II-PIC 2017: PIUG

1. © Patent Information Users Group, Inc.
1
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

2. © Patent Information Users Group, Inc.
2
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

3. © Patent Information Users Group, Inc.
3
PIUG Members – By Member Type
Current 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

4. © Patent Information Users Group, Inc.
4
PIUG Members – By Affiliation Type
Current Membership as of August 15, 2017
Corporate
38 %
Applications
22 %
Consulting
21 %
Legal
9 %
Academic
6%
Other
3%
Patent
Offices
1%

5. © Patent Information Users Group, Inc. 5
PIUG Members – By Country
Current 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%

6. © Patent Information Users Group, Inc.
6
Current Non-US Members
as of August 15, 2017
25 countries
155 members

7. © Patent Information Users Group, Inc.
7
Current Asia-Pacific Region Members
as of August 15, 2017
9 countries
63 members

8. © Patent Information Users Group, Inc. 8
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

9. © Patent Information Users Group, Inc.
9
• 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 Forum
Learning & Networking
Opportunities

10. © Patent Information Users Group, Inc.
10
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)

11. © Patent Information Users Group, Inc.
11
• 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 2018
Westin Hotel, Alexandria, VA, USA
Upcoming PIUG Conferences
www.piug.org
wiki.piug.org

12. © Patent Information Users Group, Inc.
12
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

13. © Patent Information Users Group, Inc.
13
PIUG Partnerships and Patent
Offices Committee
WIPO
USPTO
SIPO-IPPH
ChinaKIPO-KIPI-
PATINEX
Korea
II-PIC
India
CEPIUG
PDG
AIIP, LES,
AALL
Observer
Status
EPO
JAPIO, PIFC
Japan

14. © Patent Information Users Group, Inc.
14
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

15. © Patent Information Users Group, Inc.
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 (cynthia.yang@bms.com) or
Qin Meng (qinmengbe@gmail.com) for Discount Code
15
Conclusion

16. © Patent Information Users Group, Inc.
16