Chemistry: Patent Searching for Chemistry

Top Resources

• SciFinder - Create a personal account for access. 

  Chemical patents worldwide are thoroughly indexed and cross-referenced in Chemical Abstracts. CAS policy is to index the first published patent document (usually a non-U.S. application) in a family. Subsequent equivalent patents and applications are listed in the Patent Family table in the full record. SciFinder links to the indexed full text patent document via USPTO or Espacenet.

• Patent Public Search (USPTO)

• Derwent Innovations Index (at Web of Science) This link opens in a new window

• Espacenet - European Patent Office Search

• Google Patent Search

• The Lens

  The Lens focuses on illuminating what innovation capabilities exist, who and which institutions have them, and how those capabilities fit into the complex jigsaw puzzle of problem solving.

Training on Using Patent Sites

• SciFinder Patent Searching 

• Patent Public Search (USPTO) 

• Derwent Innovations Index (at Web of Science) 

• Espacenet - European Patent Office Search 

  • Pocket Guide

• Google Patent Search Guide

• The Lens