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    • 01 Mar 2022
    • 8:00 AM
    • 31 Dec 2024
    • Virtual Conference
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    Virtual Conference Only

    Now in its sixteenth year, the PIUG Biotechnology Conference focuses on best practices for patent information professionals who specialize in biotechnology search and analysis.  Due to the impact of COVID-19, last year's Biotechnology Conference was held in conjunction with the PIUG 2021 Annual Conference which was held in a Virtual Format.  More to follow.


    Conference Schedule

    • Tuesday, March 1 - Vendor Workshops and Exhibition 
    • Wednesday, March 2 - Main Meeting Presentations and Exhibition
    • 16 May 2022
    • 5:30 PM
    • 31 Dec 2024
    • The Westin Alexandria, 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA 22314
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    PIUG 2022 Annual Conference

    In-person Presentations: Sunday, May 1 - Wednesday, May 4, 2022

    Virtual Presentations: Wednesday, May 11 - Thursday, May 12, 2022

    The Westin Alexandria

    400 Courthouse Square
    Alexandria, VA 22314
    +1-703-253-8600

    Once registration is paid, allow at least a couple of hours to be added to the access in the meeting app.  Our administrative coordinator will email you once it is set up.  

    The in-person plenary sessions run from Monday, May 2 to Wednesday, May 4, but you’ll have many great opportunities to learn and connect throughout the conference.  The Annual Business Meeting will be held as a Virtual Zoom event on May 10 from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT followed by the virtual component of the program which will be held from Wednesday, May 11 - Thursday, May 12.  The general outline for the other conference activities was: 

    • Sunday May 1: Conference Warm-up For First Time Attendees, and the Opening Reception! 
    • Monday, May 2: Food and drinks with colleagues and friends.
    • Tuesday, May 3 and Wednesday May 4: Opportunities for informal dine-arounds in the evenings. Bring your curiosity!  

    Some details, such as vendor workshop registration links, still need to be finalized. Bookmark the link and return often.

    • 03 Apr 2024
    • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Zoom Meeting
    Register

    Patent Information Users Group - Community Engagement Hour

    OPTIONAL - Sign Up/Registration is Available from the PIUG webpage below; This gives you the ability to add the event to your personal CALENDAR  Registration opens the day after each previous session.

    PIUG MONTHLY Calendar - April 3

    Zoom Link: 

    https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89489190220?pwd=eEyXXx4bw2rldFEIdkGppKdpwxIvON.1

    Mark your calendars and plan to join us on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 11:00am–12:00pm ET, for a PIUG Community Engagement hour.  These bimonthly meetings will be informal get-togethers to network and share experiences around patent searching, databases & resources, analytics, etc. This is a great way to meet people in the patent information profession, connect with old friends & colleagues, and learn from each other.

    We will do a quick overview of what is current in our community and what was accomplished in the past year.  We would like some feedback about the community site and about plans for 2024 and the future of our organization.  Hope to see everyone participating.

    For your convenience, you may register for the event HERE.

     Agenda:

    • 11:00am – Welcome & Recap of Recent Events
    • 11:15am - Breakouts for small group networking & discussion
    • 11:35am – Switch Breakouts for more small group networking & discussion
    • 11:55am – Final Comments & Adjourn
    • 17 Apr 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    • Zoom Webinar
    • 438
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    Best Practices for Citation Searching 

    Stephen Adams (BIO); Managing Director of Magister Ltd.

    Abstract: 

    Learn Best Practices for Performing Citation Searching from a Leading Information Professional including:

    • Techniques for exploiting patent citation data to the best advantage
    • Reviewing methods and reasons citations in patents are recorded
    • The strengths and weaknesses of citation-related retrieval
    • How the use of both official search reports and applicant-supplied citations can supplement other subject retrieval techniques
    • Examination of particular issues which arise from the nature of patent citations
    • Review of dedicated citation searching tools
      • 05 May 2024
      • 1:00 PM
      • 09 May 2024
      • 5:00 PM
      • The Drake Hotel, 140 East Walton Place, Chicago, IL 60611
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      PIUG 2024 Joint Annual and Biotechnology Conference

      Sunday, May 5 - Thursday, May 9, 2024

      The Drake Hotel

      140 East Walton Place
      Chicago, IL 60611
      +1-(312) 787-2200

      As you make your plans to attend, be sure to check out the many ways you can make the most out of your conference experience. 

      The plenary sessions with General Sessions Monday through Wednesday and Biotech Plenaries on Thursday, but you’ll have many great opportunities to learn and connect throughout the conference. Be sure your travel plans account for: 

      • Sunday, May 5: Pre-conference Workshops and the Opening Reception! 
      • Monday, May 6: General Plenary Sessions and Opportunities for informal dine-arounds in the evening. Bring your curiosity!
      • Tuesday, May 7: General Plenary Sessions and some Workshops during the day.  Food and drinks with colleagues and friends aboard a yacht in the evening.   
      • Wednesday, May 8: More General Plenary Sessions in the morning and Workshops in the afternoon. More Opportunities for informal dine-arounds in the evening. 
      • Thursday, May 9: Biotech Plenary Sessions.
      • 06 May 2024
      • 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM (CDT)
      • Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
      • 18
      Register

      What's a visit to Chicago without watching a game at Wrigley Field? We are so excited to announce this new opportunity for conference attendees that we are extending the Early Bird Registration deadline to March 29 to make sure you can join us at the best price!  Seating Section 216 3D View

      Join a group of fellow conference attendees at historic Wrigley Field on Monday evening, May 6th, to watch the Chicago Cubs take on the San Diego Padres. The game starts at 6:40 pm Central Time. Come out to relax and reflect on a great day at the conference!
      Tickets for the game are $53 (including tax) per person. Plus, PIUG is covering "rain out insurance" so you will be refunded in case the game is rained out! The deadline to secure your seat at the game is Friday, March 29.

      This event is planned as an Additional Social Event with your PIUG conference attendance, but you must obtain the Special Code when you register for the conference. 

      Registration Deadline is March 29th, 2024 at Midnight EDT!

      Conference attendees are welcome to bring guests for an additional fee.


      • 05 Jun 2024
      • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
      • Zoom Meeting
      Registration is closed

      Patent Information Users Group - Community Engagement Hour

      OPTIONAL - Sign Up/Registration is Available from the PIUG webpage below; This gives you the ability to add the event to your personal CALENDAR.  Registration opens the day after each previous session.

      PIUG MONTHLY Calendar - June 5

      Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89489190220?pwd=eEyXXx4bw2rldFEIdkGppKdpwxIvON.1

      Mark your calendars and plan to join us on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 11:00am–12:00pm ET, for a PIUG Community Engagement hour.  These bimonthly meetings will be informal get-togethers to network and share experiences around patent searching, databases & resources, analytics, etc. This is a great way to meet people in the patent information profession, connect with old friends & colleagues, and learn from each other.

      We will do a quick overview of what is current in our community and what was accomplished in the past year.  We will also discuss what occurred at last month's conference.  We would like some feedback about the community site and about plans for the rest of 2024 and the future of our organization.  Hope to see everyone participating.

      For your convenience, you may register for the event HERE.

       Agenda:

      • 11:00am – Welcome & Recap of Recent Events
      • 11:15am - Breakouts for small group networking & discussion
      • 11:35am – Switch Breakouts for more small group networking & discussion
      • 11:55am – Final Comments & Adjourn
      • 07 Aug 2024
      • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
      • Zoom Meeting
      Registration is closed

      Patent Information Users Group - Community Engagement Hour

      OPTIONAL - Sign Up/Registration is Available from the PIUG webpage below; This gives you the ability to add the event to your personal CALENDAR.  Registration opens the day after each previous session.

      PIUG MONTHLY Calendar - August 7

      Zoom Link: 

      https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89489190220?pwd=eEyXXx4bw2rldFEIdkGppKdpwxIvON.1

      Mark your calendars and plan to join us on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, 11:00am–12:00pm ET, for a PIUG Community Engagement hour.  These bimonthly meetings will be informal get-togethers to network and share experiences around patent searching, databases & resources, analytics, etc. This is a great way to meet people in the patent information profession, connect with old friends & colleagues, and learn from each other.

      We will do a quick overview of what is current in our community and what was accomplished in the past year.  We would like some feedback about the community site and about plans for the rest of 2024 and the future of our organization.  Hope to see everyone participating.

      For your convenience, you may register for the event HERE.

       Agenda:

      • 11:00am – Welcome & Recap of Recent Events
      • 11:15am - Breakouts for small group networking & discussion
      • 11:35am – Switch Breakouts for more small group networking & discussion
      • 11:55am – Final Comments & Adjourn
      • 02 Oct 2024
      • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
      • Zoom Meeting
      Registration is closed

      Patent Information Users Group - Community Engagement Hour

      OPTIONAL - Sign Up/Registration is Available from the PIUG webpage below; This gives you the ability to add the event to your personal CALENDAR.  Registration opens the day after each previous session.

      PIUG MONTHLY Calendar - October 2

      Zoom Link: 

      https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89489190220?pwd=eEyXXx4bw2rldFEIdkGppKdpwxIvON.1

      Mark your calendars and plan to join us on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 11:00am–12:00pm ET, for a PIUG Community Engagement hour.  These bimonthly meetings will be informal get-togethers to network and share experiences around patent searching, databases & resources, analytics, etc. This is a great way to meet people in the patent information profession, connect with old friends & colleagues, and learn from each other.

      We will do a quick overview of what is current in our community and what was accomplished in the past year.  We would like some feedback about the community site and about plans for the rest of 2024 and the future of our organization.  Hope to see everyone participating.

      For your convenience, you may register for the event HERE.

       Agenda:

      • 11:00am – Welcome & Recap of Recent Events
      • 11:15am - Breakouts for small group networking & discussion
      • 11:35am – Switch Breakouts for more small group networking & discussion
      • 11:55am – Final Comments & Adjourn
      • 04 Dec 2024
      • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
      • Zoom Meeting
      Registration is closed

      Patent Information Users Group - Community Engagement Hour

      OPTIONAL - Sign Up/Registration is Available from the PIUG webpage below; This gives you the ability to add the event to your personal CALENDAR.  Registration opens the day after each previous session.

      PIUG MONTHLY Calendar - December 4

      Zoom Link: 

      https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89489190220?pwd=eEyXXx4bw2rldFEIdkGppKdpwxIvON.1

      Mark your calendars and plan to join us on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 11:00am–12:00pm ET, for a PIUG Community Engagement hour.  These bimonthly meetings will be informal get-togethers to network and share experiences around patent searching, databases & resources, analytics, etc. This is a great way to meet people in the patent information profession, connect with old friends & colleagues, and learn from each other.

      We will do a quick overview of what is current in our community and what was accomplished in the past year.  We would like some feedback about the community site and the future of our organization.  Hope to see everyone participating.

      For your convenience, you may register for the event HERE.

       Agenda:

      • 11:00am – Welcome & Recap of Recent Events
      • 11:15am - Breakouts for small group networking & discussion
      • 11:35am – Switch Breakouts for more small group networking & discussion
      • 11:55am – Final Comments & Adjourn
      • 03 May 2025
      • 8:00 AM
      • 08 May 2025
      • 5:00 PM
      • The Westin Alexandria, 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA 22314

      PIUG 2025 Annual Conference

      Saturday, May 3 - Thursday, May 8, 2025

      The Westin Alexandria

      400 Courthouse Square
      Alexandria, VA 22314
      +1-703-253-8600

      As you make your plans to attend, be sure to check out the many ways you can make the most out of your conference experience. 

      The plenary sessions run from Monday to Wednesday, but you’ll have many great opportunities to learn and connect throughout the conference. Be sure your travel plans account for: 

      • Saturday May 3: Possible pre-conference workshops. Deepen your expertise and extend your impact.
      • Sunday May 4: Vendor workshops, Conference Warm-up For First Time Attendees, and the Opening Reception! Plus, a chance to check out the inner workings of PIUG at the annual Business meeting. 
      • Monday, May 5: Our Annual Gala and Awards Dinner. Dinner and drinks with colleagues and friends.
      • Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday May 7: Opportunities for informal dine-arounds in the evenings. Bring your curiosity!
      • Thursday May 8: Post-conference workshops. Because you really can’t be too much of an expert.   

      Some details, such as vendor workshop registration links, still need to be finalized. Bookmark the link and return often.

    Past events

    21 Feb 2024 Navigating the Future: AI-Guided Search from a User's Perspective
    07 Feb 2024 Navigating the Future: Enhancing Patent Searches Through AI Mastery
    17 Jan 2024 Honing Your Skills: Saving Time and Money While Looking Awesome to Your Clients
    13 Dec 2023 Best Practices for Validity and Opposition Supporting Patent Searches
    06 Dec 2023 Community Engagement Hour
    15 Nov 2023 Best Practices: Novel Approaches for Novelty Searching
    04 Oct 2023 Community Engagement Hour
    27 Sep 2023 Best Practices for Identifying Freedom-to-Operate
    02 Aug 2023 Community Engagement Hour
    26 Jul 2023 Mastering Patent Classification: Additional Points about Classification Websites as Sources for Searching; Addressing 10 Common Mistakes in Classification Searching.
    12 Jul 2023 Mastering Patent Classification: Detailed Examination of the FI System + User Tools for Developing FI & F-term Search Strategies
    28 Jun 2023 Mastering Patent Classification: Detailed Examination of the CPC (Part 2 of 2) + User Tools for Developing CPC Search Strategies
    14 Jun 2023 Mastering Patent Classification: Overview of Weakness & Strengths of Different Classification Systems + Detailed Examination of the CPC (Part 1 of 2)
    07 Jun 2023 Community Engagement Hour
    17 May 2023 PIUG 2023 Annual Business Meeting
    01 May 2023 Evening Dinner Cruise and River Tour
    30 Apr 2023 PIUG 2023 Annual Conference
    19 Apr 2023 Patent Law for Searchers
    05 Apr 2023 Community Engagement Hour
    15 Mar 2023 Best Practices for Searching IP5 Literature
    28 Feb 2023 PIUG 2023 Biotechnology Conference
    15 Feb 2023 Best Practices for Searching Non-Patent Literature
    01 Feb 2023 Community Engagement Hour
    18 Jan 2023 The Unitary Patent (UP) and Unified Patent Court (UPC)
    14 Dec 2022 Best Practices for Patent Searching - Medical Devices Information
    07 Dec 2022 Community Engagement Hour
    16 Nov 2022 Best Practices for Patent Searching - Biotechnology Information
    19 Oct 2022 Best Practices for Patent Searching - Chemical Patent Information
    28 Sep 2022 Best Practices for Patent Searching - Engineering Technologies
    29 Jun 2022 Community Engagement Hour
    10 May 2022 PIUG 2022 Annual Business Meeting
    01 May 2022 PIUG 2022 Annual Conference
    30 Mar 2022 Community Engagement Hour
    23 Mar 2022 Advanced Patent Search Strategies: What to Use When All Else Fails
    01 Mar 2022 STN Workshop: What's New in STNext
    01 Mar 2022 BizInt Workshop: What's New - Creating IP Sequence Reports with BizInt Smart Charts for Patents
    01 Mar 2022 GenomeQuest Workshop: What’s New in 2022
    01 Mar 2022 Questel Workshop
    15 Dec 2021 Finding and Understanding Legal Status Information
    07 Dec 2021 Community Engagement Hour
    01 Dec 2021 Patent Searching – Beyond the Basics
    10 Nov 2021 Introduction to Patent Analytics and Technical Intelligence
    03 Nov 2021 Patent Classification
    13 Oct 2021 Essential Patent Search Techniques
    29 Sep 2021 Choosing and Evaluating Patent Searching Resources
    15 Sep 2021 Understanding Intellectual Property for Patent Searchers
    15 Sep 2021 Virtual Patent Searching Fundamentals Course (7 Sessions)
    28 Jul 2021 Community Engagement Hour
    30 Jun 2021 Community Engagement Hour
    08 Jun 2021 PIUG 2021 Annual Business Meeting
    28 May 2021 STN Patent Forum
    24 May 2021 BizInt: What's New in BizInt Smart Charts?
    24 May 2021 Clarivate: The Trifecta of Expert Curated Data: SequenceBase, Derwent Innovation & Innography
    24 May 2021 Relativity: Introducing Patent Search & Analytics from Relativity
    24 May 2021 IFI Claims: Direct Data in Tableau
    24 May 2021 Aptean: GenomeQuest Discover Analysis – Prioritization and Annotation Strategies
    24 May 2021 Minesoft: The changing face of patent software solutions, what’s next on the horizon at Minesoft?
    24 May 2021 Questel: Orbit BioSequence and the many uses of combinations
    24 May 2021 WIPO: WIPO’s global patent database PATENTSCOPE: what’s new?
    24 May 2021 EPO: Taming the dragon: how to tackle CN legal event data
    24 May 2021 Ambercite: The Importance of Alternative Search Methodologies – How Ambercite can enhance your search capabilities
    24 May 2021 PIUG 2021 Combined Annual and Biotechnology Virtual Conference
    28 Apr 2021 Community Engagement Hour
    31 Mar 2021 Community Engagement Hour
    17 Mar 2021 Legal Status - Part 4 - Interpreting Legal Status Records
    17 Feb 2021 Legal Status - Part 3 - Deep-diving into Legal Status
    20 Jan 2021 Legal Status - Part 2 - Overview of source types for legal status information
    09 Dec 2020 Legal Status - Webinar Series
    09 Dec 2020 Legal Status - Part 1 - First steps in determining legal status
    30 Oct 2020 USPTO Initiatives: Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
    30 Oct 2020 STN Patent Forum
    30 Oct 2020 AI assisted reading for faster understanding of patent texts
    26 Oct 2020 Expanding Patentability: A Novel Approach Using a Non-Obvious Data Source
    26 Oct 2020 Preferred Patent Lineup and Automated Antibody Search Report
    26 Oct 2020 Get Up To Date with BizInt Smart Charts
    26 Oct 2020 Meet the new Derwent Innovation
    26 Oct 2020 Part 1 - What's new in Orbit Intelligence?; Part 2 - FAMPAT FOUNDATIONS, Detecting and Repairing the Dysfunctional Family
    26 Oct 2020 Introducing PatBase 2.0, the biggest ever update to the PatBase
    26 Oct 2020 Why another monitoring tool? FIZ PatMon – Specific, Broad, and Flexible
    26 Oct 2020 PIUG 2020 Annual Conference
    13 May 2020 PIUG 2020 Annual Business Meeting
    25 Feb 2020 PIUG 2020 Biotechnology Conference
    23 Sep 2019 PIUG 2019 Northeast Regional Conference
    08 May 2019 “The wonderful world of WIPO standards”
    08 May 2019 Artificial Intelligence Basics for Patent Professionals
    08 May 2019 Leveraging CPC for Search
    05 May 2019 Delivering Patent Analytics With a Punch
    05 May 2019 Updates to PatBase & PatDocs, introducing IPShare and What to Expect Next from Minesoft…
    05 May 2019 Latest Innovations: optimize your IP analysis
    05 May 2019 Advances in Sequence Searching: GQ Discover Browser, Sequence Variation Discovery Module and CAS BiosequencesTM Access
    05 May 2019 Get Up to Date with BizInt Smart Charts for Patents
    05 May 2019 Patent Portfolio Maintenance: Benchmarking Current Practices
    05 May 2019 Google Patents for Power Users
    05 May 2019 Google Patents Public Datasets
    04 May 2019 PIUG Fundamentals of Patent Searching
    04 May 2019 PIUG Introduction to Patent Searching and Fundamentals
    04 May 2019 PIUG Introduction to Patent Searching
    04 May 2019 PIUG 2019 Annual Conference
    22 Apr 2019 Webinar 4: Producing Patent Landscape Reports that will be Read and Used by Senior Management
    21 Mar 2019 Webinar 3: Generating Spatial Concept Maps
    28 Feb 2019 Webinar 2: Using PivotTables and MS Excel to Generate Simple Charts, Graphs and Tables
    21 Feb 2019 Resources of Interest
    21 Feb 2019 The Patent Examination Process Including Different Approaches to Searching at the USPTO
    21 Feb 2019 The Meat Inside the WIPO Standard ST.26 Nutshell; The Details of Sequence Listings in Patent Applications
    19 Feb 2019 PIUG 2019 Biotechnology Conference
    24 Jan 2019 Webinar 1: The Linear Law of Patent Analysis, Patent Family Reductions and Assignee Cleanups
    31 Oct 2018 PIUG Freedom to Operate Fundamentals: Comprehensive Techniques for Researching Freedom to Operate
    10 Oct 2018 Exploring Artificial Intelligence in the Art of Patent Searching
    08 Oct 2018 PIUG 2018 Northeast Conference
    10 May 2018 Sneak Preview of New Espacenet
    05 May 2018 USPTO Initiatives: Global Dossier and eCommerce Modernization Workshop
    05 May 2018 USPTO Initiatives: Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
    05 May 2018 Patent Information & Intelligence That Senior Managers Really Need…
    05 May 2018 PIUG 2018 Annual Conference
    20 Mar 2018 Patent Searching Fundamentals Course - Spring 2018
    20 Feb 2018 Searching Peptides and Proteins and Second Medical Use Claims
    20 Feb 2018 PIUG 2018 Biotechnology Conference
    01 Nov 2017 PIUG Freedom to Operate Fundamentals: Comprehensive Techniques for Researching Freedom to Operate
    31 Oct 2017 PIUG Introduction to Patent Searching - 2017
    27 Sep 2017 Searching Combination Sets in CPC
    25 Sep 2017 PIUG 2017 Northeast Conference
    25 May 2017 What’s new in CPC – recent changes and Searching in CPC - Practical Tips
    21 May 2017 Global Patent Dossier - 2017
    20 May 2017 The EPO Patent Information Products Road Show - 2017
    20 May 2017 “Making it to the Premiership” – a review of the rising stars in the IP information space.
    20 May 2017 PIUG 2017 Annual Conference
    22 Mar 2017 Patent Searching Fundamentals Course - Spring 2017
    27 Feb 2017 Searching Biotechnological Inventions under the EPC
    27 Feb 2017 PIUG 2017 Biotechnology Conference
    09 Nov 2016 PIUG Freedom to Operate Fundamentals: Comprehensive Techniques for Researching Freedom to Operate
    28 Sep 2016 Search Methodology: As Important as the Tools and Databases
    28 Sep 2016 USPTO New Initiatives: Global Dossier and Patent Center
    26 Sep 2016 PIUG 2016 Northeast Conference
    26 May 2016 EPO's PATSTAT Online
    22 May 2016 Global Patent Dossier
    21 May 2016 Connecting, Engaging, and Making Your Case: How To Communicate Your Value To People Who Don't Understand What You Do
    21 May 2016 Patent Law Fundamentals for Patent Information Specialists
    21 May 2016 Understanding "Europe"
    21 May 2016 PIUG 2016 Annual Conference
    30 Mar 2016 Patent Searching Fundamentals Course
    22 Feb 2016 PIUG 2016 Biotechnology Conference
    12 Nov 2015 PIUG Freedom to Operate Fundamentals: Comprehensive Techniques for Researching Freedom to Operate
    14 Oct 2015 USPTO Workshop - Global Dossier Focus Session
    12 Oct 2015 PIUG 2015 Northeast Conference
    07 May 2015 Searching in CPC - Practical Tips
    02 May 2015 The EPO Patent Information Products Road Show
    02 May 2015 Patent Documentation from South America: Procedures, Sources and Uses.
    02 May 2015 Patent Law Fundamentals for Patent Information Specialists
    02 May 2015 PIUG 2015 Annual Conference
    19 Feb 2015 Patent Searching Fundamentals Course
    16 Feb 2015 PIUG 2015 Biotechnology Conference
    29 Sep 2014 PIUG 2014 Northeast Conference
    01 May 2014 CPC Workshop
    01 May 2014 Advanced Strategies for Searching Patents in Any Source
    26 Apr 2014 EPO Road Show
    26 Apr 2014 Fundamentals of Current Patent Law
    26 Apr 2014 IP in Africa - Shedding Light on the "Dark Continent"
    26 Apr 2014 PIUG 2014 Annual Conference
    27 Feb 2014 Patent Information Fundamentals Course
    24 Feb 2014 PIUG 2014 Biotechnology Conference
    30 Sep 2013 PIUG 2013 Northeast Conference
    02 May 2013 CPC Workshop by USPTO and EPO
    02 May 2013 AIA Workshop by the USPTO
    30 Apr 2013 USPTO Tour Arranged Specifically for PIUG
    27 Apr 2013 Personal Branding: Communicating the Authentic You
    27 Apr 2013 Fundamentals of Current Patent Law
    27 Apr 2013 Soft Skills and Squidgy Answers: The Importance of Presenting Useable Search Output to the Client
    27 Apr 2013 PIUG 2013 Annual Conference
    27 Apr 2013 Patinformatics: The Next Generation
    25 Oct 2012 Patent Information Fundamentals Course
    22 Oct 2012 PIUG 2012 Northeast Conference

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