PIUG - Membership Benefits

Member Registration and Renewal

PIUG has approximately 600 active members representing 22 countries including the United States. The largest concentration of members is from the USA, Europe and Japan.  Our members include patent attorneys, patent agents, licensing professionals, patent information researchers, patent information vendors, and patent information and documentation experts from the U.S. and abroad.  Get to know us and meet the PIUG Officers.

History

The Patent Information Users Group (PIUG) was established in 1988. The objective of the group was to create a forum to discuss issues and concerns relevant to the patent searcher community. PIUG promotes the importance of intellectual property, especially patent publications, and most specifically, the computerized patent databases. Since 1988, PIUG has worked with intellectual property database producers and vendors to maintain and to improve the quality of their product from the customer, or user, perspective.

Membership Fee

Membership is based on the calendar year. The one-year membership fee is $40 (US) and includes the member benefits listed below. A discounted annual membership fee of $20 (US) is available for full-time students, full-time retirees and those unemployed at the time of renewal.

Member Benefits

• PIUG Discussion List Archive Access and access to PIUG Discussion List which serves as a forum for discussion among Intellectual Property Professionals worldwide.
• PIUG Membership Directory (Members only site)
• PIUG Newsletter and Newsletter Archive Access (the cover page of the most recent issue is available to all)
• Reduced registration fee for PIUG Annual Conference
• Reduced registration fee for Fall PIUG Northeast Workshop (October)
• PIUG Salary Survey and Access to Previous Surveys (Members only site)
• Ongoing professional training through conference venues and sponsors.
• Annual Conference Proceedings (Members only site)

To join or renew membership to PIUG, click the appropriate link to the secure pages provided by 123Signup:

Member Enrollment - New Member

Member Renewal - Existing Member

To check your existing membership profile and make any changes please click below:

Member Profile

Questions about Membership: Contact PIUG Membership and Dues Committee Chairperson Malcolm Hallam, malcolm.hallam @ nstarch.com .

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