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What is PIUG?
Non-profit organization for individuals with professional, scientific or technical interest in patent information
Mission Statement• To support, assist, improve and enhance the success of patent information
professionals through leadership, education, communication, advocacy and networking.
• Promote and improve the retrieval, analysis and dissemination of patent information.
Patent Information Users Group, Inc. The International Society for Patent Information Professionals
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Brief History – Key Events
1988 1992 1998 1999 2002 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015
PIUG was born
1st PIUG
Northeast Conf @
New Brunswick,
New Jersey
PIUG 10th
Anniversary
1st Multi-day
Annual Conf
PIUG incorporated,
leading to
Board of Directors
• PIUG Education
& Training Task
Force created
• PIUG Wiki Forum
replaced
discussion list
1st PIUG
Brian
Stockdale
Award
1st PIUG Biotech
Conf @ Boston
• PIUG 20th
Anniversary
• Initiated
CEPIUG
partnership
• Initiated
WIPO, PDG
Partnerships
• Started
Chinese
Subchapter
Established
partnerships
with AIIP,
LES and
AALL
2016
• 1st Australian
Elected PIUG
Chair
• PIUG Brochures
in Chinese &
English
• PIUG 25th
Anniversary
• 1st PIUG
Stu Kaback
Business
Impact
Award
PIUG
granted
WIPO
Observer
Status
• PIUG Participated
in WIPO Legal
Status Task Force
• PIUG-PIAC Asia
Session @ Beijing,
China
A full list of PIUG Milestones is available
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PIUG Members – By Member TypeCurrent Membership as of August 15, 2017
84%
“Regular”
Members
3%
Unemployed
Members
< 1%
Student
Members
3%
Retiree
Members
~10 %
Emerging Country
Members
Total Number of Members = 484
Number
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PIUG Members – By Affiliation TypeCurrent Membership as of August 15, 2017
Corporate
38 %
Applications
22 %
Consulting
21 %
Legal
9 %
Academic
6%
Other
3%
Patent
Offices
1%
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PIUG Members – By CountryCurrent Membership as of August 15, 2017
USA = 374
Members
~ 72 %
Outside US = 155 Members
~ 32 %
US Members = 384
72%
324 US
Members
~ 68%
329 US
Members
~ 68%
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Current Non-US Members as of August 15, 2017
25 countries155 members
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Current Asia-Pacific Region Members as of August 15, 2017
9 countries63 members
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Membership Benefits
• Discounted registration fee and hotel charges at PIUG conferences, courses, and events
• Networking opportunities with international patent information professionals through wiki discussion forum, conferences, committees and other PIUG events
• Access to PIUG conference materials archive
• Access to PIUG membership directory
• Access to PIUG-sponsored salary surveys
• eNewsletter & Newsletter archives
• Reduced individual subscription rate to World Patent Information
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• Users ask “Does anyone know…?” and engage in “what works, what doesn’t, tips on how to fix problems”
• Users directly contribute to Forums, etc.
• Patent Offices communicate proposals and activities
• Vendors present products and services information
• Employers post job openings to target audience
• Knowledge base of useful patent information
• “Members-Only” site
PIUG Wiki ForumLearning & Networking
Opportunities
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PIUG Conferences/Events
• Annual Conference (3 Days) • April/May of each year (before June 1)• East Coast, Midwest, or West Coast (USA)• Exhibits and Pre- and Post-conference workshops
• Northeast USA Regional Conference (1 Day) • September/October of each year• New Jersey (USA)• Exhibits and Pre- and Post-conference workshops
• Biotechnology Conference (1 Day)• February of each year• Boston, MA or West Coast (USA)• Exhibits and Pre- and Post-conference workshops
• PIUG Partnerships in Asia Events• CPAC Conference – With IPPH/SIPO @Beijing, China (September)• PATINEX Conference – KIPI/KIPO @ Seoul, S.Korea (September)• Patent Info Fair & Conference – JAPIO @ Tokyo, Japan (November)• Int’l India Patent Info Conference – Dr. Haxel Congress, Bangalore, India
(November)
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• PIUG 2017 Northeast Conference 25-27 September 2017
APA Hotel Woodbridge, NJ, USA
• PIUG 2018 Biotechnology Conference 20-21 February 2018
Kimpton Marlowe Hotel, Cambridge, MA, USA
• PIUG 2018 Annual Conference
5-10 May 2018Westin Hotel, Alexandria, VA, USA
Upcoming PIUG Conferenceswww.piug.orgwiki.piug.org
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PIUG Functional Committees
Education & Training
Electronic Communications
Sponsorship
Partnerships & Patent Offices
Bylaws, Nominating & Election
Membership and
Member Relations
Certification
• Patent Information Fundamentals Course
• FTO Fundamentals Course
WIPO, USPTO, AIIP, LES, AALL,
CEPIUG, PDG, SIPO/IPPH (China),
KIPO/KIPI (Korea), JAPIO (Japan)
Participated in the Development of
Certification of Patent Information
Professionals with CEPIUG and PDG
PIUG website, wiki, Social Media -
LinkedIn, Twitter
PIUG Conferences
Sponsor/Exhibitor Solicitations
New Member Recruitment &
Onboarding
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PIUG Partnerships and Patent Offices Committee
WIPO
USPTO
SIPO-IPPH ChinaKIPO-KIPI-
PATINEX
Korea
II-PICIndia
CEPIUGPDG
AIIP, LES, AALL
Observer
Status
EPO
JAPIO, PIFC Japan
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Objectives:
• Enhance PIUG outreach across US-based and international organizations, and incentivize them to become PIUG members
• Provide technically-strong patent information presentations/discussions at the partner/patent offices’ conferences
• Establish and maintain ongoing exchange of information between PIUG and partner/ patent office organizations to improve the quality, retrieval, analysis and dissemination of patent information.
Partnerships and Patent Offices Committee
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Join the Patent Information Users Group to learn from the experts, share your experiences and
network with patent information professionals worldwide!
* Reduced Annual Membership Fee for Emerging Countries - $50/year
* Introductory Special Rate - $20 for the first year
if you register before 1st October 2017.
Register at http://www.piug.org/membership
Contact Cynthia Barcelon Yang ([email protected]) or Qin Meng ([email protected]) for Discount Code
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Conclusion
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