The Commercialization of Pharmaceutical Patents in China

Asian Commercial, Financial and Economic Law and Policy series

James Hou, China Intellectual Property Information and Consulting Co. (CIPIC)

Presenting detailed analysis of the industrialization of pharmaceutical patents in China, this timely book explores a range of related topics including a comparison of the ideal and existing state of the pharmaceutical market and patent industrialization. It argues that the core purpose of the industrialization of pharmaceutical patents is to promote the development of the local pharmaceutical industry whilst also protecting society’s right to safe and effective medication.