Patent application for traditional Chinese medicine secret recipe?

The secret recipe cannot be patented. Patent application needs to disclose the whole production process and materials used, so it can't be called a secret recipe. If you really want to apply, you can entrust a special agency.

Lawyer Tang Xiyou

[Guangzhou-Guangzhou]

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Date of submission: 07-1518:14 If it is a processing method, you cannot apply for a patent. If it can be made into medicine, but it is only a formula of medicine, you can apply for a patent.

Lawyer Niu Jiankui

[Beijing-Beijing]

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Submission time: 07- 15 20:27 Very good technology, so apply. Write claims, specifications and applications, but you can apply for a patent. You have no time, energy or ability. I suggest that you must entrust a professional patent agent, and don't lose too much in order to save agency fees.

Lawyer Huang Lei.

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Submission time: 07-1811:31seems to be better as a trade secret.

Lawyer Sun Xiaomin.

[Changchun-Changchun City]

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Submission time: 07-20 08:49 Since it is a secret recipe, why not keep it as a trade secret? If you apply for a patent, the protection period is only 20 years, and then it will be made public. Moreover, because the patent application itself is at the expense of publicity, it is also costly to prevent others from infringing. It is suggested that if the protection is better, you should not apply for a patent.