The complete series of 4 recorded Patent Analytics Webinars have been made available on a separate page under the Education tab on the Home page. The webinars are available on demand and inclu...
The PIUG 2019 Annual Conference begins on Sat., 4 May with workshops , and the plenary sessions held between Mon., 6 May and Wed., 8 May. If you haven't registered or planned your travel, it's...
Where: APA Hotel Woodbridge in Iselin NJ When: Mon., 8 Oct to Wed., 10 Oct The 2018 theme is: Leveraging Advanced Information, Analysis, and Intelligence. The main program is on Tues., 9 O...
Where: Philadelphia, PA When: Halloween (Wed., 31 Oct 2018) Who: New AND Experienced Searchers, alike Find more information including how to register, here . Course will cover the follow...
That is the theme for the 2018 Biotechnology Conference. This year's conference is being held in Cambridge on 20-21 Feb 2018. Information on the registration (early bird is available!), program...
Registration is currently open for PIUG's Patent Searching Fundamentals held in Alexandria VA on 20-21 Mar 2018. For more information on the registration, agenda and travel accommodations, ple...
PATINEX 2017 will be held at the Imperial Palace Hotel in Seoul. The conference runs between 7-8 September 2017. The 2017 theme is “Unlocking Breakthroughs with IP Knowledge in the Fourth Indus...
The 2017 PIUG-CPAC Session will be held on 6 SEPTEMBER IN BEIJING, CHINA. This year's theme is: Enhancing Patent Searching Skills to Impact the Business and Decision-Making When: 13:30 to 17:30 ...
Early bird registration for the PIUG NorthEast remains open through 25 AUG! Find the information on the hotel accommodations and the plenary session HERE The PIUG 2017 NorthEast Conference run...
Whether you are on the West Coast or not, there are two sessions available. Pick one or if you pick both, you get a 20% discount! Both sessions will take place at the Genentech site in South San ...
This year's Annual Conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia in Atlanta GA between Sat., 20 May and Thurs., 25 May. It follows the theme of "The Complete 21st Centu...
The early bird registration ends on Fri., 24 February 2017 to the 2-day Patent Searching Fundamentals Course. The course will be held at the Globa Intellectual Property Academy in Alexandra, VA b...
Planning on attending PIUG 2017 Biotechnology Conference in Boston? If you haven't registered yet, standard rates end this Sunday, 19 February. Don't miss out! https://www.piug.org/biotech17reg...
The preliminary program for the PIUG 2017 Annual can be retrieved from https://www.piug.org/an17meeting This year's conference will be held between 20 May to 25 May at the Crowne Plaza Atlan...
PIUG is pleased to provide a free workshop by Dr Klaus Peter Dopfer from the EPC entitled "Searching Biotechnological Inventions under the EPC" on Monday, 27 Feb 2017 @10:00. If interested, reg...
The Call for Papers has been extended until Monday, 30 January. This year's PIUG Annual Conference will be in Atlanta , GA between Saturday, May 20 and Thursday, May 25, 2017
The early bird registration for the PIUG 2017 Biotechnology Conference ends midnight on Sunday, 22 January 2017! ...almost a 50% savings in cost before the prices go up on Monday, 23 January 201...
Whether you are budgeting for the 12 Days of Christmas, the Festival of Lights or a New Year celebration, you can plan to attend the 11th PIUG 2017 Biotechnology Conference by taking advantage of...
Whether you are planning the 12 Days of Christmas, the Festival of Lights or New Year celebration, you can plan to attend the 11th PIUG 2017 Biotechnology Conference. The program is available fo...
There is time to register for the PIUG Freedom to Operate Fundamentals: Comprehensive Techniques for Researching Freedom to Operate course on Wednesday, 9 November 2016. The course will be held a...
We want to hear from you for the 11th year of the PIUG Biotechnology Conference. Please submit your topics for sessions by 28 Oct 2016 to Greg Roland or Leah Sandvoss. Further details on how to...
PIUG 2016 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE Early Bird Registration is available now through August 26, 2016. Preliminary Program has been announced. The conference will be held on Tuesday, SEPTEMBER ...
PIUG 2016 Annual Conference Plenary and Business Meeting presentations are available for viewing and downloading in the members-only section of the PIUG wiki on PIUG 2016 Annual Conference Pres...
The inaugural E-Newsletter exclusively for PIUG members. The most recent and all archived PIUG Newsletters are available from the members-only web page . Join PIUG for all member benefits .
The results of the recent election of PIUG officers and directors-at-large are available in this election results document provided by our voting company, Simply Voting. The Nominating and Ele...
HOTEL POACHER/PIRATE WARNING: We have been notified that PIUG has been a target of hotel poachers/pirates, whereby representatives of a hotel room booking agency have been contacting PIUG exhib...
PIUG'S PATENT SEARCHING FUNDAMENTALS COURSE: EARLY BIRD RATE EXTENDED! Early Bird Rates Extended to MARCH 4, 2016 for the PIUG Patent Searching Fundamentals Course If you have been conte...
The deadline for submission of applications for the Stu Kaback Business Impact Award is 11 MARCH 2016, 11:59 PM US EST. Please read the message on the linked wiki page for more information on th...
PIUG 2016 ANNUAL CONFERENCE MAY 21-26, 2016 HILTON VANCOUVER WASHINGTON VANCOUVER, WA 98660 EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IS OPEN The deadline for the early bird registration is APRIL 1, 2016. To ...
PIUG 2016 Patent Searching Fundamentals PIUG Patent Searching Fundamentals provides a fast-paced interactive learning environment that builds a strong foundation for searching patent informatio...
Jeannette L.A. Fiala published a report summarizing the conference: PIUG 2015 Biotechnology Conference, South San Francisco, February 2015 , World Patent Information , 42, 38-39 (2015). Copyrig...
Call for Papers PIUG 2016 Annual Conference An International Conference for Patent Information Professionals PATENT INFORMATION: OUR CONTINUING QUEST FOR QUALITY Saturday, May 21 - Thursda...
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If you perform Freedom to Operate (FTO) research, don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your conceptual understanding of FTO, and your skills, by attending this one-day course offered by the P...
PIUG members are now able to view the complete European IP Searcher Salary Survey Report posted by the Confederacy of European Patent Information User Groups (CEPIUG ) on their website. M...
The PIUG Biotechnology Conference Committee has placed a call for papers for their tenth annual conference with the theme "Preparing Your Comprehensive Biotech Search: What Experts Do Differently...
The Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) Conference Committee is seeking proposals from PIUG Members who wish to share their expertise at AIIP’s 30th Annual Conference. A...
Early Bird Registration is now open for the PIUG 2015 Northeast Conference which will be held October 12-14 at the Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick NJ. Register before September 11, 2015 t...
PIUG 2015 Annual Conference Plenary and Business Meeting presentations are now available for viewing and downloading in the members-only section of the PIUG wiki. These presentation files may n...
We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the PIUG 2015 Northeast Conference. The conference will be October 12-14, 2015 at the Heldrich hotel in New Brunswick, NJ. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR...
PIUG is honored to announce that the USPTO-EPO CPC Annual Meeting with Industry Users will be held just prior to this year’s PIUG 2015 Annual Conference! We considered this quite an honor for P...
Don't miss the opportunity to register early for significant savings on two special workshops that will be held on Saturday May 2nd at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center. PATENT LAW FUNDAMENTAL...
A new Patent Searching Fundamentals Course is being offered February 19-20, 2015 immediately following the PIUG 2015 Biotechnology Conference at Genentech in South San Francisco. The course w...
The PUIG 2015 Annual Conference will be held May 2-7, 2015 at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center. This year’s theme is “From Search Strategy to Business Strategy: Domestic and Internation...
Early registration is now available for the PUIG 2015 Annual Conference to be held May 2-7, 2015 at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center in Lombard, Illinois. Be sure to register by March...
The purpose of the Stu Kaback Business Impact Award is to recognize the achievements of an individual or a team of individuals who, in performing as patent information professionals, have made a ...
Early registration is now underway for the PIUG 2015 Biotechnology Conference "Maximizing Value in Biotechnology Searching with New Technologies and Trends" which will be held Monday, February ...
A New Patent Searching Fundamentals course is being offered February 19-20, 2015 immediately following the PIUG 2015 Biotechnology Conference at Genentech in South San Francisco. The new cours...
The PIUG 2014 Salary Survey is now available in the Members-Only Resources section of the PIUG wiki. If you are not yet a PIUG member, now is an ideal time to join and gain access to this v...
We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the PIUG 2015 Annual Conference to be held May 2-7, 2015 at the Westin Lombard Yorktown in Lombard, Illinois. The theme for this 17th Annu...
Please mark your calendars for the PIUG 2015 Annual Conference "From Search Strategy to Business Strategy: Domestic and International Practices, Styles, and Viewpoints" which will be held at the...
JUST A REMINDER THAT EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATION WILL END THIS FRIDAY 5TH FOR PIUG 2014 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE. SAVINGS FOR BOTH MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS ARE SIGNIFICANT OVER STANDARD CONFERENCE FEES ...
EARLY REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE PIUG 2014 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE WHICH WILL BE HELD FROM MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 TO WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2014 AT THE HELDRICH HOTEL IN NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW J...
The Patent Information Users Group Northeast Conference Committee is pleased to announce the call for papers for the PIUG Northeast 2014 Conference to be held on Tuesday, September 30 at the Held...
The theme for the PIUG 2014 Annual Conference is “Patent Knowledge & IP Strategy: Riding the Waves of Change to Achieve Business Success.” The conference beings this Saturday, April 26 and ru...
TWO WEEKS LEFT TO REGISTER FOR PIUG 2014 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND SAVE MONEY! JOIN US IN SUNNY GARDEN GROVE, CALIFORNIA BY REGISTERING TODAY for the PIUG annual conference where you will ha...
The purpose of the Stu Kaback Business Impact Award is to recognize the achievements of an individual or a team of individuals who, in performing as patent information professional, has made a di...
PIUG 2014 Biotechnology Conference titled ”Staying on the Cutting Edge of Biotechnology Patent Searching” is scheduled for February 24-26, 2014 at the Genzyme Center in Cambridge Massachusset...
PIUG 2014 Annual Conference titled “Patent Knowledge & IP Strategy: Riding the Waves of Change to Achieve Business Success” will be held from Saturday, April 26 – Thursday, May 1, 2014 at ...
The 2014 PIUG Annual Conference titled “Patent Knowledge & IP Strategy: Riding the Waves of Change to Achieve Business Success” will be held April 26 – May 1, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Oran...
The PIUG 2014 Biotechnology Conference titled: “Staying on the Cutting Edge of Biotechnology Patent Searching” will be held on February 24-26, 2014 at Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge MA. - ...
The PIUG Northeast Conference will be held Monday, September 30 to Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at the The Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The conference brings together experts in ...
The Spring 2013 PIUG Newsletter is now available to members in the newsletter archives section. Thank you to Martha Yates and everyone who contributed to the effort.
The PIUG-NE Conference Committee is pleased to announce the call for papers and the call for the roundtable discussion topics for the PIUG Northeast 2013 Conference to be held on Tuesday, October...
The Stu Kaback Award recognizes the achievements of an individual or a team of individuals who, in performing as a patent information professional, has made a distinct impact on his or her organi...
The PIUG-NE Conference Committee is pleased to announce the call for papers and for the round-table discussion topics for the PIUG Northeast 2013 Conference which will be held September 30 - Oct...
We are currently seeking contributions from all members for the Spring 2013 PIUG Newsletter. The publication schedule has been changed this year to provide better coverage of the recent meetings....
PIUG 2013 Annual Conference Presentations for the plenary session and business meetings are available for viewing and downloading in the members-only section of the PIUG wiki. REMEMBER THESE P...
Slide presentations from the two workshops presented by the USPTO and EPO, which were given on Thursday, May 2 have been provided by the patent offices and are open to all interested parties to r...
In celebration of PIUG's 25th Anniversary this year, the PIUG Annual Conference Committee is publishing a Commemorative booklet. Each attendee at the Annual Conference will receive a booklet dur...
The PIUG 2013 Biotechnology Meeting was held at Amgen, Inc, Cambridge, MA on February 26, 2013. See the Meeting Overview , Program , Presentations (members only) and other pages for details. I...
Registration is open for the PIUG 2013 Annual Conference in Alexandria, VA on April 27 – May 2, 2013, at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, Virginia. See Program for details.
Registration is now open for the PIUG 2013 BIOTECHNOLOGY MEETING . The theme of the meeting is “MEETING CHALLENGES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY PATENT SEARCHING”. The meeting is to be held at Amge...
The PIUG 2012 Northeast Conference was held at The Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick, NJ, from Monday, October 22 to Friday, October 26, 2012. See the Meeting Overview , Program , Presentations (...
PIUG 2013 Biotechnology Meeting will be held at Amgen Inc. in Cambridge, MA, on February 26, 2013. See the Call for Papers announcement and other pages for details.
Save the date for the PIUG 2013 Annual Conference to be held at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, Virginia. Watch the PIUG Discussion Forum (PIUG-DF) and the PIUG website for det...
PIUG 2012 Annual Conference presentations are available for viewing and downloading in the members-only section of the PIUG wiki . If you are a current, paid-up PIUG member, login to the PIUG ...
PIUG 2012 Biotechnology Meeting presentations are available for viewing and downloading in the members-only section of the PIUG wiki . If you are a current, paid-up PIUG member, login to the PIU...
The PIUG Discussion Forum (PIUG-DF) is available to all the global patent information community. It is featured on the PIUG wiki , a global collaboration and communication medium. See the Wiki I...