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AIPLA Mid-­‐Winter Mee>ng 2013 Dominic Dannessa Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer USG Corpora>on 1 USG Profile Building Products and Specialty Distribu>on 2 Industry Leading Brands 3 Decades Of Innova>on In Building Science 1900 Sheetrock® Sheetro ck Gypsum Panels Pyrobar Gypsum Par>>on Tile 1920 ACOUSTONE® Rocklath® Gyplap® Gypsum Sheathing Rocklath Gypsum Lath ACOUSTONE Ceiling Tiles Perf-­‐A-­‐Tape® Joint Reinforcement 1960 Ultrawall® Structocore First Metal Stud Drywall System Sheetrock WR Gypsum Panels Chemically Hardening Joint Compound SW Gypsum Panels Blendtex Gypsum Panels Exterior Ceiling Board Ultrawall Relocatable Wall System USG Sha_ Wall System Textone SW Gypsum Panels Area Separa>on Wall System Light Steel Framing 1980 1940 Pyrofill® Firecode® Structo-­‐Gauge® Gauging Plaster Pyrofill® Poured Gypsum Roof Deck Water Repellent Wallboard Structo-­‐Lite Perlited Plaster Sheetrock Firecode Core (Type X) Tapered Edge Panels Ready-­‐Mixed Joint Compound 2" Solid Gypsum Wall Board System DUROCK® FIBEROCK® Structocore Security System DUROCK Cement Board Sheetrock Plus 3™ Joint Compound X-­‐Technology Ceiling Panels 3/4" Ultracode® Core Gypsum Panels Compässo™ Suspension Trim Quick Release II Clip Cuvatura™3-­‐D System Radar™ ClimaPlus™ Ceiling Panels FIBEROCK Panels USG Drywall Suspension System 2000 HUMITEK® Levelrock® Next Genera>on Gypsum Panels Levelrock Floor Underlayment System USG™ Decora>ve Interior Finish System Geometrix™ Metal Ceiling Panels Astro™ ClimaPlus™ Ceiling Panels Translucents™ Luminous Panels Topo™ 3-­‐D Ceiling Panels HUMITEK Gypsum Panels SECUROCK® Roof Board Sheetrock® All Purpose Joint Compound with Dust Control Sheetrock® Mold-­‐Tough panels Zero-­‐emicng ceiling >les High Recycled Content Suspension Systems True Wood Ceiling Panels SECUROCK® Glass-­‐Mat Sheathing SECUROCK® Glass-­‐Mat Liner Panels 2010 Sheetrock® Brand UltraLight Panel SECUROCK® Glass-­‐Mat Roof Board 2012 3000+ Patents 4 Impact Of Innova>on  SHEETROCK® made the American Dream come true with affordable housing (Forbes, 2002)  USG listed amongst top 20 companies in Patent Board’s Index of InnovaRon (Industrial Materials: 2011) 5 Intellectual Property Is Central To USG’s Business 6 In Recent Years, Greater Recogni>on Of The Importance Of IP 7 Case Study USG’s Lightweight Technology 8 USG s “Leader in Lightweight Innova>on™” 4 Years of Lightweight Product Launches 2009 2010 2011 2011 2012 9 If You’re Not Li_ing SHEETROCK® UltraLight Panels, What Are You Li_ing? 10 Resounding Success – Protected By IP 11 Coordina>on Between Business, Technical and IP Teams 12 A Successful Rela>onship Between Business, Technical and IP Teams 13 How Is The New Marketplace
For IP Affecting USG?
14 What Has Worked 15 USG’s Plan To Win 16 Innova>on -­‐ A USG Core Value 17