Research and Course Guides: Patent Searching, Advanced: Chemical/Pharmaceutical Patents

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Chemical patent information beginning from 1907. Note: first time users must create an account.

Value-added patent information from Derwent World Patent Index® as well as patent citation information from Patents Citation Index®.

Pat-INFORMED-The Gateway to Medicine Patent Information
Search this database hosted by WIPO simply by entering a medicine’s INN (International Nonproprietary Name) to obtain relevant information about its patent status in a particular country.
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How to Conduct Patent Searches for Medicines
A Step-by-Step Guide from the World Health Organization

The Merck Index by Maryadele J. O'Neil
Call Number: REF RS356 .M524 2006
ISBN: 091191000X

A one-volume encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals. This is a reliable source for patent numbers.
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
ISBN: 047152669X

articles on chemical substances, including their properties, manufacturing, and use
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
ISBN: 9783527306732

search the full text by keywords or phrase
Writing Chemistry Patents and Intellectual Property by Francis J. Waller
ISBN: 9780470497401

A handbook designed to empower inventors to draft their own patent applications in conjunction with an attorney.