Patent Searching on STN

The following information is specific to patent coverage and patent searching in STN®. Resources and materials for general bibliographic and reference searching are also available.

• Guide to STN Patent Databases (PDF)

• CAS Patent Coverage

• Patent Search Fields (PDF)

• Unitary Patent in CAS STNext (PDF)

• FSEARCH for Finding Patent Families (PDF)

• FSORT for Grouping Patent Records into Families (PDF)

• Cited Patent Searching (PDF)

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