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PIUG 2015 Annual Conference
An International Conference for Patent Information Professionals
From Search Strategy to Business Strategy:
Domestic and International Practices, Styles, and Viewpoints
Saturday, May 2 – Thursday, May 7, 2015
Westin Lombard Yorktown Center
70 Yorktown Center
Lombard, IL 60148
+1-630-719-8000
Workshops
The following workshops are being offered in conjunction with the PIUG 2015 Annual Conference. Please note that you must register separately for each workshop. As space is limited please register early. Early bird registration deadline for workshops is March 6, 2015. Regular registration fees apply thereafter or until the workshop fills up. Workshop schedule is subject to change.
Detailed Information for workshop hosts is in the Workshop Request Form. Submission deadlines: January 31 for priority consideration for workshops on Saturday May 2; February 27 for priority consideration for workshops on Sunday May 3 and Thursday May 7. Any workshop requests received after February 27 2015, and up to and including April 3, 2015, will only be considered for workshop privileges if space and time permit.
Pre-Conference CPC Event: The USPTO-EPO CPC Annual Meeting with Industry Users will be held on Friday 1 May at the PIUG Annual Conference hotel, the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Click here to learn more about this free event.
Saturday, May 2
| Instructor | Workshop | Time | Location | Cost | Registration |
| Edlyn Simmons | Patent Law Fundamentals for Patent Information Specialists | 8:00am - noon | Lilac A | For fee | Registration |
| Stephen Adams | Patent Documentation from South America: Procedures, Sources and Uses | 1:00pm - 5:00pm | Lilac A | For fee | Registration |
| EPO/Nigel Clarke | EPO Products Roadshow | 1:30pm - 4:30pm | Lilac B | Free | Registration |
Sunday, May 3
| Instructor | Workshop | Time | Location | Cost | Registration |
| BizInt | BizInt Smart Charts for Patents – Best Practices | 9:00am - 10:30pm | Lilac A | Free | Registration |
| FIZ-Karlsruhe | Derwent World Patents Index and INPADOCDB on STN - The Best of Both Worlds | 10:00am - 11:00am | Lilac C | Free | Registration |
| Questel | Improve productivity and workflow with the latest version of Orbit.com | 11:00am - 1:00pm | Magnolia A |
Free | Registration |
| Intellixir | INTELLIXIR V10: How Visualization Can Help Patent and Non-patent Literature Analysis | 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lilac A | Free | Registration |
| Clearstone IP | Empowering Patent Analysts – Leveraging Your Claim Analysis with Clearstone Elements | 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Lilac C | Free | Registration |
| Docket Navigator | Searching Patent Litigation Data | 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Lilac A | Free | Registration |
| Thomson Reuters | What's New in Thomson Innovation | 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Magnolia A | Free | Registration |
| Minesoft | Efficient and Effective Patent Landscaping Using PatBase: A Case Study | 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Lilac C | Free | Registration |
Tuesday, May 5
| Instructor | Workshop | Time | Location | Cost | Registration |
| EPO | The Making of ... Latest Features of the European Patent Register Special Live Webinar |
7:30am - 8:00am | Magnolia A or from your own laptop via wifi | Free | Registration password: PIUG_2015 |
Thursday, May 7
| Instructor | Workshop | Time | Location | Cost | Registration |
| GenomeQuest | Innovative Biotech Patent Search with LifeQuest | 9:00am - 11:00am | Junior Ballroom B |
Free | Registration |
| STN | STN Patent Forum | 9:00am - 3:00pm | Lilac A/C | Free | Registration |
| USPTO | Searching in CPC – Practical Tips | 9:00am - noon | Lilac B/D | Free | Registration |
| ChemAxon | Patent Curation DIY: Build and Validate a Markush Structure from a Chemical Patent in 30 Minutes | 10:00am - 11:00am | Lilac D | Free | Registration |
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