The Delphion Story
In the beginning...
The Intellectual Property Network (as it was then called) was an initiative within IBM. In 1997, in response to the growing needs of individuals, organizations, and governments for more efficient methods of exploring intellectual property information, IBM made the network available to the public via the Internet.

Delphion was spun out of IBM in 2000 and created as a wholly independent entity, incorporating the IBM Intellectual Property Network. Now, with its extensive data coverage — collections from all over the world — and value added functionality, it has evolved into one of the most comprehensive sources for finding and viewing patent information.
Today...
Delphion is a product offering of Thomson Reuters and is one of the world's most popular online destinations for intellectual property and scientific research. Many of the original developers of the IPN are still leading innovation on Delphion today.
The future?
Watch us as we — and the other Thomson companies — continue evolving to fill all of your research needs and lead the way as innovators in the IP research industry.

The Delphion evolution:

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