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Innovus Librarian

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Elizabeth Moll-Willard
Contact:
Desk 1, Upper Level
Stellenbosch University Library
Private Bag X5036
7599
South Africa
0218084345

Prior art literature review search resources

Comprehensive databases
SCOPUS
SCOPUS provides a comprehensive search across patent organisations as well as subject topics across all publishers

To search Scopus: conduct your search and click on the “Patent results link” above the search document results to focus on patents.
Scopus Tip & Trick: search smarter, find faster / More training material.

SciFinder Scholar 
REGISTER your individual SciFinder account for access (Login problems? contact scifi@cas.org)
Limit to patents: Enter search terms in the query field, select references, and limit to patents in the document type list

EMERALD Insight (including case studies)
Engineering Village (An interdisciplinary engineering and applied science database)
Market research reports databases
Marketline Advantage: accurate and up-to-date research reports on companies, industries and countries across the global market.
Fitch Solutions: provides indispensable insights, robust data, and powerful analytics to help clients navigate credit markets, credit risk, ESG, developed and emerging markets, across industries, sectors, entities and transactions.
EasyData: A comprehensive collection of South African macroeconomic, industry, trade and regional indicators. (Guide)
Gartner: access to Gartner products and services (Guide)
Patent Office search engines:
Search South African Patents
USPTO Full-Text Database
The complete collection of patents filed and approved in the US since 1790. Full-text of the patent is available 1990-present, while historical patents are available as image files
7 Step Search Strategy - (USPTO - PTRC) This is a brief one-page guide to patentability searching on USPTO
Espacenet International Patent Search (European Patent Office)
International patent information from 1836. Includes patents and patent applications, patent family information, and bibliographic records of historical patents.
Canadian Patent Database (CIPO)
Canadian patents, 1869-present. Full-text available 1979-present; historical patents are presented as images.
PatentScope (WIPO)
International patents and patent applications from the World Intellectual Property Organization, updated daily. Includes translation tools.
AusPat - the search system for Australian patents.
Patent search engines:

Octimine​ (limited free access)
Advanced priot art, landscape, FTO & opposition search. Analyse USPTO, EPO, WIPO and more patents

Free Patents Online
An independent and free search engine for patents from the US, WIPO, Japan, and Europe. Includes full-text and diagrams for patents and patent applications.
Google Patents
Google's patent search, collecting patents and patent applications from the patent offices of the US, Europe, Canada, Germany, China, and WIPO
Patents.com
US patent search and directory of patent lawyers. Searching is free, downloading requires registration.
The Lens
The DNA Patent Database searches areas such as genomics, genetics, biotechnology, and other fields. Covers patents from 1971

Finding legislation and judgements

SABINET Legal Platform Daily updates of South African national, provincial and local legislation
South African and international law reports 

Access to PressReader

PressReader provides online access to over 7200 newspapers and magazines.
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