World Traditional Medicine Patent Database and its applications

•Bilingual WTMP database and uses explained.•Over 20 patent issuing authorities covered.•Search features include formula similarity and TCM classification.•Key uses: patentability searching and drug discovery highlighted.

World Traditional Medicine Patent Database (WTMPD), a bilingual (Chinese/English) and deep indexed natural/traditional medicine patent database, covers more than 200 k natural/traditional medicine related basic patent records (more than 500 k patent family members) and more than 200 k Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) formulas collected from 20+ countries and 2 international organizations from 1985 to current. WTMPD has been used in patent examination practice within SIPO of China. The database has, for example, enhanced subject search, formula similarity search, chemical structure search, and traditional medicine dictionary search. WTMPD is useful for both patent searching and drug discovery.

Graphical abstractThe WTMPD is composed with one bibliographic file and a few auxiliary files which used to improve the database's searching recall and precision. Patent bibliographic file is a kernel file which covers more than 200 k deep indexed basic patent records in nature/traditional field. The auxiliary files are mainly included: Traditional dictionary, Chemical registration file, and TCM formula file.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide