Fall 2003 Updated: 30 October 2003
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1. Do a citation search in the Web of Science's Science Citation Index for articles that have cited US patent 4,853,202. (Hint: search by the number as cited work, and do not include commas.)
[1] How many publications cited the patent (i.e., how many answers do you get when the search is run?)?
[2] Obtain a printout of the most recent reference that includes the bibliographic citation, abstract, and cited references.
2. Search the printed Chemical Abstracts patent index for US patent 4,853,202.
[3] What is the CA volume and abstract number?
[4] Who is the patentee?
[5] Who (or what company) is the likely patent assignee?
[6] What other patents are in the patent family with 4,853,202?
[7] In general, if you were searching SciFinder Scholar and knew only the name of the patentee, what type of search would you perform?
[8] What is the title of the patent?
[9] What is the Classification number?
3. Use the esp@cenet site of the European Patent Office to find an entry for this invention.
[10] Obtain a printout of the claims of the claims section of the patent.
4. Use Delphion to find the entry for the patent [You may opt to skip this question if you do not wish to register with Delphion]. [11] Obtain a printout that has "The Delphion Integrated View" of the record. Note the options to Show known family members and Show the patents that reference this one. These and other options are only available to Delphion paying subscribers. 5. Use SciFinder Scholar to find a patent dealing with the use of the S enantiomer of Prozac to treat memory disorders.[12] Print out the full record for your answer.
6. Use SciFinder Scholar to find patents for the preparation of Prozac that were abstracted by Chemical Abstracts in 1997.
[13] How many did you find?
[14] What company is likely to be the patent assignee for the patents you found?