The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family novel Chapter 1370

Dorothy frowned as she asked, "Does your boss have persecutory delusional disorder? It's already the twenty-first century now. The laws on patents are all very strict. As long as your medication has already been patented, there's no need for you to worry that other people will get their hands on your formula and misuse it then."

Liam shook his head and said, "Miss Chan, there is something that you don't know about. In the current pharmaceutical industry, only chemically synthesized drugs can truly be protected by patents. Patents can only be implemented for chemically synthesized drugs.” 6

Dorothy asked, "Chemically synthesized drugs? What d o you mean by that?"

Liam replied, "Chemically synthesized drugs have strict and clear chemical molecular equations and their chemical structures are also very stable. For instance, the specific drug for treating leukemia is Glenin and based on its chemical structure, it is actually imatinib mesylate. It is produced by Novartis, which is a pharmaceutical company based in Switzerland and it is one of the world's best-selling medicines for treating tumors and cancers. As long as Novartis applies for a patent for this chemical equation, then any other company which produces any medicine with the same chemical composition

and structure would be regarded as infringing the patent." 7

After pausing for a moment, Liam continued speaking, "However, Oskian medicines aren't chemically synthesized medication. They contain a lot of different proprietary Oskian medicinal herbs and materials. They are simply matched in specific proportions to achieve the perfect medicinal cure and effect. Albeit being a very effective formula, it is also very difficult to apply for a patent. It would be very difficult for this kind of medicine to be effectively protected by a patent, and it would be even more difficult to sue others for infringement of the patent.” s

"For instance, I believe that everyone knows about Banlangan Granules, right? The main ingredients are just Banlangan and sucrose. How can you possibly apply for a patent for this formula? As long as the formula for this medicine is leaked, then an ordinary person would also be able to make this medication on their own at home as long as they have the correct prescription for the medication. So, pharmaceutical companies cannot possibly bring these people to court, right?" 6

Dorothy replied, "Even if you cannot sue the ordinary people for infringement, you could at least sue the other pharmaceutical companies for infringement then, right?"

Liam shook his head and said, "Miss Chan, you’re underthinking it. First of all, it's really difficult to apply for a patent for this kind of herbs that exist naturally in nature. For instance, almost everyone in Asia uses rice as a staple food. If one day, research shows that rice could be used to treat certain diseases and a pharmaceutical company tries to apply for a patent to use rice, it would be impossible for the International Patent Organization to approve the patent." 6