Patent

Commercialization to Lead Academic Patents

New rules drawn up to ensure inventions and discoveries not wasted and quality kept highChina has introduced new measures to ensure the value of academic patents and spur the transfer of inventions from universities to the marketplace.Some universities are focusing too much on the number of patents

TCM Collaboration to Other Countries Offered

China is willing to collaborate with other countries to tap the potential of traditional Chinese medicine in fighting the novel coronavirus and offer assistance on that front, Yu Yanhong, a top official with the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said on March 23.China has made pu

Shandong University Team Creates New ECMO Machine

A team in Shandong University has recently developed an Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation machine at a lower cost than foreign brands that is expected to move into mass production amid the country's efforts in fighting novel coronavirus pneumonia, according to the university.The new ECMO mach

Is There a Conflict between Drug Patents and Public Health?

The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused consternation not only in China but also among the international community. As combating the virus has entered a critical phase, the public’s primary attention goes to how to treat and cure those infected. Undoubtedly, antiviral medicine is of great significance t

Singaporean Nominated as IP Body Chief

The Coordination Committee of the World Intellectual Property Organization has nominated Daren Tang, the chief of Singapore's Intellectual Property Office, as WIPO's next director-general.Tang was nominated on Wednesday, March 4, after he defeated China's candidate Wang Binying, who is n