Patent Information Users Group, Inc.

1988

PIUG born; organizational meeting following IFI meeting
First discussion list on Dialmail

1989

First annual one-day business meeting
First newsletter

1992

First Northeast meeting

1995

Technical sessions at one-day annual meeting
Thomson Derwent hosts internet discussion list

1996

CAS hosts PIUG website

1998

First multi-day annual conference focusing on technical topics
PIUG Service Awards
500th subscriber to discussion list

1999

PIUG Incorporated, leading to Board of Directors

2000

First West Coast meeting
Membership over 400

2001-2002

First non-US based volunteers (Chair, Director, Webmaster)

2002

Online credit card payments accepted (through PayPal)
Over 1400 discussion list subscribers
First annual Brian Stockdale Memorial Award recipient

2003

Record attendance of 320 at annual conference
Individual membership exceeded 600 by year end.

2004

Meeting planner hired for annual conference (2005)

2005

PIUG Trademark registered in U.S.
Web pages moved to allow PIUG more flexibility (with updates/features).
Improved online credit card payments (with Merchant Accounts).
Online membership management (with 123Signup)

2006

Implemented new discussion list with Listbox

2007

First Boston Biotech Meeting

2008

20th Anniversary of the PIUG
Record attendance of 400 at annual conference 
Strategic Planning Committee established
First five year strategic plan for PIUG unveiled
CEPIUG and PIUG Memorandum of Understanding signed 
PIUG Wiki implemented

2009

PIUG Wiki Discussion Forum replaced the discussion list 
PIUG Association Manager hired, outcome of Executive Secretary Task Force 
Certification, Training, Mentoring Working Groups- formed by PIUG Education & Training Task Force (PETT)
International Certification Scheme proposed by Certification Working Group 
Patent Analytics Working Group established
Outreach and Collaboration with Patent Documentation Group (PDG) initiated 

2010

Bylaws Amendment to Single Membership Category took effect January 1, 2010 
Partnership with WIPO on worldwide patent information training began
PIUG Fundamentals of Patent Information Course initiated
PIUG Wiki registrants surpass 1330 
Chinese subchapter is initiated

25th Anniversary of the PIUG
PIUG receives acknowledgement from the EPO President and the USPTO Director concerning CPC implementation
First Stu Kaback Business Impact Award recipient
Quarterly Executive Meeting with PDG established
Mutual Release & Termination signed by PIUG and PIUG's association management company
PIUG Chair delivers keynote speech at the EPO Patent Information Conference
PIUG participates in WIPO's first Patentscope User Forum and USPTO's software partnership meeting

PIUG Treasurer celebrates 10 year anniversary as Treasurer
PIUG is invited and applies to become a non-governmental permanent WIPO Observer
AIIP and PIUG sign Memorandum of Understanding

PIUG is granted WIPO Observer Status
PIUG participates in WIPO’s IPC Committee of Experts meeting
PIUG Chair participates in USPTO Open Data Roundtable
PIUG hires its first employee (Administrative Coordinator)
PIUG publishes 2014 Salary Survey
USPTO-EPO CPC Annual Meeting held in conjunction with PIUG 2015 Annual Conference

PIUG participates in Committee on WIPO Standards (CWS) Legal Status Task Force (LSTF)
PIUG website becomes mobile-responsive
PIUG introduces mobile event app for 2016 Annual Conference
PIUG Patent Searching Fundamentals Course offered at USPTO
PIUG FTO Fundamentals Course added to roster
PIUG invited by IPPH (SIPO) to co-develop 2016 PIUG-PIAC Asia Session (Beijing)
PIUG Chair attends USPTO Patent Quality Community Symposium

PIUG created Social Media Committee, established LinkedIn PIUG Company page
KIPO/KIPI sought suggestions for speakers, discussed PIUG participation at 2017 PATINEX Conference (Seoul)
PIUG presented at 2017 PIUG-PIAC Asia Session (Beijing)
PIUG held first member webinar on our participation in Committee on WIPO Standards (CWS) Legal Status Task Force