中医药传统知识保护的困境及出路

分析目前中医药所面临的困境及现行知识产权制度对传统知识保护的优缺点，提出充分利用地理标志来保护中医药传统知识可以较好地起到“保护中医中药的国际声誉，提升传统中医药产品的国际竞争力”的论点。文中详述了地理标志保护中医药传统知识的意义及如何申请地理标志、需保护的主体和客体、权利的范围等等，同时也客观指出了地理标志的一些局限性。

The hurdles facing the Protection of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Resolution

Traditional medical knowledge is now acknowledged as a vital part of human cultural heritage which is valuable to the whole world. However, like other traditional knowledge, it faces the problems of misappropriation by the third parties and erosion by globalization and uniform policies. This dissertation will focus on various problems that the traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） has encountered as well as why there is an urgent need to protect it under the framework of intellectual property （IP）.Then it will explain the function of the Geographical Indications （GIs） and why it is appropriate to use them to preserve and maintain the unique characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine. Lastly, it will analyze the related legal factors that should be considered when establishing an effective Geographical Indication system for the protection of Chinese Medicine.