Challenges and patenting strategies for Chinese herbal medicine.docVIP

Wang and Chan Chinese Medicine 2010, 5:24 /content/5/1/24 COMMENTARY Open Access Challenges and patenting strategies for Chinese Commentary herbal medicine Xinsheng Wang1 and Albert Wai-Kit Chan*2 Abstract Patents for Chinese herbal medicines can be difficult to obtain. When the active ingredients of an herbal formula are known, danfang (single herb prescriptions) is better protected with quantified composition claims. When the active ingredients are unknown, product by processing, method of processing, method of administration and new use claims are often powerful tools to distinguish a