PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, December 3 /PRNewswire/ --

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

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
http://www.scientific.thomson.com.

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