Today it was announced that patent data specialist Minesoft has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2015, for an impressive, sustained growth in International Trade.

Minesoft, headquartered in Richmond-upon-Thames, London, achieved an overall increase of 87% in trade over the last few years. Having first won the prize in 2009Minesoft has continued to grow its international trade ever since. Director Ann Chapman said how delighted they feel to have been awarded the UK’s most prestigious business award for the second time in the company’s history.

“Thanks to the constant innovation and responsiveness of our talented, committed staff as well as the loyalty of our existing customers, we have continued to grow in just about all international markets – despite a tough economic climate – while developing ambitious future services for managing, searching and analysing patent data”.

Recently, millions of Chinese patents in both Chinese and English as well as the advanced Chinese language interfaces were added to flagship product PatBase, the global patent database developed in co-operation with RWS Group PLC. An innovative intellectual property Analytics application has been created by Minesoft, delivering fast, comprehensive landscaping analysis in real-time. “This will help all kinds of organisations to analyse innovation and better inform Research & Development investment decisions”, according to Ann.

Minesoft develops software solutions in the Intellectual Property field, providing international patent databases, competitive intelligence, analytics and customised archive solutions. Global clients include numerous “household names” (corporations and manufacturers across the world), State run Patent Offices and IP Law firms.

Combining their highly-rated specialist expertise and cutting-edge technology with responsive service worldwide, Minesoft’s team of staff develop solutions that help drive innovation forward.