Research On Patentability Of Invention Of Medical Use

At the age of knowledge economy, the protection for intellectual property is important for various fields. In recent years, the protection for intellectual property related to drugs is one of the problems disputed with the development of pharmacy industry. The protection for medical application inventions presents complicated trend. The article mainly used the method of comparing the patent practice of U.S.A, Europe, Japan and China, discussing patentable themes and patentable conditions about medical use inventions. In this way, the article gave the suggestions about the protection for medical use inventions.There are three chapters in the article. Chapter 1 is the summary of medical use inventions. It mainly introduced the concept, types, writing methods for claims, and relations and difference. Chapter 2 discussed patentable subjects. There are two sections. Section 1 is about patentable problems about diagnosis and treatment for diseases. Section 2 is about patentable problems about medical use of substance.Chapter 3 discussed substantial conditions for gaining patent protection. There are four sections in this chapter. It discussed judgement problems about practical application, novelty and inventiveness for medical use inventions. Finally, it gave the suggestions with the situation of our country.The article gave the conclusions, that is , the provisions about medical use inventions in patent law, implement rules and examination guidelines...