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Workshop: “Patent Searching Using Classification”
AIDB, in collaboration with the University of Bologna, organized a workshop on the topic “PatentSearching with Classification,” held on November 13 and 14, 2008, in the computer lab of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Bologna, and led by Dr. Stephen Adams.
The workshop is divided into two days: the first is dedicated to “professional searchers” (reserved for AIDB members) and the second to “academia and industry” (reserved for University of Bologna staff and, if spaces remain, for AIDB members). Registrations for both days will not be accepted.
Below is detailed information about the program.
Title: Patent Searching with Classifications
Format: Theoretical/practical course with computer-based search exercises
Instructor: Dr. Stephen Adams
Language: English
Location: University of Bologna – Computer Lab of the Faculty of Economics, Piazza Scaravilli
Hours: 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., with a lunch break
Number of spots: 25 (per day)
| November 13 |
| Day 1: Patent Searching Using Classifications (for Search Professionals) |
| Topics: |
| A Brief Introduction to the Development of the IPC |
| Important Changes to the IPC for Searchers |
| Tools for Using the IPC Effectively |
| IPC derivatives; ECLA and FI |
| Other national or commercial classifications: U.S. and Derwent Codes |
| November 14 |
| Day 2: Patent Searching Using Classifications (for Academia and Industry) |
| Topics: |
| Why use classifications at all? |
| The Development of Patent Classification |
| The International Patent Classification: A Brief History and Post-Reform |
| Derivatives of the IPC; ECLA and FI |
| Advantages of Using the IPC in Academia |
| Non-professional tools for using the IPC effectively |
Registration is now open (for AIDB members only); please send your registration to the AIDB Secretariat, specifying your preferred date. If the maximum number of available spots for a given day is exceeded, registrations will be considered in the order in which they are received, with priority given to the first registrant from each company or organization; subsequent registrants from the same company or organization may be accepted depending on availability.
Click here for the program in PDF™ format.
Short Biography of Dr. Stephen Adams
Stephen Adams is the Managing Director of Magister Ltd., a consulting firm specializing in patent information that was founded in 1997. After studying chemistry at the University of Bristol, he earned an M.Sc. in Information Science from City University, London, in 1982 and subsequently worked in various government, private research, and industrial information departments, specializing in patent information since 1988. He is a Chartered Member of both the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP).
His professional commitments include the UK Patent and Trade Mark Group (PATMG), where he has served at various times as Secretary, Chair, and Newsletter Editor; he is a former Director-at-Large of PIUG Inc., the International Society for Patent Information; and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for Elsevier’s journal *World Patent Information*.