Chemical Structure Patent Search

To find patents by chemical structure:

1. Click the Patents tile.
   
   
   

2. Click the Chemical tab.
   
   
   

3. Click Patents under Search for.
   
   
   

4. Draw a new structure or import an existing file.

5. Select whether to search the structure As Drawn or As a Substructure within a molecule.
   
   
   

6. Click the Search button to view the results.
   
   

Note: To conduct a Markush search for patents that contain generic structures that match the structure query, select Markush under Search for.

See Markush Structure Patent Search for more information.

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