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MEMP EGRMGMT 590:08 - Sustainable Products for Green Energy Transitions

Course Guide for Pratt School of Engineering & The Nicholas School for the Environment students

Databases for Patent Search at Duke University Libraires

Below is a list of relevant research databases through the libraries that can be used to search for patent literature.

Derwent Innovations Index (Web of Science)

  • Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI)

    • Provides access to a curated patent database with editorially curated titles and abstracts.

  • Derwent Patent Citation Index (DPCI):

    • Allows users to search indexes backward and forward patent and literature citations.

  • Full-Text Access:

    • Integration with the full text of patents from various patent authorities, including translations for major authorities such as China, Korea, and Japan.

  • AI-Driven Smart Search: 

    • Offers users the ability to use AI technology to assist with novelty and FTO searches.

** SEARCH TIPS ** Conducting searches in DII

SciFinder

  • Comprehensive Search Options:
    • Allows you to complete comprehensive searches for patents using keywords, substance names, CAS Registry Numbers, patent numbers, or chemical structures.
  • Markush Structure Searches:
    • Supports searching for Markush structures used in patents and is useful to finding patents covering broad chemical variations.
  • PatentPak Integration:
    • Provides full-text access to difficult to find full-text patents.
  • Patent Activity:
    • Allows users to analyze patenting activity in specific fields and can help identify potential collaborators, licensing opportunities, and regions where freedom-to-operate might exist.

** SEARCH TIPS ** Searching in CAS SciFinder