Membership
Corporate Membership is by election through the existing Member Companies and is open to firms actively engaged in industrial research and innovation, with a substantial patent portfolio.
Organisation
The PDG Board is responsible for the overall running of the organisation. The PDG’s operational activities are assumed by its Working Groups which are the backbone of the organisation. In addition there are several Task Forces focusing on specific topics.
The PDG Working Groups may have multiple Task Forces. Task Forces focus on a specific topic and may be of temporary nature. They report back to the Working Group under which they fall.
The Liaisons are persons who represent the PDG in external organisations and are linked to the Working Group to which their activities are most closely related.
Exchanging
Exchanging of knowledge and experience among PDG member companies
Improving
Debating, discussing and encouraging improvements and new developments in patent information services.
Sharing
Sharing searching practices among PDG-members to enhance professional skills
Exploring
Exploring future services (semantic searching, etc.)
PDG Board and Working Group Chairs
The PDG Board and Working Group Chairs have monthly telco's and meet face-to-face three times per year.
Striving to ensure that comprehensive patent information is made available and can be used by PDG member companies in an effective and efficient manner.
MISSION
PDG Board and Working Groups
The Board is the executive authority of the PDG and defines its course of action. It is obliged to implement the decisions of the Members' Conference.
Annual Members' Conference
The Annual Members' Conference is the highest authority of the PDG that decides on official matters concerning the internal organisation and the external relations of the PDG.
Working Groups
The task of monitoring, testing or comparing patent information resources is carried out within the WGs of the PDG in such a way that there is no duplication of effort but, if advantageous, there is cooperation between different WGs.