The prospect of traditional Chinese medicine patent

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The prospect of traditional Chinese medicine
patent

• Background of traditional Chinese medicine
• Current development of traditional Chinese
  medicine
• Patent Applications in China about the
  traditional Chinese medicine
• Criterion of examination in different countries
• Development of traditional Chinese medicine
  patent

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Background of traditional Chinese medicine

• Theory of traditional Chinese medicine
• Raw materials to be used
• Small side effect compared with western medicine

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Current development of traditional Chinese
medicine

• The traditional idea of herbal medicine combined
  with modern science and technology
• Introduction about western advanced devices and
  technique

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Domestic patent applications about traditional
Chinese medicine

• Statistic of applications number

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Patent applications in China about traditional
Chinese medicine

• The number of PCT applications
• Shortage of capital investment
• Level of creativity still in a step of simple
  combination
• Capability of technical innovation

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Criterion of examination among different
countries

• Claim 1 is an independent claim
• Claim 2 refers to Claim 1
• Claim 3 refers to Claim 1or 2
• Claim 4 refers to any one of claims 1-3
• Claim 5 refers to any one of claims 1-4
• Claim 3, claim 4 and claim 5 are multiple claims
  which refer to two or more other claims
• Under the Regulations of the Chinese law, claim 4
  can not cite claim 3, and claim 5 can not cite
  claim 3 or 4

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Criterion of examination among different
countries

• Claim 1 provides a solution
• Claim 2 provides another solution
• Claim 3 provides two solutions
• Claim 4 provides six solutions
• Claim 5 provides twenty four solutions

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Development of traditional Chinese medicine patent

• Strict market admittance system for drugs
• Embarrassment of traditional Chinese medicine
• Obstacle faced when traditional Chinese medicine
  patents go abroad

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• Many thanks to everyone
• Welcome to Beijing and watch the Olympic games on
  8 am, August 8, 2008