The significance of medical intellectual property rights lies in

As one of the most widely used fields of high-tech and information technology, pharmaceutical industry is not only an important industrial pillar in most countries, but also a major field where intangible assets are concentrated. Therefore, all countries in the world attach great importance to the protection of intellectual property rights in the field of medicine. The significance of pharmaceutical intellectual property protection is mainly reflected in the following aspects:

1. Promoting new drug research and development in medical science and technology innovation is a complex system engineering with high investment, high risk, long time and great benefit, which requires a lot of long-term work such as new drug design screening, preclinical research, clinical research, production process optimization, declaration, approval and market development.

2. Promoting the industrialization of medical science and technology Because of the intangible and reproducible characteristics of intellectual property rights, medical science and technology innovation must be transformed into products in time to create wealth and value.

3. Promote international medical exchange and trade. As a large developing country, China has joined the major international conventions for the protection of intellectual property rights, and its legal system for the protection of intellectual property rights is basically perfect.

4. Improve the competitiveness of enterprises. After China's accession to the World Trade Organization, the protection system of pharmaceutical intellectual property rights has become stricter. For a long time, the vast majority of pharmaceutical enterprises in China, which mainly imitate drugs without independent intellectual property rights, are facing a more severe competitive situation.

5. Protecting and developing resources and advantages of traditional Chinese medicine Chinese medicine is a treasure of China traditional culture, a precious scientific and cultural wealth left by our ancestors, and a rich economic wealth.

legal ground

Article 13 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) After the publication of an application for a patent for invention, the applicant may require the entity or individual who exploits the invention to pay an appropriate fee.