An extensive research guide providing information and resources on how to search for, read, and write patents.

For a more information on patent law in Canada, refer to the Canadian Patent Act.

Use "Patent Identifier" in SciFinder-n to access the "Patent Pack" dropdown for your results. This provides annotated versions of each patent, highlighting the important chemistry information. Review how to use Patent Pack to more efficiently search for and read patents within SciFinder-n.

SureChEMBL is a public chemical patent database with an international patent collection provided by IFI Claims. It indexes compounds extracted from the full text, images, and attachments of patent documents from over 90 countries.

The fourth edition guide published by the American Chemical Society providing a condensed overview of patents in chemistry.

Canadian patent records from 1869 and full-text documents from 1920 to the present.

US patents from 1790, full-text available from 1976 to the present.

Espacenet: International patent database.

WIPO is the global forum for intellectual property services, policy, information and cooperation.