Company Overview

Innovative global patent information provider

Minesoft develops patent information services and tools, linking technical, legal, bibliographic and full text patent information for patent professionals and research specialists.

Building intelligent patent information solutions since 1996, Minesoft's products and services are used by leading corporations, national Patent Offices, patent attorneys and law firms around the world.

In 2009, Minesoft won the Queen's Award for Enterprise, for an outstanding achievement in rapidly growing export markets in the field of Intellectual Property (patent) information.

Minesoft develops products that help drive innovation forward. From high-speed document delivery systems to a range of competitive intelligence services and complete patent archives that enable companies to share important patent and technology information throughout an organisation, Minesoft solutions are at the forefront of the intellectual property information industry.

In May 2003, Minesoft and RWS Group announced their agreement to develop PatBase, a new searchable database of patent documents designed by experts in the complex art of the search and retrieval of patent information. Since the first critically acclaimed public demonstrations back in 2003, PatBase has gone on to attract over 15,000 Users worldwide from the best -known names in industry as well as leading patent-litigating law firms. Minesoft has expanded its portfolio of innovative patent information products to include PatBase Express, PatentOrder, PatentTracker, Competitive Intelligence solutions and PatentArchive Systems.

In 2010, Minesoft was invited to partner with the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) in the ASPI Programme. PatBase now helps researchers in some of the world's poorest countries to develop and implement their own intellectual property strategy and find out about the latest technological developments worldwide, for free or at a very subsidised cost. Minesoft provides high-quality training and support world-wide in the field of patent searching on its product line.

Meeting the needs of its fast growing global client base with international customer support (including locations in USA, Japan, Germany, India and Israel), Minesoft also partners with some of the industry's leading names to offer its clients the full range of IP services, from file history retrieval to patent landscaping tools.

With a reputation for combining well-designed user interfaces and cutting-edge technology with responsive service, Minesoft's goal is to remain one step ahead.