Microorganism Patents in China

Welcome to Linda Liu & Partners on air!Today's topic is about “Microorganism Patents in China”The term “microorganism” encompasses entities across the taxonomic classes including bacteria, actinomycetes, fungi, viruses, protozoa, and algae. According to current Chinese patent rules, a microorganism is neither an animal nor a plant.Microorganisms and microbial processes are both patentable subject matter. Microorganism inventions are those relating to the production of a chemical substance (such as antibiotics) or to the decomposition of a substance through application of the microorganism.