Patent Information: Overcoming Pitfalls and Enhancing Productivity
An International Conference for Patent Information Professionals
| Type | Conference |
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| Language | English |
| Date |
May 20, 2006
to May 25, 2006 |
| Venue |
Minneapolis, Minnesota 1300 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota US |
| Chemistry Specialties |
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| Chemistry Techniques |
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| Contact |
, US +1.330-425-9330 rodney.cruise@piug.org |
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The conference will feature world-renowned experts on patent information for technology research and planning, for legal organizations, and for overall corporate IP management (technology licensing and related activities). The conference will include many opportunities for discussion. Tuesday afternoon will be dedicated to product reviews. Many workshops will also be held in conjunction with this meeting (before and after the technical sessions).
Session titles
Monday, May 22
Morning Session 8:30am-12:00pm
Strategic Planning for Patent Search Groups - Session Chairs: Richard Kurt,
Vicky Veach
Keynote Speaker: Charles Dennis, Medtronic
"The Ever-Changing Role of Information Analysts in Pharmaceutical R&D" -
Doreen Alberts, Theravance
"3M Information Research &Solutions in 2010 - Mapping and Driving the Future
of a Corporate Information Organization" - Martha Ellison, 3M
Afternoon Session 1:30pm-5:00pm
Enhancing Productivity - from Search to Report - Session Chair: Daniel
Phelps
"Open Patent Review Initiative" - Bill McGinnis, IBM
"How to Optimize Search Reports for Clients - Tips From an Independent Search
Firm"- Allison Taylor, Threshold Information, Inc.
"Patent Analysis &Visualization for Technology Assessment" - Yateen
Pargaonkar, P&G
"Searching for Needles in Sewing Boxes" - Edlyn Simmons, P&G
"Inexpensive Methods of Formatting and Presenting Patent Intelligence" -
Barry Brager, Perception Partners
Tuesday, May 23
Morning Session 8:30am-10:00am
Nuts &Bolts: Mechanical/Device Patent Searching - Session Chair: Paul Stieg
"Pumps, Valves, &Dispensers: Tools and Techniques for Finding Device Patents"
- Jane List, TTP
"Automated Patent Portfolio Analysis and Categorization" - Steven K. Sampson,
Caterpillar, Inc.
Morning Session 10:30am-12:00pm
Patents on Campus: the Role of Patent Information in Academia - Session
Chair: Michael White
"Overview of Academic Patenting and Licensing" - Susan McFadden Patow, Univ.
of Minnesota
"Patents 101: Teaching Patents to Engineering Students" - Nancy Spitzer,
Univ. of Wisconsin
Afternoon Session 1:30pm-3:30pm Product Reviews in the Exhibit Room
Afternoon Session 3:30pm-5:00pm
Simplicity out of Chaos: IPC Reform from Vendor Perspective - Session Chair:
Tony Arleth
Chemical Abstracts, Thomson Scientific, IFI Patent Intelligence, and
Questel-Orbit
Wednesday, May 24
Morning Session 8:30am-12:00pm
Current Events: Challenges and Pitfalls - Session Chair: Yateen Pargaonkar
"The Application of Text Mining in the Analysis of Patent Literature" -
Christophe Beguel/Martine Falhon, Temis S.A.
"The Rise and Fall of Stopword Lists in Patent Searching and Mapping" -
Antoine Blanchard, Syngenta AG
"To Pastures New - A Searcher's Guide to Less Well-Used Fields of Data" -
Stephen Adams, Magister
"Tips for Cost Effective and Efficient MMS Searching" - Judy Johnson
Philipsen, Consultant
"Are Long Chemistry-Patent Publications by Definition Difficult to Understand
&Analyze?" - Eva Seip, MDL
"Thomson Scientific Solutions: Meeting Business Needs Through an Integrated
Information Solution" - Stuart Dodd, Thomson
Afternoon Session 1:30pm-5:00pm
Current Events: Patent Offices - Session Chair: Carol Bachmann
"Requiring Pre-Filing Patentability Searches: An Emerging USPTO Policy" - Joe
Ebersole, Counsel for the Coalition for Patent and Trademark Information
Dissemination
"Search Strategies and the Reformed IPC" - Mr. Pasquale Foglia, EPO
"KIPRIS (Korean Industrial Property Rights Information Service) - Choi,
YooChan, KIPS
"The IPC and Other Animals" - Dan Shalloe, EPO
Cost
The conference rate is $275.00 through 3/31/06 for PIUG members who have renewed their membership in PIUG for 2006. After 3/31/06 the conference rate will be $425.00 and registration will be open to everyone, provided space is available.
MEMBERS. PIUG Members may renew their membership in PIUG for 2006 on the membership website http://www.piug.org/member.html . The annual membership fee is $35.00.
