The following webinars are offered to all paid PIUG members.
In this free, member-benefit webinar, four experienced PIUG members presented various tips, tricks, and techniques for saving you time and money in patent searching and presentation of results.
· Master presenter Stephen Adams shared his expertise by demonstrating how to create a series of PowerPoint slides from an agenda slide.
· Biopatent searcher Barbara Miller discussed unique and useful information to be found in GeneCards, the publicly available Human Gene Database, and in DrugBank, a free online database with drug and drug target information.
· Ron Kaminecki presented his never-before-revealed open web citation searching method including a short video.
· Tony Trippe demonstrated the power of ChatGPT in patent document analysis, by having ChatGPT summarize the top inventive aspects of a collection of patents.
This webinar was scheduled for December 18th, 2024
Presented by: Sagacious IP
Devika Saini, Group Manager - Life Sciences and Chemistry, Sagacious IP
Twinkle Gupta, Assistant Manager - Life Sciences and Chemistry, Sagacious IP
This session delved into how organizations can harness the insights from patent landscape studies to drive strategic business decisions. By analysing trends in patent filings from key players, emerging entities, and focal technology areas, companies can identify potential gaps and whitespace areas ripe for innovation. When these insights are combined with market data, they reveal critical competitor dynamics, such as partnerships, acquisitions, and the involvement of key industry experts. Key outcomes of landscape studies include:
- Market Positioning/ Competitive Intelligence: Gain valuable insight into competitors' strategies to refine your own and achieve differentiation.
- Risk Mitigation (IP Litigation/Overlap): Spots potential IP landmines early, avoiding costly legal battles.
- Strategic Decision-Making: Helps align IP with business goals, making M&A or partnership decisions easier and smarter with enhanced due diligence.
- Investment in R&D: Pinpoints tech trends worth investing in, so R&D budget can be planned.
- Tracking Technological Trends: Updates on the latest innovations to stay ahead of the curve and planning next move.
- Collaborative or Licensing Opportunities: Spots potential partners or licensing deals to unlock new opportunities for growth.
- Reducing Time to Market: Identifies gaps and white spaces to find the best tech fast, to bring innovations to market in record time.
- Scouting Areas for existing technologies: Discovers fresh markets and new uses for existing tech, opening doors to more revenue streams.
The webinar also outlined a few examples in the approach to perform a patent landscape search based on the objective.
Details are on the Webinar Page.
This webinar is scheduled for December 11th, 2024.
Presenter: Dr. Nigel S. Clarke, Stanfield Clarke Associates
For more than 50 years the European Institutions have tried to implement a single patent system to support the single European Economy. Projects leading to today´s situation have been called at different times; the "European Union Patent”, “The EU Patent", "Community Patent" "EC Patent" or "COMPAT".
The Unitary Patent is none of those things and is strictly the "European Patent With Unitary Effect". This webinar will cover the basics of search examination and grant, country coverage, finding "Unitary Patent" information, and the situation of the Unified Patent Court.
Disclaimer: The narrative is rather dynamic with changes happening all the time so this will be a personal snapshot whilst attempting to be as factually correct as possible.
Details are on the Webinar Page.
This webinar was presented on October 16, 2024.
PIUG presented the third FREE AI webinar on October 16, 2024 10 AM EST for all paid PIUG members.
Join us for a practical approach for leveraging AI to enhance your normal workflow.
· Understand the Quartet of key search strategies necessary for a diligent and comprehensive search
· Save time in your patent search process through the integration of traditional and AI search techniques in a single workflow
· Walk through the patent search process with experts to learn the best practices for an effective search
Speakers:
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Jonathan Skovholt
Head of Search Operations & Founder
Ensemble IP
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Brad Buehler
Chief Operating Officer & Founder
Ensemble IP
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Details are on the Webinar Page.
This FREE webinar was presented on February 7, 2024 11 AM EST for all paid PIUG members.
Panelists, Sharon Shofner-Meyer, J.D., Ron Kaminecki, and Martha Yates, brought their expertise to unravel the complexities of integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI). The webinar is structured to provide a comprehensive understanding of AI, its role in information science, and practical strategies for seamless integration.
PIUG presented a second FREE AI webinar on February 21, 2024 10 AM EST for all paid PIUG members.
In a rapidly evolving landscape where innovation is key, the power of Artificial Intelligence is harnessed to redefine the way users navigate and explore information. In this session we will delve into the intricacies of AI-guided search, unraveling the potential it holds for users seeking efficiency, precision, and a seamless research experience.
Patsnap's expert, Haydn Evans, explored the dynamic interplay between cutting-edge AI technologies and the user experience, shedding light on how these advancements are reshaping the landscape of intellectual property and innovation.
Details are on the Webinar Page.
- RAVE (Reporting Analytics Visualization Evaluation)
This webinar was presented on October 15, 2025.
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Catch up on fun new ways to gather and share information, create meaningful analysis and identify new opportunities.
WHAT: (Reporting Analytics Visualization Evaluation)
WHEN: Presented October 15, 2025
TIME: 9:30-11:30 EDT
PERFORMERS:
9:30 – PIUG Education Committee
Reporting, Analysis and Visualization for Free Patent Resources
John Zabilski – Chair, PIUG Education Committee
Learn what options exist for free available patent search resources including USPTO, Espacenet on EPO, PATENTSCOPE on WIPO and Google Patents.
Kunal Bhalla - Patinnovate Consulting, Neurorbis Ventures
Delve into the dynamic Visual Patent Analytics features provided by the Lens and Tableau, transforming how we analyze patent data.
10:00 – Minesoft
Patent Analysis + AI: New Workflows for Better Efficiency and Collaboration
Andrew Klein – Principal Solution Consultant
As visualization and analysis increasingly become expected deliverables for patent information professionals, clients expect better and easier ways to gain insight from the patent literature. Join this presentation to hear more about Minesoft's developments making the work of patent analysis simpler: generative AI summarization, custom classifications and visualizing that data, and better collaboration and dashboard sharing capabilities.
10:30 – Patsnap -
Categorizing and Visualizing Patents with LLMs
Carl Röst - Head of Consulting at Patsnap
In this session, we compare LLM-based categorization with ML and CPC-based methods. The emphasis is not on the chart type itself, but on how data is bucketed, labeled, and selected to make visualizations more actionable and relevant. The final output takes the form of one of Patsnap’s many visualization options, such as the tailored graph builder in Custom Analysis or 3D Landscaping. The real value comes from a fundamentally different approach to technology categorization at the start.
If time allows, we’ll also show a brand-new text-based alternative, or complement, to traditional patent portfolio graphs. These are designed to deliver the same quick, comparable insights in a new, more intuitive and easy-to-understand format.
11:00 AM – BizInt Smart Charts
Integrating and Cleaning Data Before Creating Reports and Visualizations
John Willmore - (BizInt, product development)
Matt Eberle - (BizInt, analytics and customer projects)
The path from search to a final report or visualization involves a number of steps: integrating results; categorizing; normalizing terminology; and, filtering content to produce your final work product. When you combine results from multiple searches, these challenges multiply. We will look at how to approach the process of preparing the data for your report, highlighting issues to keep in mind.
Details are on the Webinar Page.
Presenter: Andrew Klein, Minesoft
The patent literature is an invaluable resource for understanding technology landscapes and gaining insight into competitors. However, it has also traditionally proven difficult to organize, analyze, and present that “speaks” to people who aren’t patent information professionals. One strategy for overcoming this difficulty is utilizing custom fields, a feature in many patent research platforms, to overlay a company-specific taxonomy on the standard patent data available. In this session, Andrew Klein, Principal Solution Consultant at Minesoft, will present best practices for using custom fields to make several common patent intelligence workflows easier:
· Identifying prior art for patentability
· Filtering large datasets
· Monitoring/alerting on technologies of interest
· Creating visualizations for analyzing patent data by technologyDetails are on the Webinar Page.
This webinar was presented on January 18, 2023.
The Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) are now anticipated to go live on 1 June 2023, when the UPC Agreement (UPCA) is planned to enter into force.
In this session, Appleyard Lees partner and patent attorney Julia Gwilt, and head of data and systems Lee-Ann Galway, discussed the key decisions European patent owners will need to make regarding their portfolios in the lead up to UP/UPC implementation, and demonstrated how patent applications can be tracked through the new systems.
Details are on the Webinar Page
Any questions regarding this series should be addressed to PIUG at Admin@piug.org.
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