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- Resource HubAccess value added content to support your IP strategy
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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
- CertificationsContinuous improvement for better quality, security and positive impact
- Social ProjectsWe intend to create a better world for all of us
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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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IP Cost Management
Fee audits, benchmarking, negotiation, compliance, and forecasting
Find Out If You Are Paying Too Much for Patent Services With Our IP Cost Management Service
Audit, negotiate, benchmark, forecast, and ensure compliance. Our IP cost management systems and highly experienced team save corporate clients on average 20-30%!
Take Back Control of Your IP Budget With Our IP Cost Management Services
Staffed by former chief IP counsel, patent counsel and other IP professionals, our platform applies a blend of technology, patent process expertise and human resources to provide comprehensive IP cost management.
The next evolutionary step in IP budget management best practices, we save corporate IP departments an average of 20 to 30% on their outside patent procurement costs with an emphasis on reducing international filing and prosecution spending. Our platform works seamlessly without interfering with existing IP policies, systems, quality controls or outside counsel relationships. Not only is the platform quick and easy to use, but it also provides immediate and recurrent cost reductions for our clients.

Key Benefits for Your Business
Our goal is not only to provide savings but also to provide our clients with ongoing IP process improvements and complete transparency into the costs associated with the international patent prosecution lifecycle:
Auditing for Value and Compliance
Our team of industry veterans combine experience and expertise with artificial intelligence (AI) enabled systems to analyze your invoice data, identify efficiency improvement opportunities and suggest cost reductions.
The net results are international fee schedules that capture these cost savings and efficiency gains. However, we don’t simply consult and leave. Our team will also implement the fee schedules with your agents and audit progress to ensure compliance. And, unlike other providers that see a fee schedule as the end of the process, we look at them as the starting point. After analyzing decades of invoices and monitoring many invoice patterns, we have found that, without auditing, many agents deviate from agreed fee schedules—either by actual breach of the schedule or by breaching the spirit of the schedule.

Benchmarking and Analytics
Many organizations have an untapped treasure trove of invoice data. Whether it is this historical data or data that we have collected for you, our AI-driven systems and staff expertise can unlock it for you.
Questel’s capabilities dissect data and manipulate it into customized formats that meet your needs. We can quickly prepare cost, quality and efficiency metrics. Your metrics, in turn, can be compared against over a decade of industry data to ensure your costs are in line.
Questel’s clients have discovered that our IP cost management systems and experienced team not only unlock the power of data, but also deliver the added insight and interpretation needed to guide effective decision-making.








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