CEPIUG Conference, 17/19 September, Milan

CEPIUG Conference, 17/19 September, Milan

The Confederacy of European Patent Information User Groups (CEPIUG) thanks all the participants, sponsors, exhibitors that joined at Politecnico di Milano to celebrate the 15th anniversary of CEPIUG, an event held in collaboration with Fondazione Politecnico di Milano on September 17-19, 2023.

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Bernardo Nobile Award, 18th Edition

The awards ceremony for the winners of the 18th edition of the Bernardo Nobile Prize, sponsored by AIDB, will be held on May 25, 2023, at the AREA Science Park in Trieste.

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40th Meeting of the Patent Documentation and Information Subcommittee of SACEPO – March 24, 2023

Members Only 40th Meeting of the Patent Documentation and Information Subcommittee of SACEPO – March 24, 2023

The 40th meeting of SACEPO/PDI—the SACEPO subcommittee that addresses issues related to patent documentation and information—took place on March 24, 2023. AIDB participates in this subcommittee with its own representative.

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AIDB Members’ Meeting

Members Only AIDB Members’ Meeting

On Thursday, April 27, at 6:30 a.m. on first call and at 2:30 p.m. on second call, the ordinary members’ meeting of the Italian Association of Patent Documentalists will be held online. All members in good standing for the current year are invited to attend.

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AIDB Conference, June 19–20, Florence

AIDB Conference, June 19–20, Florence

After a few years on hiatus due to the pandemic, the National Conference of the Italian Association of Patent Documentalists (AIDB) is finally returning; it will be held at and in collaboration with the University of Florence. The AIDB Conference is free and open to everyone, upon registration.

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AIDB Participates in the Senate’s 9th Committee Hearing on Bill No. 411

AIDB Participates in the Senate’s 9th Committee Hearing on Bill No. 411

On Tuesday, February 7, the Senate’s 9th Committee (Industry, Commerce, Tourism, Agriculture, and Agri-Food Production) held the first day of informal hearings via videoconferenceto review Bill No. 411, “Amendments to the Industrial Property Code” (CPI) submitted by various organizations, which also participated in the discussion on the Strategic Action Plan for Industrial Property for the […]

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2022 Bernardo Nobile Award

2022 Bernardo Nobile Award

Area Science Park is announcing its annual award for bachelor’s or doctoral theses that have effectively utilizedpatent documentation andinformation, as well as data analytics methodologies and techniques, to extract valuable content from bibliographic sources.

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WIPO IP Information Roundtable

WIPO IP Information Roundtable

The next meeting will be held on November 14 and 15, 2022 WIPO IP Information Round Table, the roundtable on WIPO’s patent information services, will be held on November 14 and 15, 2022.

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The CEPIUG Webinar Series on Searching National Patent Office Databases

On October 17th and 18th, at 3:00 PM, two webinars on Italian patent documentation will be held, organized by CEPIUG and hosted by AIDB.

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Design Coverage in Patent Databases and Mixed Patent/Design Families

Design Coverage in Patent Databases and Mixed Patent/Design Families

We are often asked to search for designs as prior art in order to challenge the validity of a previously registered design. In the case of FTOs involving a product with a specific shape, texture, or GUI (Graphic User Interface), it is essential to examine the designs as well as the patents and to determine […]

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