Thomson Scientific Launches Thomson Innovation, the New Standard for Intellectual Property Research and Analysis

Thomson Scientific Launches Thomson Innovation, the New Standard for Intellectual Property Research and Analysis

December 03, 2007

New Web-based Solution Integrates Scientific Literature,
Business Data and Market-Leading Patent Data in a Single
Platform


    PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, Dec. 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Thomson Scientific, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE:
TOC; TSX: TOC) and leading provider of information
solutions to the worldwide research and business
communities, has launched its new intellectual property
research and analysis solution, Thomson Innovation(SM) (
http://www.thomsoninnovation.com ). For the first time,
researchers will be able to simultaneously search worldwide
editorially enhanced patent data, Asian patent data
translated into English, scientific literature, and
business and news sources. 

    "The global intellectual property market is
changing rapidly, and organizations need to be aware of
changes in the evolving landscape, such as the
proliferation of patenting activity in Asia," said
David Brown, Executive Vice President, Corporate Markets,
Thomson Scientific. "It's more critical than ever for
our customers to have access to the most authoritative
patent data, and to incorporate complementary sources, like
scientific literature, in their intellectual property
research."

    Designed in collaboration with more than 1,800
customers, Thomson Innovation sets a new standard in
intellectual property research and analysis that will help
companies accelerate ideation, improve productivity,
minimize risks and gain a competitive advantage. It
provides:

    -- Comprehensive prior art searching with the ability
to search patents 
       and scientific literature simultaneously 

    -- Expanded Asian patent coverage, including
translations of Japanese 
       full-text and additional editorially enhanced
abstracts of Chinese 
       data 

    -- A fully integrated searchable database combining
Derwent World Patent 
       Index(R) (DWPI(SM)) with full-text patent data to
provide the most 
       comprehensive patent records available

    -- Support of strategic intellectual property decisions
through:
       -- powerful analysis and visualization tools, such
as charting, 
          citation mapping and search result ranking
       -- and, integration of business and news resources 

    -- Enhanced collaboration capabilities, including
customizable folder 
       structures that enable users to organize, annotate,
search and share 
       relevant files 

    Thomson Innovation is being launched in phases, and the
first release is available now and includes global,
full-text patent sources, including Japan. In rapid
succession, it will be followed by the addition of Derwent
World Patents Index, scientific literature, business
information and news. A series of additional enhancements
will be delivered throughout 2008.

    For more information about Thomson Innovation, visit
http://www.thomsoninnovation.com . 

    About The Thomson Corporation

    The Thomson Corporation ( http://www.thomson.com ) is a
global leader in providing essential electronic workflow
solutions to business and professional customers.  With
operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson
provides value-added information, software tools and
applications to professionals in the fields of law, tax,
accounting, financial services, scientific research and
healthcare.  The Corporation's common shares are listed on
the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX:
TOC). 

    Thomson Scientific is a business of The Thomson
Corporation.  Its information solutions assist
professionals at every stage of research and
development-from discovery to analysis to product
development and distribution. Thomson Scientific
information solutions can be found at
scientific.thomson.com.
    For more information, please contact:

     Kevin Bonsor
     Thomson Scientific
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]
SOURCE  Thomson Scientific