Current situation and consideration of patent protection in classical representative famous prescriptions in China.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20190629.305
- Author:
Shuai-Mei ZHAO
1
;
Jiang-Xiu SONG
1
;
Mao-Bo DU
2
;
Ya-Nan YUAN
2
Author Information
1. Pharmaceutical and Biological Examination Department,China National Intellectual Property Administration Beijing 100088,China.
2. Institute of Chinese Materia Medica,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijng 100700,China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Classical Representative Famous Prescription;
Guizhi Fuling Pills;
Liuwei Dihuang Pills;
Shengmai Powder;
patent layout
- MeSH:
China;
Drug Combinations;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Patents as Topic
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2019;44(18):4067-4071
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Classical Representative Famous Prescription is the valuable cultural heritage of Chinese medicine. In November 2018,the State Council issued the " Intensive Implementation of the National Intellectual Property Strategy in 2018 to Accelerate the Construction of IP Strong Country",explicitly proposing to strengthen the intellectual property protection of Classical Representative Famous Prescription.How about the current situation of intellectual property protection of lassical Representative Famous Prescription in China? We selected Liuwei Dihuang Pills,Shengmai Powder and Guizhi Fuling Pills( three representative drugs on market) from Chinese Pharmacopoeia2015 Volume I issued by Chinese Pharmacopoeia Commission to analyze their patent layout,reflecting its status quo of patent protection as follows: first,in recent years,the number of related patent applications for Classical Representative Famous Prescriptions has declined,which was positively correlated with the drug registration and approval policies in recent years,but the policy dividend has not been reflected in the patent application,which may be related to the long period of pharmaceutical R&D; secondly,the patent applicant in the field of Chinese medicine is mainly based on individuals,but the applicant of Classical Representative Famous Prescription is mainly of enterprises,and in addition,the company applicants have the highest authorization rate; thirdly,the main technologies are to improve preparation method and the dosage form in the research and development of Classical Representative Famous Prescription,but these two types of authorized patents have much difficulty in further application on the market. Therefore,the innovative entities shall look for a new breakthrough in secondary development and utilization of Classical Representative Famous Prescriptions.
