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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)
Understanding Chemical Patents: a guide for the inventor
(ChemRef T211.M39 1991)
Patents for Chemists
(ChemStacks T211.G78 1982)