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Intellectual property information. A case study of Questel-Orbit. Mechtild Stock; Wolfgang G. Stock Information Services & Use 25 (2005), 163-180 English / Englisch

 

Intellectual property information. A case study of Questel-Orbit.
This study presents a detailed description and analysis of an information-industry company: the online-host Questel- Orbit. It is a special provider of intellectual property information services and holds a leading position in the fields of patent as well as trademark information. We are going to outline the company’s history originating from the two formerly separate systems Orbit and Télésystèmes Questel. We describe the company’s present structure, its clients and content supply, with a special focus on the retrieval systems of patent information as well as trademark information. Furthermore, we are going to discuss the market situation of these information products particularly in regard to aspects such as competitive position, cooperating partners, pricing policy and critical success factors. Finally, we present a SWOT analysis, an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

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Wolfgang G. Stock
Institut für Sprache und Information
Abt. Informationswissenschaft
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Universitätsstr. 1
D - 40225 Düsseldorf
http://www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/infowiss/content/mitarbeiter/stock.php

Mechtild Stock
Zum Mühlenfeld 18
D-50170 Kerpen


E-Mail:
Wolfgang G. Stock: stock@phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de
Mechtild Stock: MechtildStock@aol.com