Minoo Philipp President Patent Documentation Group (PDG) Wülfrath

Minoo Philipp is the Senior Patent Information Manager at Henkel AG & Co. KGaA in Germany. She is responsible for the corporate provision of patent information. Ms Philipp is a chemist with several years of R & D experience in the chemical industry and consulting, prior to starting a career in information. She is currently the President of the Patent Documentation Group.

Patent Information in Global Companies

Abstract:

The presentation by the President of the Patent Documentation Group (PDG), gives a brief overview of this organization, which was founded in 1957 as a working group by thirteen European chemical and petrochemical companies. The PDG is a non-profit organisation consisting of companies using technical, patent and other intellectual property related information for their business. The organization seeks to promote the effective and efficient use of patent information. Ms Philipp highlights the importance of Intellectual Property and the crucial role that patent information plays in obtaining IP-rights. She describes the use of patent information in global companies and makes suggestions for improvements in services offered by the WIPO.