专利制度与中药品种保护制度的比较

Comparison Between Protection System for Varieties of Traditional Chinese Medicines and Patent Legal System

专利制度属于民事法律范畴,中药品种保护制度属于市场管理法范畴,两者对中药产品的保护各有侧重与利弊,效力各有强弱,在功能作用上可形成互补。为满足新时期中医药事业发展的要求,中药品种保护制度应立足中医药的传承与创新,扩大保护范围,完善审评模式,规范退出机制,以达到维护中药企业权益,提升中药产品整体质量的目的。

Patent legal system is a part of civil law, while protection system for the varieties of traditional Chinese medicines is involved in the market regulation law. Both of them emphasize on different aspects complementarily in protecting traditional Chinese medicine（TCM） with advantages and disadvantages. To meet the requirements of the development of TCM in the new era, protection scope of the protection system for varieties of traditional Chinese medicines should be promoted, examination system and elimination mechanisms should be improved through the inheritance and innovation of TCM, which may be conducive to protect rights and interests of TCM enterprises and improve the quality of varieties of traditional Chinese medicines.