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              History
              About Questel

              History

              From 1978 to today: Building a global leader
              Technology
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              Offices
              Since 1978
              From 250 to 1,700 employees
              in the past 5 years

              Questel was created in 1978 as a subsidiary of Orange S.A., formerly France Télécom S.A. In 2001, it spun off from France Telecom and focused on IP. With premises in Europe, US, and Asia, it has become a worldwide leader through an active acquisition strategy and constant innovations becoming standard in the industry.

              From 250 to 1,700 employees<br>in the past 5 years
              Our Story
              2025

              Strategic Partnerships

              • UZ.IP - AI-powered Trademark Evidence of Use Management, France  Press Release
              2024

              Acquisitions

              • qatent – AI-Elevated Intellectual Property Solutions, France Press release

              Divestiture

              • doeLEGAL - Enterprise Legal management software, USA Press release

              Strategic Partnerships

              • PeachTree - Professional IP management services, South Korea  Press Release
              • Patently – Innovative SaaS-based platform, UK Press Release
              • ipQuants - AI-Driven Patent Prosecution Process, Switzerland Press Release
              2023

              Product Launch

              • Unitary Patent Opt-out Services  Discover
              • Equinox Corporate +  Discover
              • Equinox Brand Proposal  Discover
              • Trademark Analyst-Driven-Search  Discover
              • Innosabi Projects

              Strategic Partnerships

              • Salesforce, USA Press Release
              2022

              Acquisitions

              • Equinox – IP management system provider, United-Kingdom Press release
              • Markify – Trademark search and watch specialist, Sweden Press release

              Strategic Partnerships

              • Fuji Electric IT Solutions, Japan Press release

              Product Launch

              • Markify Brand Monitor  Discover
              • Prosecution Pack (Orbit Intelligence Add-on) Discover
              • AI-Classifier (Orbit Intelligence Add-on)  Discover
              2021

              Acquisitions

              • doeLEGAL - Enterprise Legal management software, USA Press release Brand page
              • innosabi - Innovation management software, Germany  Press release
              • Morningside - Leading IP and language services company, USA Press release Brand page
              • Novagraaf - Legal & Consulting, Netherland  Press release
              • Pavis - Patent Annuities Management, Germany  Press release Brand page
              • Thomsen Trampedach - Online brand protection, Denmark  Brand page

              Product Launch

              • IP Services Portal 
              2020

              LBO 4

              • Eurazeo invests in Questel

              Acquisitions

              • NRI Cyber Patent - IP analytics, intellectual asset management, Japan Press release
              • AboutInnovation - Intellectual asset management software, France Press release
              • RenewalsDesk - Patent annuity services, UK Press release Brand page

              Product Launch

              • Blockchain Discover
              • innosabi Tech  Discover
              2019

              Acquisitions

              • Direct Validation - EP validation services, Sweden Press release Brand page
              • Yoomap - Open innovation software, France Press release Brand page
              • Brandstock - Intellectual property software and service, Germany Press release Brand page
              • Concur IP - Intellectual property services, India Press release Brand page

              Product Launch

              • Orbit Insight Discover
              • innosabi Startup  Discover
              2018

              LBO 3

              • IK Investment Partners invests in Questel

              Acquisitions

              • MultiLing, intellectual property language translation services, USA  Press release Brand page
              • Expernova, scientific big data and open innovation, France  Press release  Brand page

              Product Launch

              • Orbit BioSequence  Discover
              2017

              Acquisitions

              • ULT, patent and trademark management software, Japan  Press release
              • ITIP, prosecution cost management and international filing, USA Press release

              Product Launch

              • Chemistry (Orbit Intelligence add-on)   Discover
              2016

              Product Launch

              • Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) software suite Discover
              2015

              LBO 2

              • Raise and CAPZA (previously Capzanine) invest in Questel exiting Syntegra

              Acquisitions

              • Intellixir, online IP and scientific analysis, France     
              • Gem360, online IP management, France     
              • IP Research, prior-art search services, USA     

              Product Launch

              • Orbit Express   Discover
              2014

              Product Launch

              • Orbit IP Business Intelligence   Discover
              2012

              Acquisition

              • Executive IP, video-based Corporate Trainings, USA   Discover
              2010

              Product Launch

              • Orbit.com, replacing Qpat.com
              2009-2013

              Acquisitions

              • Avenium, IP consulting, France    
              • ResearchDisclosure, defensive publication publisher, Ireland  
              • PatentPilot, online patent alerting service, Germany  
              2008

              LBO 1

              • Syntegra invests in Questel
              2005-2009
              Acquisitions

              • Specialized Patent Service, prior-art search services, USA     
              • ThePatentPeople, prior-art search services, USA     
              • Edital, online and offline trademark search service, Belgium
              • Digipat, file history provider, USA   
              2001

              Spin-off

              • France Télécom Spin-off
              1996

              Product Launch

              • Qpat.com, first online patent search service ever developed
              1978

              France Télécom subsidiary

              • Télésystèmes, former name of Questel
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              A world leader in intellectual property and innovation management.

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