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- About Questel
- About questel
- MissionHelping our clients to succeed in the modern knowledge-based economy
- LeadershipA passionate group of leaders united in their commitment to advance technology and talent
- HistoryMore than 18 acquisitions during the past 5 years, strategic partnerships and product launches
- TechnologyBig Data, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain are in our DNA
- Offices28 offices around the globe, local expertise and global reach
- Mission
- Corporate Social ResponsibilityA critical investment for long-term success
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- Patent
- Our Patent solutions
- → IP Intelligence Software
- Orbit IntelligencePowerful patent searching and analysis
- AI-ClassifierArtificial intelligence for patent classification
- Prosecution PackGrant statistics and detailed legal status analysis
- ChemistrySmall molecules searching and analysis
- Orbit BiosequenceDNA and amino acid searching and analysis
- Orbit InsightExplore new markets and opportunities
- Orbit ExpressEasy patent searching and collaboration
- Orbit IntellixirAnalysis from any scientific sources
Artificial Intelligence will become increasingly pervasive in our everyday life.- → IP Management Software
- Equinox CorporatePowerful all-in-one IPMS for corporates
- Equinox Corporate+IPMS tailored for large corporates, built on Salesforce
- Equinox Law FirmPowerful all-in-one IPMS for law firms
- Equinox Law Firm+IPMS tailored for large Law Firms
- Equinox InventionCollaborative invention-to-filing workflow
- Equinox BlockchainBlockchain-based timestamping and protection
- Equinox eBillingSimplified IP invoice management
- → Patent Services
- SearchPatentability, Freedom-To-Operate, Invalidity
- International Filing SupportPCT & national phase, Paris Convention, Unitary Patent
- Unitary Patent SupportUnitary Patent and Unified Patent Court services
- EP ValidationSimplified European validation services
- TranslationCentralized patent translation services
- RenewalsFee and renewals management
- RecordalsAssignment and recordal of all IP Rights
Watch this on-demand webinar to learn everything you need to know about SEP, BioSequ...- → Patent Strategy & Administration
- Administrative SupportEnd-to-end IP admin, data verification and docketing
- Invoice ManagementInvoice review, bundling and payment
- Cost ManagementFee audits, negotiation, compliance, benchmarks and forecasting
- IP ConsultingLandscaping, benchmarking, valuation and licensing
- Defensive PublicationPublish an invention into the public domain
You are instructing directly or via your local IP law firms foreign associates acros...
- Trademark
- Our Trademark solutions
- → Clearance & Watch Platform
- Markify ProSearch™Screen trademarks with AI-driven search technology
- Markify Comprehensive SearchAI-driven trademark availability software
- Markify WatchWatch for new, identical and confusingly similar trademarks
- Markify Brand MonitorMonitor marketplaces, social media, and web content
The trademark lifecycle contains multiple points at which something can go wrong wit...- → IP Management Software
- Equinox CorporatePowerful all-in-one IPMS for corporates
- Equinox Corporate +IPMS tailored for large corporates, built on Salesforce
- Equinox Law FirmPowerful all-in-one IPMS for law firms
- Equinox Law Firm+IPMS tailored for large law firms
- Equinox BlockchainBlockchain-based timestamping and protection
- Equinox Brand ProposalCollaborative worklfow for trademark and design proposals
Watch this on-demand webinar to learn how you can simplify and enrich your workflow....- → Trademark, Design & Domain Services
- SearchAnalyst-driven searches with on-demand level of reporting
- WatchIP Assets monitoring with intelligent pre-select service
- Online Brand ProtectionCase management and take-down services
- FilingInternational registration process support
- RenewalsTrademark and Design renewal services
- Domain Name ManagementEffective management of corporate domain names
- RecordalsAssignment and recordal of all IP Rights
An Alternative Legal Service Provider provides specialized services in high-demand l...- → Trademark Strategy & Administration
- Administrative SupportEnd-to-end IP admin, data verification, docketing
- Invoice ManagementInvoice review, bundling and payment
Trends in managing Trademark renewals are numerous. Today, more and more companies a...
- Innovation
- Our Innovation solutions
- → Innovation Management Software
- Innosabi InsightBusiness-oriented dashboards for innovators
- Innosabi StartupStartup deal flow and program management
- Innosabi IdeaCollaborative idea and innovation management
- Innosabi CommunityCustomers co-creation and communities
- Innosabi PartnerPartners co-innovation and open calls
- Innosabi TechCollaborative tech knowledge management
Change is a constant. New technologies surface regularly and change existing product...- → Innovation Services
- Innovation ConsultingMarket screening, Competitive intelligence and Technology scouting
- Operational ServicesConnect with partners, improve or localize your innovation process
- NamingProducts and services naming
- Software LocalizationSeamless user experience to a global audience
- Marketing TranslationEngage with new audience globally
Even though life without computers is today nearly impossible to imagine, patent-bas...
- Legal Operations
- Our Legal operations solutions
- → Legal Operations Software
- Ascent ELMComprehensive Enterprise Legal Management
- Ascent eDiscoveryBest-in-class eDiscovery solutions, services, and support
- Ascent BlockchainBlockchain-based timestamping and protection
Learn how the top 5 benefits delivered by ELM solutions help Legal Ops meet evolving...- → Legal Operations Services
- ELM Data IntegrationSeamless data source integration
- Legal Support ServicesSupport services to enhance your in-house capabilities
- Multilingual Litigation Support Fast and reliable certified legal translation services
- Legal InterpretationPrecise and reliable legal interpretation services
- Legal TranslationReliable and convenient legal translation services
Business needs evolve, and so do your Legal department responsibilities. In the era ...
- Localization
- Our Localization Solutions
- → Life Science
- Regulatory Translation Services Quality translations that mitigate risk
- Clinical Translation and ValidationHigh-quality translation and linguistic validation solutions
- Medical InterpretationReliably accurate interpretation for patients and providers
- → Corporate
- Technical TranslationRemain compliant and ensure safe use of your products with quality technical translation
- eLearning LocalizationIncrease efficacy and learning comprehension with quality eLearning localization services
- Marketing Translation Extend your reach and engage new audiences with high-quality marketing translation services
- Software LocalizationCreate seamless user experiences across the globe with experienced localization engineers
- Website Localization Reach audiences in new markets with accurate website localization services
- Multimedia LocalizationCreate global multi-channel content with convenient multimedia localization services
- → Legal
- Multilingual Litigation SupportFast and reliable certified legal translation services
- Legal TranslationReliable and convenient legal translation services
- Legal InterpretationPrecise and reliable legal interpretation services
- Patent TranslationCentralized patent translation services
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Collaborative invention-to-filing workflow
Discover our user-friendly inventor portal
Collaborative Invention Management System
Equinox Invention is a web based collaborative platform tailored to manage the invention disclosures management process for all companies and organizations.
Equinox Invention provide a solution to ease and streamline the work and effort of IP teams and IP departments to collect invention disclosures, assess disclosures, and issue decisions.
Equinox Invention is entirely tailored to implement your internal process from submission to decision involving inventors, co-inventors, stakeholders, decision-makers and experts in a centralized platform.


Intuitive, streamlined, and secured collaborative platform deployable at all level of company and organization.

Fully customizable processes, roles, access rights, interface and reports capabilities.

Seamless connectivity with trademarks and patents databases for early prior-art and semantic search.

Extensive interconnectivity with internal tools or third-party applications

Custom capabilities implemented to align with your legacy process including inventor contribution, inventor remuneration, digital signature, customizable document generation.
Easy to Use
- Overview of existing programs and inventions.
- Programs help assign an invention to a specific project.
- Quick access to search.

Custom IDF
- Add new inventions.
- Add title and linked program.
- Format data using rich text fields or copy/paste from other documents.
- Attach documents or links.

Similar Patent Search
- Automatic prior art search based on concept semantics.
- The key words of your invention are the basis of the semantic search

Orbit Express and Intelligence Integrated
- Automatic prior art search based on concept semantics.
- Two click import of workfiles or lists from Orbit Intelligence.

Collaborative Invention Workflow: Ask Questions and Receive Feedback
- Keep all related data with the invention disclosure, including discussions.
- Assign deadlines to responses.

Collaborative Invention Workflow: Analysis of Inventions
Get business intelligence on invention disclosures.

Invention to Docketing: Seamless Creation of IP Assets
View fillings within Equinox, our suite of powerful docketing and financial forecasting tools for corporates and law firms where you can:
- Structure your portfolio.
- Control and follow-up IP procedures.
- Monitor and forecast your legal obligations and commercial targets.
- Benchmark your portfolio.
- Forecast and follow intellectual property budgets.








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