A preparatory meeting was held “for LES members only” in the morning and was followed by […]
Learning in Jordan, South Africa, Australia and Taiwan
LES Arab Countries (LES-AC): Education Courses And World IP Day Workshop “Training of Trainers” Course in Jordan The Licensing Executives Society-Arab Countries (LES-AC), presided by HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, recently held the “Training of Trainers (TOT)” Course certified by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) in cooperation with the Arab International Society for Management […]
LES Benelux Licensing Course: A Review Of Two Decades Of Knowledge Transfer
By William E. Bird The Early Years The first LES Benelux Licensing Course was held in 1998 and similar courses were held in 2001 and 2003. These courses were designed to go through the whole of the licensing process in two days. The courses consisted of experienced speakers on a range of subjects such as […]
Message from Peter Hess, LESI President
Read Peter Hess’ June 2017 message. Strong IP Drives The Bottom Line By Peter Hess, President, LES International Dear Members of the Licensing Executives Society International, On April 23, 2017, I formally took over the Presidency of our wonderful Society from my predecessor Ms. Patricia Bunye from the Philippines. Patricia served LESI as President with great […]
IP Revolution LESI – Annual Congress 2017
By Jan Dohnal, Law Student, Masaryk University, Czech Republic IP Revolution Congress organized by the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) took place 23–25 April in Paris. I am a law student from the Czech Republic and I obtained a unique opportunity to participate in this LESI Annual Congress. After a few hours spent at the Paris Novotel […]
Recent U.S. Court Decisions And Developments Affecting Licensing
By John Paul and D. Brian Kacedon Subsidiary Has Standing to Join Lawsuit as Implied Exclusive Licensee, But Parent Cannot Recover Lost Profits of Subsidiary from Patent InfringerIn Mars, Inc. et al. v. TruRX LLC et al., even in the absence of a written patent license agreement, a parent company successfully showed that its subsidiary […]
The Scoop from Europe: Europe Takes On FRAND Licensing—Again
By Patricia Cappuyns and Jozefien Vanherpe Almost two years ago, on 16 July 2015, Europe’s highest court, the European Court of Justice (CJEU), handed down its much anticipated judgment in the widely publicized Huawei/ZTE saga regarding standards-essential patents (SEPs).1 The question put before the Court was in what circumstances a SEP owner may seek injunctive relief against […]
Employee Inventions In The Netherlands
By Wouter Pors In The Netherlands, the rights of employees to an invention are governed by the Dutch Patent Act of 1995 (DPA), whereas otherwise the rights and obligations of employees are governed by the Dutch Civil Code. Only two provisions of the Patent Act, articles 12 and 14, specifically deal with the rights of […]
Employee Inventions In The United Kingdom
By Jennifer Pierce Historically, the United Kingdom has been a jurisdiction where, in relative terms, the law is more favourable to employers than to employees. This is certainly the case in comparison with some mainland European jurisdictions. In respect of ownership of employee inventions, the law is well established, but the law relating to employee […]
