GenomeQuest has expanded its patent database, GQ-Pat Platinum, by adding over 600,000 documents through manual parsing and including sequences from non-ST.25 sources. GQ-Pat Platinum contains over 95 million unique family sequences identified by a Unique Family Sequence ID. It also provides extended legal status information at both the overall and national phase levels, and normalizes assignee and parent company information to clarify ownership. Access to GQ-Pat Platinum is available through an additional paid subscription.