When drafting a patent application for a compound portfolio and its therapeutic applications, which tools do you use to check for novelty-destroying prior art and for defining your patent claims? Sure, different databases are available. But which ones help you really to nail down the novelty-destroying prior art in a short time when checking say 500 exemplified compounds in your application draft? How do you make sure that the Markush claim you are going to apply for does not collide with any existing compounds?

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