Patent Information Users Group, Inc. Patent Information: Our Continuing Quest for Quality 2016 ANNUAL CONFERENCE May 21 - 26  Hilton Vancouver Washington  Vancouver, Washington Meeting Book prepared by BizInt Solutions Inc., a proud sponsor of the PIUG 2016 Annual Conference 2016 ANNUAL CONFERENCE Patent Information Users Group, Inc. An International Conference for Patent Information Professionals May 21 – 26, 2016  Hilton Vancouver Washington  Vancouver, Washington Saturday, May 21, 2016 8:45 am 12:30 pm Understanding “Europe” (Stephen Adams) – FEE Cedar 1:00 pm 5:00 pm Patent Law Fundamentals for Patent Information Specialists (Edlyn Simmons) – FEE Ash 1:30 pm 4:30 pm Connecting, Engaging, and Making Your Case: How To Communicate Your Value To People Cedar Who Don’t Understand What You Do (Cathy Chiba) – FEE 6:30 pm 10:00 pm Speakers’ Dinner – By invitation only Sunday, May 22, 2016 8:00 am 10:00 am Global Patent Dossier (USPTO) – Free Oak 10:00 am 11:00 am Review of the Latest GenomeQuest and LifeQuest Features (GQ Life Sciences) – Free Cedar 10:00 am 11:00 am Evolution of Thomson Innovation: The Best Keeps Getting Better (ThomsonReuters) – Free Pine 11:00 am 1:00 pm Using Questel’s Latest Suite of Online Tools to Increase Productivity and Manage Assets (Questel) – Free Oak 1:00 pm 2:30 pm Creating Reports from New STN (and More!) with BizInt Smart Charts for Patents (BizInt) – Free Pine 1:00 pm 2:00 pm Why are PatSeer Users across Big and Small Corporations Smiling? (Gridlogics) – Free Spruce 2:00 pm 3:00 pm The Illuminati: Unmasking the Obscure Society of Innovators Driving Technological Innovation (Innography) – Free Cedar 2:30 pm 3:30 pm Broaden Your Patent Search Horizons With The Latest Solutions From Minesoft (Minesoft) – Free Oak 4:00 pm 5:30 pm PIUG Business Meeting (All conference attendees) Heritage BEF 6:30 pm 7:30 pm First-Time Attendee Welcome & Orientation Reception (First Time PIUG Conference attendees) Discovery Ballroom A 7:30 pm 9:30 pm Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall – exhibits open (All conference attendees). Sponsored by PIUG Heritage DCA Monday, May 23, 2016 7:30 am 8:30 am Breakfast and Open Exhibits. Sponsored by the Sapphire Sponsors Heritage DCA 8:30 am 8:45 am Welcome and Keynote Introduction (Elliott Linder, PIUG Chair) Heritage BEF 8:45 am 9:45 am Keynote Presentation – The Criticality of Searching for Quality Patents (Marc Adler, Marc Adler LLC) 9:45 am 10:00 am Product Updates (Minesoft, BizInt, STN) 10:00 am 10:30 am Break. Sponsored by the Amethyst Sponsors Heritage DCA 10:30 am Session A: Innovation & Technology Transfer (Chairperson: Cathy Chiba) Heritage BEF 10:35 am 11:00 am Portfolio-Based Comparative Valuation for the Investment Pitch: A Shark Tank Primer (Kevin Hess, Patent Technics) 11:00 am 11:25 am Gene or genus? Genetic Sequence Motifs and Their Influence on Patentability (Kristine Atkinson, A/A Patent Investigations) 11:25 am 11:50 am Use of Patent Metrics to Identify Scientific Knowledge Flows and Research Collaborations at the Department of Energy National Laboratories (Vanessa Peña, Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI), Washington, D.C.) 11:50 am 12:05 pm Product Updates (GQ Life Sciences, Innography, Search Technology) 12:05 pm 1:05 pm Lunch. Sponsored by PIUG Heritage DCA 1:05 pm Session B: Competitive Intelligence (Chairperson: Brooke Gunter) Heritage BEF 1:10 pm 1:35 pm Tracking Innovation - Enhancing Quality of Weekly Patent Alerts (Piotr Masiakowski, Sanofi US) 1:35 pm 2:00 pm The Development and Growing Need for Patent Litigation Analytics (Diana J. Koppang, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP; Emily Florio, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP) 2:00 pm 2:25 pm Trends of the Important Technologies in the Portfolio (J. Jaya Murthy, Eaton Corp.) 2:25 pm 2:50 pm Effective IP Competitive Intelligence for Winning Strategies, Value Creation and Competitive Advantage (Yateen Pargaonkar) 2:50 pm 3:05 pm Product Updates (Questel, Thomson Reuters, PatentSight) 3:05 pm 3:35 pm Break. Sponsored by the Amethyst Sponsors Heritage DCA 3:35 pm Session C: Opening Remarks (Chairperson: Heather Simmons) Heritage BEF 3:40 pm 4:25 pm A Review of Recent Efforts by USPTO to Enhance the Quality of Prior Art Found by and Provided to its Patent Examiners (Donald Hajec, USPTO) 4:25 pm 4:35 pm Product Updates (IFI CLAIMS, IP.com) 6:30 pm 10:30 pm PIUG Gala & Awards Dinner. Sponsored by PIUG Discovery Ballroom BCDE PIUG 2016 Annual Conference  Vancouver, Washington 1 PIUG 2016 ANNUAL CONFERENCE An International Conference for Patent Information Professionals May 21–26, 2016  Hilton Vancouver Washington  Vancouver, Washington Patent Information: Our Continuing Quest For Quality  TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from the Chair ..............................................................2 Sponsors & Exhibitors .................................................................3 PIUG Information & Officers ..................................................4-5 PIUG Milestones ............................................................................6 Program & Planning Committee .............................................7 Monday morning speakers ........................................................8 Monday afternoon speakers ..................................................16 In Memoriam ...............................................................................26 PIUG Service Awards ...........................................................27-29 Tuesday morning speakers .....................................................30 Tuesday afternoon speakers ..................................................34 Brian Stockdale Memorial Award .........................................52 Stu Kaback Business Impact Award .....................................53 Wednesday morning speakers ..............................................54 Wednesday afternoon speakers ...........................................64 Sponsors .......................................................................................78 Exhibit Hall floorplan ................................................................85 Attendees (by Name) ................................................................86 Attendees (by Company) ........................................................88 Hotel floorplan ............................................................................90 2 PIUG 2016 Annual Conference  Vancouver, Washington Message from the Chair A hearty welcome to the PIUG 2016 Annual Conference and to Vancouver, Washington! This year’s Conference theme, Patent Information: Our Continu- a diverse, top-notch, well-organized program. We are most ing Quest For Quality, serves to emphasize and remind us of fortunate to have technical presentations from a variety of the critical importance of quality at every stage of the patent disciplines, with speakers, panelists, and workshop presenters information life cycle. Our ambitious program endeavors to representing academia, several industries, the legal community, embrace a variety of international perspectives from numerous non-governmental organizations, patent offices, IP information sectors of professional IP activity. providers, and independent patent information professionals. My heartfelt thanks to all of our participants. The 2016 Annual Conference has drawn delegates, exhibitors, speakers, and sponsors from many countries, including Finally, tremendous appreciation goes to our sponsors and Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, South exhibitors, without whose generous and ongoing support Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the our PIUG conferences could not take place. Our sponsors United States. We are gratified to welcome participating and exhibitors are full partners in PIUG’s efforts to flourish and delegates from the following patent authorities: EPO, KIPO, and fulfill our mission to “support, assist, improve, and enhance the the USPTO. Our broad international participation attests to the success of patent information professionals….” This Confer- consistently high quality of PIUG’s technical plenary programs. ence, where delegates, speakers, and sponsors join together, PIUG offers most appreciative thanks to our keynote speaker, represents our mission in action. Marc Adler, for his theme-driven presentation, “The Criticality of Searching for Quality Patents.” Our sponsors for the PIUG 2016 Annual Conference include: BizInt, GQ Life Sciences, Innography, Minesoft, STN, Gridlogics, The success of PIUG’s conferences, indeed of PIUG itself, IFI CLAIMS, incoShare, ip.com, LexisNexis, Patentsight, Questel, would be unachievable without the seemingly limitless Thomson Reuters, and Search Technology. energy, dedication, and persistence of our many volunteers. I would like to thank the following people for their generous This year’s exhibitors include: EPO, IEEE, Intellectual Property contributions to the success of this year’s Annual Conference: Publishing House (IPPH), KIPO, Markpro, Proquest/Dialog, Heather Simmons, Ron Kaminecki, Zhifu Shu, Andrea Davis, TPR, and Wisdomain. Please make it a point to visit all the Dominic DeMarco, Martha Yates, Susanne Hantos, Stephen exhibits and attend the sponsored workshops to learn about Adams, Bo Peng, Cynthia Barcelon-Yang, Jane Thompson, the products and services that are available to enhance and Denise Fobare-Deponio, Kim Miller, Shelley Pavlek, Tom Wolff, facilitate your work. Jeannette Fiala, Sandra Unger, Jim Brown; Suzanne Robins, The PIUG Board is delighted that you are able to join us and Cathy Chiba, and the PIUG Member Relations Committee; your fellow patent information professionals in Vancouver, Diane Webb, Alison Taylor, Kartar Singh Arora, Edlyn Simmons, Washington, to take in a terrific technical program; and to get Tony Trippe, Matt McBride, George Pike, and Seth Mendelson. to know and exchange experience and expertise with your I thank our outstanding conference planner, Erin Fontana of colleagues from around the globe. Special D Events, who continues to provide expert planning, We are certain that you will find the highly collegial logistical support, and budget control, while somehow always atmosphere of the Conference conducive to enriching your maintaining an air of cheerful serenity despite the inherent professional knowledge, your professional network, and your stress of negotiations and timelines. Additionally, my great enjoyment. We look forward to your long-term, rewarding thanks go to our Administrative Coordinator, Ken Koubek, who, membership in PIUG. with profound knowledge of PIUG procedures and a keen eye, reminds me when necessary of things I might have overlooked, Kindest regards and safe travels, and facilitates and executes a myriad of administrative tasks associated with the Conference. Thanks to Ken, PIUG is trying out a mobile event app for the first time at this conference. Special appreciation goes to our Program Committee Co-Chairs, Heather Simmons and Ron Kaminecki, who Elliott Linder, PIUG Chair 2014-2016 worked so diligently and persistently to assemble and deliver PIUG 2016 Annual Conference  Vancouver, Washington 3 Sapphire Sponsors BizInt Solutions gratefully acknowledges the GQ Life Sciences generous support provided Innography by our sponsors. The conference would not Minesoft exist without their support! STN Amethyst Sponsors Gridlogics IFI CLAIMS Patent Services Beijing incoShare IP.com LexisNexis PatentSight Questel Thomson Reuters Search Technology Exhibitors European Patent Office (EPO) IEEE Intellectual Property Publishing House IP Korea Center Markpro Global ProQuest Dialog TPR Wisdomain 4 PIUG 2016 Annual Conference  Vancouver, Washington PATENT INFORMATION USERS GROUP, INC. The International Society for Patent Information Professionals The Patent Information Users Group, Inc. (PIUG) – The International Society for Patent Information Professionals is a not-for-profit organization for individuals having a professional, scientific or technical interest in patent information. The mission of PIUG is to support, assist, improve and enhance the success of patent information professionals through leadership, education, communication, advocacy and networking. Through this international forum and discussion, we also promote and improve the retrieval, analysis and dissemination of patent information. PIUG has over 500 active members representing 24 countries including the United States. The largest concentration of members is from the USA, Europe and India. PIUG members are patent attorneys, patent agents, licensing professionals, patent information researchers, patent information vendors, and patent information and documentation experts from the U.S. and abroad. We have nearly 300 patent information professionals who do patent searching for corporations, over 100 patent information consultants, over 80 patent information professionals who do patent searching for law firms, and about 12 searchers based in academic institutions. We are employed in performing patentability, freedom-to- practice, and validity patent searches for Fortune 500 / multinational companies, leading universities and major IP law firms. In recent years, PIUG members have also engaged in patent information analysis as a strategic innovation tool. PIUG has an active Discussion Forum that is featured on the PIUG wiki, a global collaborative tool with over 1800 subscribers worldwide. In addition, we have presence in professional and social networking channels, such as LinkedIn and Twitter. Get to know us and meet the PIUG Officers. BRIEF 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. Please see the PIUG History page for much more information about PIUG. MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Membership is based on the calendar year. Renewals after October 1 are effective until December 31 of the following year. The one-year membership fee is $95 (US). The discounted annual membership fee is $50 (US) and is available for full-time students, full-time retirees, individuals unemployed at the time of renewal, and individuals residing in an emerging country as defined by PIUG as low, lower middle or upper middle income countries on the World Bank’s World Bank List of Economies spreadsheet. For a list of membership benefits please visit our website: www.piug.org/membership PIUG 2016 Annual Conference  Vancouver, Washington 5 PIUG OFFICERS Chair, 2014-2016: (302) 660-3275 Elliott Linder [email protected] Vice Chair, 2014–2016: +44 (0)1208 871817 (GB) Stephen Adams, Magister Ltd [email protected] Immediate Past Chair, 2014-2016: +612 9293-1000 (AU) Susanne Hantos, Davies Collison Cave [email protected] Secretary, 2014-2016: (302) 660-3275 Bo Peng, Editas Medicine, Inc. [email protected] Treasurer, 2014–2016: (636) 737-5830 Martha Yates, Monsanto [email protected] Director-At-Large, 2012-2016: (609) 818-5515 Cynthia S. Barcelon Yang, Bristol-Myers Squibb [email protected] Director-At-Large, 2014-2018: (302) 660-3275 Ron Kaminecki, Kaminecki IP [email protected] PAST OFFICERS Chair Vice Chair Secretary Treasurer 1988–1990 Mike Feider Nancy Lambert Pat Dorler 1990–1992 Edlyn Simmons John Dudinyak Nancy Lambert Pat Dorler 1992–1994 Andy Berks Joseph DiSalvo Nancy Lambert Pat Dorler 1994–1996 Suzanne Elsoffer Vicky Veach Elyse Robinson Pat Dorler 1996–1998 Vicky Veach Sandra Unger Joan Rogers Pat Dorler 1998–2000 Sandra Unger Steve Reynolds Karen Wehner Elaine Campbell 2000–2002 Lucy Akers Ford Khorsandian Sandy Smith Suzanne Robins 2002–2004 Lucy Akers Elyse Turner Sandy Smith Suzanne Robins 2004–2006 Elyse Turner Suzanne Robins Anne Marie Clark Ken Koubek 2006–2008 Suzanne Robins Heidi Stone Ginger DeMille Ken Koubek 2008–2010 Cynthia Barcelon Yang Doreen Alberts Denise Fobare-DePonio Ken Koubek 2010-2012 Anthony Trippe Denise Fobare-DePonio Jim Brown Ken Koubek 2012-2014 Susanne Hantos Jim Brown Kimberly Miller Ken Koubek 6 PIUG 2016 Annual Conference  Vancouver, Washington Milestones • PIUG born; organizational meeting following IFI meeting • Bylaws Amendment to Single Membership Category took 1988 • First discussion list on Dialmail effect January 1, 2010 • Partnership with WIPO on worldwide patent information • First annual one-day business meeting 2010 training began 1989 • First newsletter • PIUG Fundamentals of Patent Information Course initiated • PIUG Wiki registrants surpass 1330 1992 • First Northeast (regional) meeting • Chinese subchapter is initiated • Technical sessions at one-day annual meeting • PIUG receives an entry in Wikipedia 1995 • Thomson Derwent hosts internet discussion list • Quarterly Executive Meeting with CEPIUG established • PIUG begins partnerships with AIIP, LES, IRF and AALL 1996 • CAS hosts PIUG website • Mock Certification Exams held in conjunction with 2011 NE 2011 conference • First multi-day annual conference focusing on • PIUG partners with USPTO, EPO and CEPIUG to support the technical topics 1998 start of the CPC project • PIUG Service Awards • PIUG Newsletter goes digital • 500th subscriber to discussion list • First Australian elected as PIUG Chair 1999 • PIUG Incorporated, leading to Board of Directors • PIUG Marketing Brochure available in English and Mandarin • First West Coast meeting 2012 2000 • Improved online membership management, • Membership over 400 member directory and website platform established (with Wild Apricot) 2001 • First non-US based volunteers (Chair, Director, Webmaster) 2002 • 25th Anniversary of the PIUG • First Stu Kaback Business Impact Award recipient • Online credit card payments accepted (through PayPal) • Mutual Release & Termination signed by PIUG and PIUG’s 2002 • Over 1400 discussion list subscribers 2013 association management company • First annual Brian Stockdale Memorial Award recipient • PIUG Chair delivers keynote speech at EPOPIC’13 • Record attendance of 320 at annual conference • PIUG participates in WIP0’s first Patentscope User Forum and 2003 • Individual membership exceeded 600 by year end. USPTO’s software partnership meeting • PIUG Treasurer celebrates 10 year anniversary 2004 • Meeting planner hired for annual conference (2005) 2014 • PIUG applies to become a WIPO Observer • PIUG Trademark registered in the U.S. • PIUG is granted WIPO Observer Status • Improved online credit card payments 2005 • PIUG participates in WIPO’s IPC Committee of Experts (with Merchant Accounts) meeting • Online membership management (with 123Signup) • PIUG Chair participates in USPTO Open Data Roundtable 2015 2006 • Implemented new discussion list with Listbox • PIUG hires its first employee (Administrative Coordinator) • PIUG publishes 2014 Salary Survey 2007 • First Boston Biotech Meeting • USPTO-EPO CPC Annual Meeting held in conjunction with PIUG 2015 Annual Conference • 20th Anniversary • PIUG participates in Committee on WIPO Standards (CWS) • Record attendance of 400 at annual conference Legal Status Task Force (LSTF) • Strategic Planning Committee established 2008 • PIUG website becomes mobile-responsive • First five year strategic plan for PIUG unveiled • PIUG introduces mobile event app for 2016 Annual • CEPIUG and PIUG Memorandum of Understanding signed Conference • PIUG Wiki implemented • PIUG Patent Searching Fundamentals Course offered at 2016 USPTO. • PIUG Wiki Discussion Forum replaced the discussion list • PIUG FTO Fundamentals Course added to roster. • PIUG Association Manager hired • PIUG invited by IPPH (SIPO) to co-develop 2016 PIUG-PIAC • Certification, Training, Mentoring and Patent Analytics 2009 Asia Session (Beijing) Working Groups formed • PIUG Chair attends USPTO Patent Quality Community • International Certification Scheme proposed. Symposium • Outreach and collaboration with PDG initiated. PIUG 2016 Annual Conference  Vancouver, Washington 7 TO THESE PIUG VOLUNTEERS! T hank You 2016 PROGRAM COMMITTEE Program Co-Chairs – Heather Simmons and Ron Kaminecki Members – Stephen Adams, Kartar Arora, Andrea Davis, Dominic DeMarco, and Zhifu Shu 2016 PLANNING COMMITTEE Co-Chairs Elliott Linder and Ken Koubek Brian Stockdale Award Committee Edlyn Simmons (Chair), Stephen Adams, Ken Koubek, Tony Trippe Stu Kaback Business Impact Award Committee Susanne Hantos, Stephen Adams, Martha Yates, Sandra Unger, and Elliott Linder Evaluations Ken Koubek Gifts Ken Koubek Hospitality Matt McBride First Time Attendee Welcome Suzanne Robins and the Member Relations Committee Meeting Book Diane Webb Photography Jim Brown Registration Liaison Ken Koubek Signage Zhifu Shu Social Media Jeannette Fiala Sponsorship & Exhibits Jane Thompson (Chair), Denise Fobare-Deponio, Cynthia Barcelon-Yang, Shelley Pavlek, and Kim Miller Travel George Pike, Matt McBride Webpages Tom Wolff (Webmaster) Workshops Martha Yates 8 PIUG 2016 Annual Conference  Vancouver, Washington  MONDAY MORNING 8:30AM–10:00AM | Chair: Elliott Linder, PIUG Chair Keynote Presentation The Criticality of Searching for Quality Patents Marc Adler, Marc Adler LLC 8:45 – 9:45 am  ABSTRACT The search community is unfortunately often viewed as an undervalued or outsourced resource, but expert patent and literature searching holds the key to improving patent quality. It is up to us to educate attorneys, and more importantly business leaders, about the importance of expert search- ing. Properly understood and utilized, the patent search community can add even greater value to R&D and patent strategy development. While the patent bar may be focused on 35 USC § 101 eligibility of computer programs and biotech inventions and the correct standards and procedures to be employed during IPR procedures, patent owners need to focus on the basics of patent quality in the search, drafting and prosecution of every patent application to obtain an effective long term competitive advantage.  BIOGRAPHY Marc Adler is an Intellectual Property Strategist and Consultant. He is a Chemical Engineer and a Registered Patent Attorney with over 30 years of experience. He acts as an IP Strategy Advisor for invention and patent portfolio development, IP transactions, and patent analytics projects. In recent years, he has been consulting to multi-national, mid-sized and startup technology based companies in a number of different industries. He served as the Chief Intellectual Property Counsel at Rohm and Haas Company for over 15 years. In that role, he was responsible for global patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret matters. He successfully led the innovation and technology protection operations for the Company, where he instituted a unique intellectual property strategy to create sustainable competitive advantages with measurable financial returns. He has been an innovator in the use of patent analytics to identify promising next generation advances for effective R&D and product development. He has been active in intellectual property law and management issues. He was a member of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Public Advisory Committee. He has served as the President of the Association of Patent Counsel and the Intellectual Property Owners Association. Mr. Adler received his J.D. from St. John’s University and holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida and a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineer- ing from City University of New York.