Questel

Questel is a comprehensive provider of intellectual property solutions, serving over 20,000 organizations across more than 30 countries. The company specializes in the optimal management of various IP assets, including patents, trademarks, domain names, and designs. Questel offers an integrated suite of software, tech-enabled services, and consulting aimed at giving clients a strategic advantage in managing their IP portfolios. Utilizing advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data, along with a robust network of international experts, Questel enhances the maintenance of IP assets and streamlines internal processes for corporate and law firm clients. Their solutions, combined with an IP cost management platform, enable clients to achieve significant savings on prosecution budgets. Ultimately, Questel's mission is to support the development of innovation in a secure, efficient, and sustainable manner.

Fréderic Tcherneian

CFO

16 past transactions

Qatent

Acquisition in 2024
Qatent uses artificial intelligence to assist IP experts in creating high-quality patents more quickly. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Paris, Île-de-France.

Equinox

Acquisition in 2022
Equinox develops innovative intellectual property management software for law firms, Equinox is jointly committed to creating a supportive and fair business with software and services that help our subscribers succeed.

Markify

Acquisition in 2022
Markify AB, founded in 2009 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, offers a name-screening tool focused on trademark and domain name searches. The company's platform allows entrepreneurs, brand name creators, and domain name buyers to check for existing trademarks that may be similar to their desired names, utilizing data from sources such as the US Patent and Trademark Office and European Community Trademark databases. This service helps users prevent potential trademark conflicts, enabling them to choose names with reduced risk of legal issues. Markify's offerings include comprehensive trademark searches, domain name monitoring, and custom projects, aiming to safeguard brands and streamline the naming process for businesses.

Morningside Translations

Acquisition in 2021
Morningside Translations offers a wide range of translation services, including legal and website translation, deposition, document management, voiceovers, subtitling, and interpretation. The company employs linguists and legal experts proficient in over 100 languages and dialects, catering to diverse industries such as life sciences, legal, consumer products, energy, electronics, and media and entertainment. By providing these comprehensive language and multimedia services, Morningside Translations enables clients to effectively communicate across various platforms and meet their specific needs in an increasingly globalized marketplace.

NovumIP

Acquisition in 2021
NovumIP is a global intellectual property technology group that specializes in IP advisory, administration, and technology-driven services. The company offers a comprehensive platform that includes software and services for managing intellectual property, such as trademark and design renewals, patent annuities, and various IP management tools. Additionally, NovumIP provides legal and consulting services aimed at improving efficiency in invention submission, management, reporting, and contract management. By focusing on these areas, the company assists patent owners in maximizing the potential of their patent data.

Innosabi

Acquisition in 2021
Innosabi is a Munich-based software company founded in 2010 that specializes in enhancing innovation and development processes through digital, agile, and collaborative solutions. The company provides a software suite designed to facilitate open collaboration among customers, employees, suppliers, and other stakeholders, significantly improving the speed and success of innovation initiatives. Innosabi's clients include prominent organizations across various industries, such as Bayer, Airport Munich, Siemens, and TÜV Süd. With a team of 55 employees as of 2020, Innosabi aims to empower businesses to develop and market innovations more efficiently than ever before.

doeLEGAL

Acquisition in 2021
doeLEGAL offers Enterprise Legal Management (ELM) solutions designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of in-house legal teams. By providing software that focuses on managing cases and controlling costs, doeLEGAL enables clients to make informed decisions regarding their legal operations. The company's offerings include tools for enterprise legal management, litigation support, and managed services, all aimed at delivering actionable data that helps legal teams streamline their workflows and improve performance.

Direct Validation

Acquisition in 2019
Direct Validation, founded in 1988 and based in Vällingby, Sweden, specializes in patent translation and validation services across Europe. The company streamlines the process of European patent validations by managing translations, fee payments, and submissions for granted European patent applications. Direct Validation assists clients throughout the entire validation journey, from the initial intention to grant through to the completed validations in various countries. As a pan-European validation company, it facilitates the registration of European patents in the jurisdictions where they will be enforceable, ensuring compliance and efficiency in the patent validation process. Since 2019, Direct Validation has operated as a subsidiary of QUESTEL SAS.

Yoomap

Acquisition in 2019
Yoomap is a management software company based in Paris, France, founded in 2013 and currently operating as a subsidiary of QUESTEL SAS. The company specializes in innovation management software and supports over 70 major organizations, including EDF, TOTAL, and Allianz, in their open innovation initiatives. With a team of 32 employees, Yoomap offers a variety of software solutions, including a Startup CRM, Idea Management System, and tools for online challenges. These offerings are designed to enhance corporate performance through improved idea management and collaborative innovation, enabling businesses to effectively transform their operations.

Brandstock

Acquisition in 2019
Brandstock Services AG, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, is a leading provider of intellectual property services. The company offers a comprehensive range of services, including trademark and patent management, monitoring and enforcement, and IP consultancy. With over 140 professionals from 41 countries, Brandstock has established a strong presence in multiple regions, including Italy, the United States, France, Slovenia, and Switzerland. The firm collaborates with a network of 250 international law firms and intellectual property specialists to ensure clients receive tailored advice and competitive pricing. Brandstock's client base includes both major multinationals and small to medium-sized enterprises, and it focuses on maximizing the returns on clients' intellectual property assets through effective management and strategic support.

Concur IP Consulting

Acquisition in 2019
Concur IP Consulting is an intellectual property consulting firm dedicated to delivering comprehensive and cost-effective IP services. The company offers a range of solutions that encompass the entire intellectual property lifecycle, addressing the diverse needs of clients such as corporations, law firms, universities, research organizations, and consulting firms. Services provided include patent application drafting, responses to office actions, patent licensing, litigation support, and patent research and analytics. By leveraging extensive industry and domain expertise, Concur IP Consulting aims to provide reliable and agile insights that help clients navigate the complexities of intellectual property in a rapidly changing business environment.

MultiLing

Acquisition in 2018
MultiLing Corporation, founded in 1988 and headquartered in Provo, Utah, specializes in web globalization and patent translation services across multiple languages. The company supports a diverse range of industries, including technology, life sciences, and automotive, by offering services such as legal document translation, patent filing, and technical translation. MultiLing employs a unique model that integrates specialized translators with centralized management, terminology management, and quality control to ensure accurate and secure translations. Additionally, it provides software localization, enterprise systems re-engineering, and audio-visual localization services. The company's expertise also extends to developing and maintaining terminology databases and style guides for consistent communication across projects. With offices in various countries, MultiLing serves both Fortune 500 companies and small to medium enterprises globally. As of late 2018, MultiLing operates as a subsidiary of QUESTEL SAS.

Expernova

Acquisition in 2018
Expernova is a developer of a business intelligence platform tailored for commercial clients. The platform simplifies complex scientific and technological landscapes by creating an accessible and collaborative map of the research ecosystem. It allows users to conduct comprehensive searches across various subjects, facilitating a clearer understanding of the interconnections within the research environment.

ITIP ProFiciency

Acquisition in 2017
ITIP Proficiency, LLC specializes in cost management products and services tailored for the intellectual property (IP) community. Founded in 2005 and based in Fort Gratiot, Michigan, the company provides solutions such as ProFile, an international filing platform that oversees documentation, translations, filings, and associated costs for large corporations, and TIPS, an IP cost management platform that enhances transparency in the international patent prosecution process. These offerings are designed to analyze, plan, and streamline global IP cost management for law firms and international agents. ITIP Proficiency serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune Global 500 corporations across North America, Asia, and Europe, addressing the evolving challenges faced by IP professionals in an increasingly complex economic and regulatory landscape. In March 2017, ITIP Proficiency became a subsidiary of Questel S.A.

Intellixir

Acquisition in 2015
The Intellixir Company was founded in 2002, in France, by Jean-Michel Careil with the goal of realizing a solution that could track the technological innovation and intellectual property developments of organizations in all areas of scientific and technical endeavor. The Intellixir software was created to enable information professionals, research analysts and competitive intelligence specialists to efficiently and effectively manage the ever increasing number of patents and scientific publications they faced. Since the outset, the company has been engaged in continuous system improvement. Features are developed and nurtured by feedback and requirements from users, and have come to include not only rich analytics, but also multi-user collaboration tools such as the expert module and easyLIXIR. Intellixir is about creating the most advanced analytics tools for innovative companies, and about sharing an exciting experience with passionate people. Intellixir was headquartered in Provence (Manosque-France), with offices in Montpellier, France and in Washington D.C., USA. In september 2015, the Intellixir company joined Questel, Intellectual Property Publisher, and its eponym software was integrated to the Questel IP Business Intelligence suite . One year later in 2016, ChemAxon, Chemistry specialist, started a collaboration with Questel and equipped Intellixir. While new clients join every year, Jean-Michel and his team are dedicated to providing clients with the same element of quality that made the system successful in the first place - great user support.

Gem360

Acquisition in 2015
Automatic Patent Management tool, which is best designed for Patent cost Control, Patent Cost Management, Automatic Patent Management, Patent Management system, and even used as Patent Management Software.
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