LES BENELUX

NEWSLETTER

THIRTY FIRST ISSUE - SEPTEMBER 2000

This quarterly newsletter is written specifically for LES Benelux members and others with a professional or business interest in all aspects of technology transfer and the licen-sing of intellectual property. Further copies are available on request. Unless indicated as author's copyright and subject to acknowledgement of the Society, all material may be used freely in other publications. Unless otherwise agreed, acceptance of any submission for publication in this Newsletter is on the understanding that the author also consents to publication in the same or edited form on the LES Europe site at http://www.les-europe.org/.
Editorial insert, advertising enquiries and contributions should be addressed to Saskia van Dijk-Struyk, c/o LES Benelux, Lodewijk de Vromestraat 25, NL-3962 VG Wijk bij Duurstede, phone/fax +31 343 575 397; e-mail info@benelux.les-europe.org

Dear Members,

Most of you will by now have returned from holiday and ready for a new and active LES winter season.
For that, the Board and Program Committee are organizing Topic Meetings that are both informative and an excellent networking opportunity. The next meeting will be on 27 September in Brussels on ''Licensing via the Internet is now reality''. This meeting promises to be well attended as until to date more than 60 registrations have been received. The last meeting for this year will be held on 15 November in Rotterdam on ''University-Industry- Interface''. More details on both meetings can be found in this Newsletter on pages 3 and 4

The November meeting will be combined with the AGM. We sincerely hope that many of you will use this opportunity to share our plans for the upcoming year and to give us your suggestions and comments. This year we will distribute the documentation for the AGM by e-mail as this will save the Society a considerable amount of money for postage and copying. However, 'hard copies' will still be available on request.

Furthermore there are early stage plans to modernize the layout of the LES Benelux Newsletter and to improve the contents, possibly in collaboration with other European LES societies. The Newsletter should offer our members not only the "society-news" but should also provide articles and information regarding Benelux and European licensing and IP issues. Needles to say that input and ideas from all members will be very welcome!

On the international level LESI Committee Meetings will be held after the LES USA and Canada Conference in Toronto, Canada from 9 -16 September. All information can be found on the LESI web site (www.lesi.org) and in les Nouvelles. Do not hesitate to contact me or any of the board members in case you need further information. I hope to see many of you in Toronto.

Emma van Oosterom
President LES Benelux
e-mail: Vanoosterom@oos.eur.nl

New members

• Mariette Bairot, Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomique, Gembloux (B);
• Martijn S.C. Bakker, Catholic University Nijmegen, Nijmegen (NL);
• Wim L.W. Steenbakkers, Stamicarbon BV, Geleen (NL);
• Lidi J.L. Van Gool, Janssen Pharmceutica, Beerse (B);
• Katherine A. Westerling-Abesamis, Organon N.V., Oss (NL).

Membership of LES Benelux

LES Benelux is one of the fast growing societies within LES. Membership has grown this year with more than 30 new members to a membership of 254; more new members are in the ''pipeline''. If you want to become a member or you know someone who wants to become a member, please contact Mrs. Wil van der Voorde at fax +31 70 390 91 13 or e-mail membership@benelux.les-europe.org and an information package will arrive within a few days.

The annual fee for 2000 (and 2001) is Euro 109. New members accepted after 1 October pay single dues for 15 months membership. Cancellation of membership should have been received in writing before 15 November.

Meetings in 2000

9-16 September: LES USA and Canada Annual Meeting, Toronto - Ontario. For information and registration, please contact StevensM@les.org or check their web site at www.usa-canada.les.org.

18 - 19 September: 2nd Licensing Asia 2000 conference organised by a.o. LES Singapore in Singapore. For more information and registration, please contact the organizers at e-mail cn@sesmontnet.com

20 September:London, United Kingdom. Evening meeting on ''Intellectual Property Practice in the Information Age''. For information and registration please contact Renate Siebrasse, e-mail siebrasse@ medtap.co.uk

27 September:Brussels, Belgium: half-day topic meeting on ''Licensing via the Internet is now reality''. See page 3 of this Newsletter.

18 October: London, United Kingdom. Evening meeting. For information and registration please contact Renate Siebrasse, e-mail siebrasse@ medtap.co.uk

24 October: Glasgow, United Kingdom. Biotechnology Issues and the Law. For information and registration please contact Caroline Sincock, e-mail csincock@targtech.scotnet.co.uk

5 - 7 November: LES Korea International 2000 Conference in Seoul: ''Effective Management of Intellectual Assets in the New Millennium''. For information and registration please contact Yoon Bae Kim at e-mail eybkim@chollian.net

6 - 7 November: Geneva, Switzerland. WIPO International Conference on Dispute Resolution in Electronic Commerce. Program and registration form at http://arbiter.wipo.int/events/conferences/2000/

15 November: Rotterdam, The Netherlands full-day topic meeting on ''University-Industry- Interface'''. This meeting includes the Annual General Meeting. See page 4 of this Newsletter.

15 November: London, United Kingdom. Evening meeting. For information and registration please contact Renate Siebrasse, e-mail siebrasse@ medtap.co.uk

29 November: Glasgow, United Kingdom. Health Cheques. For information and registration please contact Caroline Sincock, e-mail csincock@targtech. scotnet.co.uk

13 December: London, United Kingdom. Evening meeting. For information and registration please contact Renate Siebrasse, e-mail siebrasse@ medtap.co.uk

Past Presidents LES International

On 19 June 2000, the founder of LES (USA and Canada) and its driving force for many years, Dudley Smith has passed away. Dudley was President of LES International in 1978 and received a Gold Medal in 1971. A scholar or fellowship as a recognition for his thoughts will be established. More details about this fund will be published in les Nouvelles.

On 1 August, John Gay, president of LES Britain and Ireland in 1972-1973 and the first president of LES International in 1974 passed away. John was also the winner of the LESI Gold Medal in 1976.

Request

A LES member in Japan is seeking information for a survey of the world situation on the Regulatory Impact Analysis (OECD Report issued in 1997). The member is looking for answers on a number of questions to clarify the European or Dutch situations. The questions relate to familiarity and application of the said Regulatory etc. If you assume to be able to supply the answers, please contact Saskia van Dijk-Struyk at e-mail saskia.dijk@wxs.nl

Address Changes

Per 1 July les Nouvelles has a new Editor. If you want to submit an article for publication in this quarterly magazine, please send it to:

Mr. Thomas G. Ryder, Editor in Chief
C/o Ryder Resources, 7384 Penn Drive
Allentown, PA 18106, USA
Phone +1 610 336 95 75; fax +1 610 336 95 76
e-mail patentom@ptd.net

Per 1 October the address details for Saskia van Dijk-Struyk (administrative consultant for LES Benelux) will change into:

Lodewijk de Vromestraat 25,
NL-3962 VG Wijk bij Duurstede, The Netherlands
Phone/fax +31 343 575 397; e-mail saskia.dijk@wxs.nl

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