Perspectives on current protection of intellectual property rights for traditional Chinese medicine / 国际药学研究杂志

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), a treasure o f the Chinese nation, is the intellectual essence of Chinese traditional culture. In the 21st Century, TCM industry is one of the most prospective industry. It is quite important to protect the intellectual property rights of TCM and develop the TCM industry for maintaining the heritage of traditional cultural and defending our position as the TCM original country. This paper summarizes the status quo of the protection and the dilemma facing TCM intellectual property protection, and discusses the effective measures with cultural characteristics for intellectual property rights of TCM.