Paris, France – October 16, 2026 — Questel, a global leader in intellectual property (IP) solutions, today announced that Budde Schou, one of Scandinavia's established full-service IP firms, has selected Orbit Intelligence and Qthena, Questel's IP-specialized digital assistant to strengthen its patent research, analysis, and prosecution activities.
Budde Schou provides comprehensive IP services to national and international clients, with expertise spanning patents, trademarks, designs, IP strategy, IP analysis, prosecution, enforcement, and due diligence. The firm also conducts specialized patent information searches across technical fields and provides prior art searches and worldwide IP watches.
By selecting Orbit Intelligence, Budde Schou will benefit from advanced patent searching, analytics, and visualization capabilities designed to help IP professionals efficiently explore global patent information and turn complex data into actionable insights.
Orbit Intelligence provides access to more than 100 million patents, 17 million designs, and 150 million non-patent literature records. Its search and analysis capabilities support activities including prior art research, technology landscapes, competitive intelligence, portfolio analysis, and technology monitoring.
Budde Schou has also chosen Questel's AI assistant, Qthena, which is used daily across the entire patent lifecycle. Qthena supports a wide range of workflows, from patent searching and drafting to prosecution and enforcement. Qthena allows patent attorneys to enhance work quality and boost their efficiency, freeing up valuable time for more strategic, client-focused advice.
The combination of Orbit Intelligence and Questel's Patent Prosecution Workflow gives Budde Schou access to connected technologies supporting key stages of the patent lifecycle: from research and analysis through to prosecution and ongoing case management.