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Chemistry: Patent searching

A guide to online and print resources in chemistry.

What are Patents?

What is the difference between a patent and a trademark or copyright? Here is an explanation from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Chemical Patents

A concise and useful guide, specifically geared to chemical patent searching, was originally created by Gary Wiggins, an expert in chemical information at Indiana University. It is now part of a Wikibooks.

Patent Databases

SciFinder-n (CAS)
Primarily for journal literature searching, it also includes patents and can link directly to the full text of U.S. patents. Use the limit feature and narrow your search to Patents only. One-time registration required.

U.S. Patent database
A complete search of United States Patent and Trademark Office patents. Includes images and the full text of patents.
Esp@cenet
Europe's network of patent databases
PatentScope
The World Intellectual Property Organization's international patent search.

Last Updated: Jul 2, 2020 5:18 PM
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