Oh, dear, AncientFrogGod, I totally get that. Remdesivir was first patented in 2015. Who else wants in on this action? https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-patent-idUSKBN1ZZ0RL https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-05/china-is-trying-to-patent-gilead-s-experimental-coronavirus-drug  EDIT: Hydroxychloroquine is patented ... but not for the treatment of COVID-19  https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/#query=hydroxychloroquine&tab=patent