MERGED MARKUSH SERVICE
Derwent and INPI (the French Patent Office) have collaborated to produce an exclusive searchable patent information resource for the pharmaceutical and chemical industry. The Merged Markush Service is the first product of this collaboration, providing a joint file which combines the existing MPHARM and World Patents Index Markush (WPIM) files on Markush DARC. This enables precise, comprehensive retrieval within the online text-based files — PHARMSEARCH and Derwent World Patents Index.
Features
- A single database for incorporating the added-value chemical patent structure indexing produced by Derwent and INPI (originally separately available in WPIM and MPHARM)
- Ongoing coverage to be supplemented by a substantially-enhanced backfile (20 years) within two years
- Major country coverage
| Country | Date | Subject Area |
|---|---|---|
| France | 1985 to date plus complete series French Medical Patents (BSM: 1961 to 1978) |
Pharmaceuticals |
| 1987 | General Chemicals | |
| United States, EP, WO | 1985 1987 |
Pharmaceuticals General Chemicals |
| GB, DE and other countries | 1987 | Pharmaceuticals and General Chemicals |
- Reduced search costs, as it is now only necessary to search one file
- Upgraded search capabilities combining the best search options previously only available in the individual files
- Released in parallel with improved search capabilities on Markush DARC for more effective retrieval
- Easy transfer of search results to Derwent World Patents Index and PharmSearch files