Introduction to Patents for Librarians and Information Professionals

When: Friday, June 24, 2011 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Facility: Koerner Library Computer Lab (room 217), UBC
Location:1958 Main Mall (UBC Campus), Vancouver, BC

Register: http://bcla.bc.ca/patents

Description:
Patents are an increasingly important source of scientific and technical information, much of which is not published in journals. In 2010, more than 2 million new patent applications were filed worldwide. The patent literature is interdisciplinary and international, encompassing innovations in every field of technology during the last two hundred years. Patents reveal the current state-of-the-art and provide vital information for making informed decisions about new research projects and business opportunities. This workshop will introduce you to the many types of patent documents and patent search tools.


Workshop Goals:

You will learn how to:

• Navigate patent documents and data;
• Select the best patent database for your information needs;
• Search by inventor, company and legal representative;
• Search by IPC and US patent classification;
• Retrieve patent family and legal status information; and
• Analyze patent data using free visualization tools and statistical reports.

Instructor Bio: Michael White is the librarian for research services in the Engineering & Science Library at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. He has more than 20 years experience working with patent information. He was the engineering, patents and trademarks librarian at the University of Maine from 1995-1998 and a librarian in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from 1998-2005. During his career he has conducted dozens of workshops on patent searching for inventors, attorneys, librarians and paralegals. In addition, he has given presentations on patents at the annual conferences of the Canadian Engineering Education Association, American Society for Engineering Education, Ontario Library Association, and the Special Libraries Association. He is an active member of the Patent Information Users Group (PIUG) and the Patent and Trademark Depository Library Association (PTDLA).

Cost: $50 members / $65 non members

1 hour lunch break – lunch not included

Register: http://bcla.bc.ca/patents