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• PIUG 2025 Annual Conference

  • Start
    04 May 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • End
    07 May 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    The Westin Alexandria, 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA 22314

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  PIUG 2025 Annual Conference

  Sunday, May 4 - Wednesday, May 7, 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 and workshops run from Sunday to Wednesday, but you’ll have many great opportunities to learn and connect throughout the conference. Be sure your travel plans account for: 

  • Sunday May 4: PIUG Course, Conference Warm-up For First Time Attendees, and the Opening Reception! 
  • Monday, May 5: a PIUG-sponsored Dinner and drinks with colleagues and friends.
  • Tuesday, May 6: Opportunities for informal dine-arounds in the evening Bring your curiosity!
  • Wednesday, May 7: Vendor Workshops

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

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• PIUG Course - Essential Techniques for Finding Freedom-to-Operate (FTO)

  • When
    04 May 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Webinar
  • Spaces left
    92

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  INSTRUCTOR: John Zabilski Chair, PIUG Education & Training Committee

  Registered US Patent Agent (No. 59,626)

  Qualified Patent Information Professional (No. 20190010100257)

  It’s known by several names including Freedom to Practice or a clearance search. Without Freedom to Operate you may not be able to make, use or sell your invention. An FTO search looks for in-force patents in a geographic area of interest to avoid potential infringement. Discover what is required to complete a comprehensive search and identify what is still legally protected to better inform business decisions. This course provides understanding of the fundamental concepts of FTO, identifies essential resources for finding FTO and includes search examples demonstrating suggested approaches for FTO searches. Also learn how to utilize freely accessible resources to determine what is legally in-force such as INPADOC and national patent office registers as well as vendor-based alternatives. Whether you are new to performing FTO searches or more experienced, this course provides focused techniques that save your time and make you more effective in achieving accurate results.

  This course is offered as a virtual course for those not attending the PIUG 2025 Annual  Conference in-person or participating as a virtual registrant of the conference.

  Available live in-person/virtually online or access on-demand afterwards!

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• PIUG 2025 Annual Business Meeting

  • When
    21 May 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting
  • Spaces left
    496

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  This is PIUG's Annual Business Meeting which is being held virtually.  We hope you will be able to attend.  Registration is free, but requested, so that we can determine how many attending the business meeting are from the Conference and how many are not.  Thank you for your participation in this annual business meeting.

  Here is the agenda.

  • Report from the PIUG Chair
  • PIUG Committee Reports & Updates
  • Questions & Comments & Discussion

  Committee Reports

  • Treasurer's Report 
  • PIUG 2025 Conference Report –Scott Hertzog and Devin Salmon
  • Certification Committee Report—Ron Kaminecki
  • Partnerships and Patent Offices Committee Report—Ron Kaminecki
  • Education and Training Committee Report—John Zabilski

  When registration is received, please keep the Confirmation Email sent to you because it contains the link to the webinar.

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• Community Engagement Hour

  • When
    11 Jun 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting

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  Patent Information Users Group - Community Engagement Hour

  PIUG MONTHLY Calendar - June 11

  Zoom Link: 

  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85200596726?pwd=aTwYFCuRqzbVvHof4iiei3HrGguoae.1

  Mark your calendars and plan to join us on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 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 2025 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

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• Community Engagement Hour

  • When
    13 Aug 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    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 13

  Zoom Link: 

  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85200596726?pwd=aTwYFCuRqzbVvHof4iiei3HrGguoae.1

  Mark your calendars and plan to join us on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 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 2025 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

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• Community Engagement Hour

  • When
    08 Oct 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    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 8

  Zoom Link: 

  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85200596726?pwd=aTwYFCuRqzbVvHof4iiei3HrGguoae.1

  Mark your calendars and plan to join us on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 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 2025 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

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• Community Engagement Hour

  • When
    10 Dec 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    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 10

  Zoom Link: 

  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85200596726?pwd=aTwYFCuRqzbVvHof4iiei3HrGguoae.1

  Mark your calendars and plan to join us on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 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 2025 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

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