I often have disagreement with what the Bible states. I have challenged the following verse many times. “No good thing will he withhold from those who walk uprightly” (Psalm 84:11)
There were relationships and or my medical initiatives in years past in which I was positive at the time that God was acting contrary to His Word. He was withholding a good thing. I have lived long enough to learn what happened to those from the broken relationships and have thanked God. I keep learning the principle over and over with my medical ventures. I argued repeatedly He was withholding a good thing. Of course, to no avail. I would check to see that I met the condition of walking uprightly. If I was not, then I would repent and make sure I was qualified. No one, even the Holy Spirit could convince me that a good thing was being withheld. His Word was to the contrary to my experience. As time passed, I learned the ultimate outcome, it was clear God was not withholding any good thing. It was hard to believe at the time.
The most recent disagreement accompanied my application for US patent that protocatechuic acid would treat osteoarthritis. The submitted claims were limited to only osteoarthritis on synovial joints in that there as clear evidence of prior art for treatment of other forms of arthritis; rheumatoid or psoriatic. I had solid supporting evidence from human in vitro testing and animal research. I went through refusal after refusal, each one modifying the claim language hoping for acceptance. The was one prior art from a US patent that was in no way directly related nor ever activated from 26 years ago. The examiner continued to use that patent against my application. I went to Washington D.C with my attorney to meet with the examiner, but to no avail. I wanted to tell her but did not that she was interfering with God’s will in my life. If I had, she would have been sure I was a nut case and exercise her authority to protect society from me.
While that patent was withheld, I had the time to learn what other potential medical applications there could be for protocatechuic acid. There were many. Subsequent study and research led to more than 20 additional valuable medical application patents for protocatechuic acid which I am pursuing translation to clinical medicine.
I continued to petition the US patent office to grant my osteoarthritis patent. I spent lots of money and time. I had my 4th patent attorney and several patent examiners. After 14 years the patent was granted by a subsequent examiner, but not what I had asked, but better.
I had asked only for osteo arthritis limited to synovial joints. The issued claims includes all forms of injury and or disease to any type of joint which if applied for by specific name would not be possible to achieve. This is the exact claim #1 language.
A method for treating or reducing the severity of a joint injury or disease in a mammal comprising: orally administering a composition consisting of protocatechuic acid in a capsule to the mammal, wherein the composition is at least 0.035 mmol protocatechuic acid per kilogram bodyweight of the mammal.
Remember the original claims were limited to osteoarthritis in synovial joints because there as clear evidence of prior art for other forms of arthritis; rheumatoid or psoriatic. The granted patent by its language included any and all “joint injury or disease”. Therefore, all joints, all injuries and all disease are protected by this intellectual property.
Amazing, God was not withholding any good thing. I was granted a patent with the most board claims possible and 20 plus other valuable medical patents I never would have considered if granted the first one in a timely way.
I now have more evidence that His Word is true, and He is not a person that he should lie. By now, you would think I should trust His Word over my experience. I guess that is why the Word says we should “go by faith not by sight”. Also, it says, and I can now confirm “Do not lean on your own understanding.”
