IP protection of traditional knowledge: A dilemma faced by the Chinese traditional medicine in global competition

Xu, Yue ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6396-2782 and Wang, Yumao 2023. IP protection of traditional knowledge: A dilemma faced by the Chinese traditional medicine in global competition. Prabu, Sakthivel Lakshmana and Umamaheswari, Appavoo, eds. Intellectual Property - Global Perspective Advances and Challenges, IntechOpen, (10.5772/intechopen.1001820)

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Abstract

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) refers to medicine extracted from natural material, such as plants, animals, and minerals. The invention of TCM follows unique principles and methods inherited from ancient China. This chapter discusses a dilemma faced by TCM in global market competition. On one hand, based on the extensive Chinese medicine literature, practices, and therapies, TCM enjoys traditional knowledge-based advantages. On the other hand, in facing underdeveloped intellectual property (IP) protection both at home and abroad, TCM suffers from institutional disadvantages in global competition. It seems difficult for TCM to maintain traditional knowledge-based advantages and to push global integration without IP protection at the same time—a dilemma that needs to be resolved for the development of TCM. Building on a case study of a famous Chinese herbal medicine, Lianhua Qingwen, we explain the nature of the dilemma and provide advice for the future of TCM in global competition.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Business (Including Economics)
Publisher:	IntechOpen
ISBN:	9781837695027
Last Modified:	03 Jun 2025 16:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/178618

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