{"title":"The Dilemma and Resolution: The Patentability of Traditional Chinese Medicine","authors":"Xu Xuan, Zhang Xiao-wei","doi":"10.4018/JABIM.2012070101","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Traditional Chinese Medicine (hereafter referred to as TCM) is made by Chinese herbal formulae and includes a ratio of pharmaceutical elements, which contain known health-enhancing functions. The trial process of the invention of TCM requires a lot of creative work and involves some risks. Winning patent protection for TCMs presents technical barriers on the patent examination. To address the problem of patent protection for TCM requires an understanding of history, medicine, pharmaceutical science, and modern drug development. The patentability of TCM may ultimately depend upon the determination of the scope and right contents of TCMs and the creation of a special patent examination system for this purpose.","PeriodicalId":42947,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0000,"publicationDate":"2012-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4018/JABIM.2012070101","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"BUSINESS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Traditional Chinese Medicine (hereafter referred to as TCM) is made by Chinese herbal formulae and includes a ratio of pharmaceutical elements, which contain known health-enhancing functions. The trial process of the invention of TCM requires a lot of creative work and involves some risks. Winning patent protection for TCMs presents technical barriers on the patent examination. To address the problem of patent protection for TCM requires an understanding of history, medicine, pharmaceutical science, and modern drug development. The patentability of TCM may ultimately depend upon the determination of the scope and right contents of TCMs and the creation of a special patent examination system for this purpose.
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The mission of the International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management (IJABIM) is to establish an effective channel of communication between academic and research institutions, policy makers, government agencies, and individuals concerned with the complexities of Asian business, information technologies, sustained development, and globalization. IJABIM promotes and coordinates developments in the field of Asian and Chinese studies, as well as presents strategic roles of IT and management towards sustainable development with emphasis on practical aspects in Asia. It is especifically focused on Central Asia/Himalayan region/Southeast Asia/Far East.
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