How to apply for a patent for private homemade drugs

Legal analysis: The application process of private pharmaceutical patent is as follows: 1. Application: the applicant submits the application materials according to the regulations; 2. Acceptance and payment: China National Intellectual Property Administration accepts the application and the parties pay the patent application fee; 3. Preliminary review: China National Intellectual Property Administration will conduct preliminary review after acceptance; 4. Announce in advance: announce immediately after the first trial is passed; 5. Substantive examination: China National Intellectual Property Administration conducts substantive examination according to the requirements of the applicant; 6. Authorized registration: after examination and approval, the invention patent certificate is authorized to be issued, and registration and announcement are made at the same time.

Legal basis: Article 26 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), when applying for a patent for invention or utility model, a request, specification, abstract, patent right and other documents shall be submitted. The request shall specify the name of the invention or utility model, the name of the inventor, the name and address of the applicant and other matters. The specification shall give a clear and complete description of the invention or utility model, which shall be subject to the realization of the technical personnel in the technical field; Attached drawings shall be attached when necessary. The technical points of the invention or utility model shall be briefly explained. The patent claim shall be based on the specification, and clearly and briefly define the scope of patent protection. For inventions that rely on genetic resources, the applicant shall state the direct source and original source of genetic resources in the patent application documents; If the applicant cannot explain the original source, it shall explain the reasons.