Re: [DIYbio] patents

Yeah I was aware of patent.google.com for quite some time now. I even referred librarians to it when they can't find patents on SCOPUS or something similar. However I never thought this would be DIYBio's go to tool or best advice on how to formulate the filler patent. USPTO is not as misleading as people can imagine it here either.

On my first attempt at the filler, I even set the guidelines for myself not to look at patents filed before mid 2013.

From what I understand, Your provisional patent exposes your idea to those who may go deeper or broader than what your claims aimed to establish for the actual patent. A good patent lawyer will let you know where you are messing up. That's why one needs a patent lawyer, to establish that no patent troll is sitting on your idea or that you haven't been scooped but with a another mechanism for the same product. To have a patent lawyer sit with your provisional patent draft will still cost you roughly the same as having one sit with a draft of the actual thing. I was given an estimate of ~-$50 from review of actual patent. Now I don't know if that's universal or if I should seek a second opinion. Do patent lawyers come around here?

There is nothing to stop you from filing your provisional patent at time of draft review or proof of principle study. That all depends on how frugal you choose to be with your intellectual property. Once you have uncovered your patent Via USPTO and $5k later, you are left volunrable to other nation's patent laws. NO?

I am sure I can google it but has anyone got good idea on how de novo pathways are patented in EU?

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