Special feature: Recent Proceedings of Patent Search Technologies and Tools
Comparative Case Studies in Markush Structure Search and Patent Search for Manufacturing Compounds
2022 Volume 72 Issue 7 Pages 263-268
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2022 Volume 72 Issue 7 Pages 263-268
The Japan FARMDOC Association (JFA), a group of persons engaged in patent research at pharmaceutical companies, sets 5-6 research themes every year. In this paper, we introduce the results of two projects, “Markush Structure Study Group” and “Manufacturing Method Study Group”. The Markush Structure Study Group investigated the details of databases available at the time of 2017, and compared the results of several survey cases. At the Manufacturing Method Study Group held in 2021, we studied search method in process patents for small molecules and macrocycles, which have problems in exhaustive search, and obtained useful research know-how. Furthermore, it was shown in various survey cases that PatSnap could complement CAplus, and therefore the research is being continued this year.
