Chemistry: Patents

This database from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), an agency of the United Nations, is a more user-friendly approach for searching the European Patent Office database.

A searchable database of European and World Wide patents. The following article in the open access journal Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship reviews this database: http://www.istl.org/06-summer/electronic3.html

After you locate a patent in this European Patent Office database, Choose the part of it you want to translate, then select the target language.

A complete guide to patents, trademarks, and copyright. Clicking Patent Search will enable you to search and view the full text of all U.S. patents and patent applications from 1976 to the present. For earlier years you can search and view selected parts of the patents. To view the full-text of patents with their images on this site, you must first download a plug-in. To view the full-text with images in PDF of any US patent, once you have the patent number go to either of the next two sites.

Enter any U.S. patent number and obtain its full-text PDF with images.

Browse United States patents by their classification.

Enter any U.S. patent number and obtain its full-text PDF with images.

A worldwide database of patents offering searching by various aspects.

A searchable database of the more recent U.S., European, and Japanese patents.

Search 35 different categories of chemicals and chemical engineering processes.

In addition to be able to search by keywords, and patent number, structure and substructure searches are also supported.

Click Advanced Search at the bottom of the screen to see options to see the various search options such as structure and substructure searching.

The database of the German Patent and Trademark Office. It's coverage is comparable to that of Espacenet. It has both English and German language interfaces.

The Canadian Patent Database contains patent documents from 1869 to the present time. The patent information consists of patent document images, bibliographic data and patent document text. Click on (i) next to title for more information.

Search this country's patent database. This site is in English with links to some Japanese resources as well.

Patent resources from the American Chemical Society

Produced by the American Chemical Society, this is a downloadable 38 page booklet introducing patents for chemists and chemistry students. An updated version is scheduled to be available at: https://acs-cip.org/resources/#_what-every-chemist-should-know-about-patents

A tutorial providing an overview of patents and patentability requirements.

A basic overview of patent searching with resources and tips.

An article in the open access journal: Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship.

Guide to patents and patent searching from Texas A&M University.

A quick guide from the University of Texas at Austin.

While this introduction to patent searching tools is primarily aimed at librarians, this open-access journal article gives anyone interested in patent information sources a foundation on which to build knowledge and skills in this area.

An explanation of the different parts of a patent.

A brief guide from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office to the necessary steps in patent searching.

This Infographic by Patrick Allan provides an introduction to the first steps of conducting your own search of United States patents.

A series of teaching kits from the European Patent Office providing both an introduction and more advanced aspects to patenting and intellectual rights.

An interactive training course offering everything you need to use Espacenet efficiently: search strategies, power tips, background information and more.

This agency of the United Nations promotes the protection of intellectual property throughout the world through cooperation among states and in collaboration with other international organizations. WIPO has several free publications on many different aspects of the patenting process.

The New York Public Library offers classes and presentations about patents and trademarks, as well as individual consultations about researching patents and trademarks.

The Patent Information Users Group, Inc. (PIUG) – The International Society for Patent Information is a not-for-profit organization for individuals having a professional, scientific or technical interest in patent information. The mission of PIUG is to support, assist, improve and enhance the success of patent information professionals through leadership, education, communication, advocacy and networking. Through this international forum and discussion, we also promote and improve the retrieval, analysis and dissemination of patent information.