摘 要：随着知识产权意识的加强，药物专利的申请和保护已经成为新药研发单位和药物生产企业在激烈的市场竞争中的重要战略。根据《中国专利法》的有关规定，介绍药物专利的类型、药物专利申请的授权条件、药物专利申请文件的撰写和提交、药物专利申请的审查等有关内容，重点介绍药物专利申请文件的撰写、药物专利申请和审查方面的基础知识和应注意的主要问题，供有关人员参考。

Abstract: With the strengthening of the awareness of intellectual property rights，it has become a very important strategy for new drug research institutes and pharmaceutical enterprises to apply for drug patents in order to take their place in the competitive market．With reference to China Patent Law，this article makes an introduction about drug patent，including the category，the requirements for the grant，skills in the writing and submission of the application，and the examination of drug patent．Emphasis is paid on the writing and submission of the application，basic knowledge and problems in the application and examination of drug patent application，so as to provide reference for concerned people．