IPC Definitions - January 01, 2012
A61P - Definition
This subclass covers:
Therapeutic activity of chemical compounds or medicinal preparations.
Relationship between large subject matter areas
For medicinal, dental or cosmetic preparations to be appropriate for this subclass, it must also be appropriate for one of the following: subclasses A61K or C12N, or classes C01C07, and C08.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Preparations brought into direct contact with the skin for affording protection against external influences | A61Q 17/00 |
Special rules of classification
In this subclass, all of the different therapeutic activities stated in the claims or significantly disclosed as examples in the disclosure are classified in all appropriate places.
The classification symbols of this subclass are not listed first when assigned to patent documents.
In this subclass, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
Drug(s) | includes chemical compounds or compositions with therapeutic activity, i.e. having the ability to cause a physiological, pharmacological or biological effect. |