What is a drug invention patent?

The exclusive right of the new technical scheme proposed by the product, method or its improvement. Generally, there are three conditions for granting invention patent right: ① novelty. That is, before the filing date, no identical invention was published in domestic and foreign publications, used in China or known to the public in other ways, and no identical invention was applied to the Patent Office by others and recorded in the patent application documents published after the filing date. ② Creativity. That is, compared with the prior art before the filing date, the invention has outstanding substantive characteristics and remarkable progress. ③ Practicality. That is, the present invention can be manufactured or used, and can produce positive effects. In China, to apply for a patent right for invention, a request, specification, abstract, patent claim and other documents shall be submitted to the Patent Office. The patent claim shall be based on the specification and explain the scope of patent protection. If a foreign applicant files an application in China within 12 months from the date when he first filed a patent application for the same invention in a foreign country, he can enjoy priority according to the agreement signed between his country and China, the international treaties to which * * * is a party or the principle of mutual recognition of priority, that is, the date when he first filed an application in a foreign country is the filing date. An application for a patent for invention may, within 3 years from the date of filing, request substantive examination of its application at any time. If the Patent Office finds no reason for rejection after substantive examination, it shall make a decision, make an announcement and notify the applicant. The time limit for the applicant to obtain the invention patent right is 15 years, counting from the date of application, and the annual fee will be paid from that year. If the applicant refuses to accept the decision of the Patent Office to reject the application, he may request a reexamination to the Patent Reexamination Board within 3 months. If you are not satisfied, you can also bring a lawsuit to the court within 3 months from the date of receiving the notice. The invention patent right is protected by national laws. For the act of infringing the invention patent without the permission of the patentee, the patentee or interested party may request the patent office to handle it, or directly bring a lawsuit to the court.