Comment · Mon, November 16, 2015 · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
An Iron Curtain Has Descended Upon Psychopharmacology - blog post about Russian drugs and their lack of research in the US
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Seicair · 3 points
Wow, that is absolutely insane.
Sure, you can take a drug that was mentioned in an overseas journal, and pay at least $100 Million to get it through FDA trials. However, if the author of that journal later wants to come after you, then you at the very least lose your exclusivity to the patent, at worst you lose it altogether.
What if you talk with the author, can you sign a deal? Or is there still a risk because it might've been mentioned in a different journal you've never read?
..Also, if you're working on patenting a compound... It kind sounds like you might be better off just making it and then suing anyone else who does, based on what you've wrote here. Geez.
Excellent post, thank you for the information.
Related to this article (speaking of Russian anxiolytics), do you know anything about emoxypine's mechanism of action, and if tolerance building/dependence is an issue? Or if it's cross-tolerant with phenibut, benzos, etc.? I've read the primary paper on mexidol that always seems to get posted, it's got a lot about the antioxidant effects but I can't quite seem to figure out the mechanism of action for the anxiolytic effects.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
It depends. There are a lot of limitations to it. You have one year from the first public mention of the compound to file a provisional patent. Then you get roughly another year to file your full patent, and decide which countries on the treaty you want to patent them in. You have to do it for each country you want to protect yourself in, and they all have varying rules. If you file an international provisional patent, then you have 30 months to decide which countries to file in, and you are protected during that time. Since it adds to the years you have protection, everyone does it. If someone puts a compound out to the public, but does not file their patent in time, they have no more claim to signing you over the rights at a later date. This is why everyone patents everything. Also, you have to assert control of your patents, or you can lose them. This creates a sue-happy society. It's so messed up.
Emoxypine modulates the GABA system, by increasing the receptors binding affinity. It does not seem to build much tolerance. It's certainly not like a benzo. It is also an antioxidant as well, and improves the permeability of your lipid membranes.