Applying for a drug patent requires a special procedure. Su Nian specifically asked Carl about this matter. The latter has been running a retail pharmacy for many years and is very experienced in this matter.
According to Carl, there are special agencies that apply for international patents for drugs.
Su Nian can submit the application content, including the name, use, and formula of the drug, to the agency, which will then apply on his behalf.
"This involves patent law and a very complicated search process. If we handle it ourselves, the application will easily be rejected. It is not only troublesome and laborious, but also a waste of application fees." Carl explained in great detail.
"As for the cost, as far as I know it is not very expensive. If you apply under your domestic name, the cost of a sample is about 8,000 yuan. Add the agency fee, 15,000 yuan is enough!" Carl introduced with a smile.
What Karl was talking about was naturally the currency of Country D. Su Nian estimated in her mind that it would take about 120,000 yuan to convert it into her own country's currency. She now had a huge sum of money in her hands, so money was not a problem.
"Mr. Karl, you must have handled similar applications before. Do you have a reliable agency that you can introduce to me?"
Karl nodded with a smile, "Of course, I know the owner of an agency. This agency has been around for a while and is very reliable. The patents for the drugs in my store were all handled through them."
Karl promised to introduce the boss of the agency to Su Nian. After the Chinese medicine beauty treatment ended that day, Karl personally took Su Nian and Chu Beichen to visit the agency.
The boss of the agency is named Joseph, and he is very professional. When he heard that Su Nian was planning to apply for patent protection for some Chinese patent medicine prescriptions, he immediately took out the standard form and pointed out the items on it to Su Nian.
"You need to fill in the main ingredients of the Chinese medicine prescription, the characteristics of the prescription, and the scope of its efficacy and use," Joseph explained in great detail.
Su Nian indicated that he understood.
"Take this form back, fill it out, and then hand it to me. I will handle all subsequent application procedures. However, you have to pay me 40% of the agency fee first, which is about 1,500 yuan for one drug," Joseph said seriously, and was unambiguous when talking about money.
Su Nian already understood the ways of these Country D people, so she smiled and nodded in agreement, "I understand."
Su Nian and Chu Beichen took the forms back to the hotel and began to organize the information overnight.
Based on his recollection, Su Nian recorded all the commonly used and very effective prescription medicines, such as Dingkun Dan, on the form.
The couple worked for several days and compiled a total of 178 prescriptions. Su Nian was not sure whether these prescriptions had been patented by others.
Therefore, she filled out all the information she thought was valuable on the form, preparing to take the initiative and apply for patent protection for 20 years first.
Su Nian and Chu Beichen handed all the forms to Joseph. The number of forms immediately shocked the boss of the agency. "There are so many. Are you sure you want to apply for patents for all of these?"
Su Nian nodded. "These are all traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions from our country. They are all good things. If I don't register them first and protect them, more and more people will definitely discover the value of these prescriptions."
"I can't let the country's wealth flow away like this. My personal power is limited, but I will do my best to protect these prescriptions."
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