PIUG 2021 - Wednesday

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PIUG 2021  WEDNESDAY  Virtual Meeting

 W E D N E S D A Y A F T E R N O O N 12 : 4 5 P M – 4 : 0 0 P M

Searching for Unconventional Prior Art Necessitates Unconventional Techniques Ron Kaminecki (Kaminecki IP LLC) 3:15 – 3:45 pm

 ABSTRACT Standard searching practice involves the use of best available databases, commands, features and technology, but many of us fall into using the same techniques that have worked in the past. Taking advantage of the latest techniques and perhaps some of the little-used-but-still-useful features, in conjunction with a different view at a search problem can help to uncover previously unknown art. This presentation will look at some examples in the hopes that they can prove useful for those searches that cause problems. So, how do you find a patent application that rhymes?  BIOGRAPHY Ron has been involved with technical and patent information databases beginning with work at IIT Research Institute and has continued at different information companies including Dialog, Knight Ridder Information, Thomson Reuters, ProQuest and Questel. He currently teaches patent searching at the University of New Hampshire Law School and DePaul Law School, both online and in-person. He is a patent attorney with a BS in Chemistry, an MS in Computer Science and a JD with a Certificate in Patent Law, and is also an inventor, a co-author of a NISO standard on a search language and has worked as an expert witness. He also serves on various boards and committees in the patent community, urban and natural recreational concerns.