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Patents

TRY THIS FIRST         SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts)

                                        Indexes patent and patent family references from 50 active

                                        patent-issuing authorities around the world.

                                        SciFinder is available for searching on Chemistry Library

                                        ChemCommons workstations. Ask the Chemistry Librarian about

                                        access off campus.

Free access:

                                        United States Patent and Trademark Office

                                        esp@cenet (via the European Patent Office)

Books on Patents:

                                        Patent fundamentals for scientists and engineers

                                        (ChemStacks T339.G67 2000)

                                        more info

                                        Understanding Chemical Patents: a guide for the inventor

                                        (ChemRef T211.M39 1991)

                                         more info

                                        Patents for Chemists

                                        (ChemStacks T211.G78 1982)

                                        more info