High-Tech Patent Searching Services

Questel-Orbit - PATENT COMPLETE PARTNERSHIP BRINGS NEW LEVEL OF COMPREHENSIVENESS AND INSIGHT TO OFFLINE PATENT SEARCHING

MCLEAN, VA -- January 23, 2002 -- Questel-Orbit, Inc. (http://www.questel.orbit.com), the 25-year leader in Intellectual Property (IP) information services, and Patent Complete, LLC (http://www.patentcomplete.com), one of the leading firms in high-tech patent searching, today announced a strategic partnership that brings a new level of patent searching capability to the IP community.

Patent searches related to complex, high-tech inventions require exceptional skill to handle properly. Complicated concepts and terminology, and the need to search numerous patent and non-patent databases, all contribute to the problems inherent in conducting high-tech patent searches. Most patent searching firms are not able to handle such searches correctly. Questel-Orbit and Patent Complete have addressed this problem.

By combining Questel-Orbit's powerful search engine and comprehensive patent database with Patent Complete's technical and searching expertise in numerous high-tech fields, consumers will be assured of patent search reports that are thorough, accurate, and based upon the best patent and non-patent literature available in the world. Dubbed "Expert Searches," these high-tech patent searches each come with a detailed report. The reports include summaries of each piece of prior art cited, along with an explanation of any parallels noted with the disclosure. This saves the consumer substantial review time.

Questel-Orbit has been a major player in the Intellectual Property industry and is known for excellent customer service, and best-of-breed IP data and search products, including a database containing the world's most comprehensive collection of patents. "We have tried numerous commercial patent databases. Questel-Orbit has the most accurate, most complete data, and the best search interface available," said Patent Complete President James Ryley.

Patent Complete specializes in patent searching for technology-related inventions, and employs trained experts in fields including biotechnology, chemistry, computer hardware and software, microfabrication, photonics, physics, and electronics. This technical expertise gives Patent Complete an unmatched ability to find and interpret prior art.

As IP assets become crucial for survival, a company's IP information is fast becoming a currency among all decision-makers, such as marketing executives who survey market threats and opportunities, research scientists whose designs build on past technology, product managers who want to reduce time to market for new products, and business development executives who determine which market will maximize return on investment. Companies need complete information quickly, but few have the resources to conduct thorough patent searching in-house. Acquiring the information from external service providers makes perfect sense. Questel-Orbit President Charles Besson said, "When you combine Patent Complete's technology experts and patent searching expertise with our unparalleled IP databases and experience, there is simply no company that can equal the quality of searches that we provide."

For more information or a free sample report, contact Questel-Orbit at 1-800-456-7248 or Patent Complete at 1-877-214-1208. Or visit the websites at www.questel.orbit.com and www.patentcomplete.com.