Patent Information Users Group, Inc.

PIUG Education and Training

The PIUG Education Committee provides multiple training opportunities in support of the PIUG mission to educate patent information professionals.

The PIUG Education Committee consists of professional searchers and trainers with decades of patent information experience. Training provides the basics of patent law, patent information resources, search techniques, patent analytics, and best practices for searching patent information.

PIUG Education Library

Patent Basics

Free Basic Training Sessions Open to Everyone

Learn essentials skills for patent searching.

PIUG Meeting Presentations

Presentations Arranged by Subject

(Join PIUG for Access to All Presentations)

• Artificial Intelligence     
• Analytics     
• Biotechnology    
• Chemistry
• Freedom-to-Operate   
• Legal Status    
• Non-Patent Literature 
• Patentability  
• State-of-the-Art

PIUG Webinars

Scheduled webinars cover targeted topics of interest to patent professionals while providing an opportunity to ask questions with a subject matter expert. Each presentation is recorded and available to catch up on missed sessions.

• Patent Analytics Webinar Series
• Legal Status Webinar Series

PIUG Live Training Courses

Live courses providing a fast-paced interactive learning environment for both new and experienced patent searchers. Build a strong foundation of patent knowledge, improve search techniques, or learn best practices that elevate your skills to the next level.

Past Courses

• Freedom to Operate Fundamentals - 2019
• Introduction to Patent Searching at the PIUG 2019 Annual Conference.
• Patent Searching Fundamentals at the PIUG 2019 Annual Conference.
• Patent Searching Fundamentals - 2018
• Introduction to Patent Searching - 2017

PIUG Online Training

Develop your patent searching skills at your own pace with on-demand recorded training sessions.

• Legal Status
• Patent Analytics Training

PIUG Customized Training

PIUG patent searching professionals can develop training customized to what you need most and offer it onsite or by WebEx. The PIUG faculty have many years of experience providing training for worldwide organizations including WIPO Technology Innovation Support Centers, international patent offices, corporate organizations, academic institutions, and the China Patent Annual Conference in Beijing. Find out how PIUG can help improve your patent searching skills enabling you to provide more comprehensive and accurate search results.

John Zabilski, Chair, PIUG Education Committee