Study Of A Few Problems In The Protection Of Patent For Traditional Chinese Medicine

The paper aimed at discussing the problems existing in protecting the patent rights of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and reviewing the previous useful investigation in this field. TCM is one of the most precious assets of the Chinese nation. And TCM industry is an important part of China's economy. With the development of TCM, how to protect its intellectual property rights becomes more and more important. Because of the increasing international effects of TCM, many countries speed up in their study and investigation towards TCM. But today, compared with some developed countries, China paid inadequate attentions to the protection of the intellectual property rights of TCM. In fact, due to a weak protection system, a great deal of intellectual property rights of TCM had been grabbed by other countries. Fortunately, The TCM industry has recognized the importance of protection of the intellectual property.Our current medical and healthcare system is a binary mode with TCM and Modern medicine, in which TCM and Modern medicine are of equal importance. But in the existing legal system of China, patents can be very effective in the protection of Modern medicine innovation, but the innovation of TCM cannot be...