Patent information analysis on traditional Chinese medicine for prevention and treatment of COVID-19

ABSTRACT

With the wide application and constantly advancing of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) in the prevention and control of COVID-19, many innovative achievements have been made in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 by TCM. Analyzing the patent information of related innovations timely will not only help researcher to use patent information more quickly to mine and screen more effective drugs, but also help inspiring R&D personnel to strengthen patent protection for innovations. This article is based on Chinese Clinical Guidance for COVID-19 Diagnosis and Treatment (6th edition) published by National Health Commitssion of the People's Republic of China, analyses related patent information on recommended Chinese patent medicines in medical observation period, and basic prescriptions, recommended prescriptions and recommended Chinese patent medicines in clinical treatment period, describes the patent technology roadmap of recommended prescriptions and recommended Chinese patent medicines, analyzes key patent information, and tries to provide useful reference for scientific research of TCM.