Патенты в области медицины и фармацевтики

The patent provides exclusive rights to implement medical technology in any form.

Patenting protects against copying drugs and releasing cheaper analogs to the market, guaranteeing profit and sustainable development of the pharmaceutical business

PATENTING OF MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS AND COMPOSITIONS:

With the help of a patent, it is possible to protect drugs and formulations used for treatment, diagnosis, prevention, or medical manipulation. In this case, the object will be the substance.

To obtain a patent, it is necessary to indicate the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of all components of the drug. Therefore, even if the substances included in the composition are already known or were previously patented, your composition and the quantitative ratio of substances in it will be protected by a patent!

PATENTING OF TREATMENT METHODS:

Methods of medical manipulations in Russian legislation are equated to inventions, and you can patent your method of treatment, prevention, diagnosis and research. In this case, the object is the method.


Important!

There are a number of restrictions on the patenting of medical techniques.

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APPLICATION OF SUBSTANCES FOR A NEW PURPOSE:

Such cases in the field of medicine and pharmacology are common. For example, Coca-Cola was created in the late 19th century as a cough medicine, and recently the antimalarial drug has been proven to be effective for treating Covid-19. If in your practice you have also discovered a new area of application of known and already patented drugs, you can protect it with a patent.

New purpose or application for an already known substance patented as a separate invention!

PATENTING OF MEDICAL DEVICES:

If you have designed or developed a structural design of a medical device, instrument, device, patent it as an invention or utility model. In this case, the object is the device.


It will have:

In this way, patent law fully protects your invention!

PATENTING DESIGN SOLUTIONS IN THE FIELD OF MEDICINE:

The appearance of medical devices and drugs, packaging design, corporate identity, colors and arrangement of elements - all this determines the recognition of products on the market and in the professional community. If your design gets copied, it will have an impact on both sales and reputation. Protect yourself!

The design solution and aesthetic features of products and packaging in the field of medicine are patented as an industrial design.

REQUIREMENTS FOR PATENTED OBJECTS IN THE FIELD OF MEDICINE:

It is possible to protect medical developments and devices with a patent if they meet the criteria of patentability.


For the industrial model, these are:


For inventions, including methods, substances, devices:


For design solutions:

Timely and complete patenting is the backbone of the pharmaceutical business

PATENTING OF SUBSTANCES:

Research and development of active ingredients account for the lion's share of the costs of pharmaceutical companies. If an unscrupulous competitor takes advantage of the fruits of other people's research, he will be able to release a much cheaper generic to the market. Patenting is the only effective way to protect your designs and commercial interests.

The object of patenting in this case is the substance that is part of the drug.

PATENTING OF THE CHEMICAL FORMULA:

The patenting of the chemical formula completely protects the drug from copying. In this case, it is possible to patent the formula, even if all the substances included in the composition are already known. IPS experts will give you comprehensive advice on the possibilities of patent protection of chemical formulas in your case.

In this case, the combination and quantitative ratio of substances in the composition of the preparation are patented.

PATENTING A METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SUBSTANCE:

The method of obtaining is also subject to patent law and can be assigned to your company.

The criteria for patentability, if the object is a method, are novelty, industrial applicability and technical result.

TRADEMARK PATENTING IN THE FIELD OF PHARMACOLOGY:

A trademark is a business asset and needs to be protected from complete copying or borrowing of elements.

The use of your trademark by other companies for other drugs provokes not only financial losses, but also huge reputational risks. We will provide you with reliable protection!

DISPUTING A PATENT:

There is a practice of challenging patents in pharmacology. If you believe that your developments, substances, methods of their preparation or trademarks have been patented by other companies, contact IPS!

We will check all the possibilities for challenging patents, collect the required package of documents and represent your interests.