How perfectly plotted out does an idea have to be before you

>t. idea man sr

wooow that's definitely impressive and a real thing.

you can patent pretty much anything with enough money

>>3245648
what should I expect to pay if I file it myself?

>>3246345

$5384.65

>>3246417
usd or austr

>>3246345
Depending on how complex it is,5-15k USD

>>3245590
Even if you go open source, you should patent it. Otherwise someone else will take your "open source" idea and patent it under their name.

See: Google. They've done this a billion times and keep getting away with it even after multiple lawsuits.

Seeing as patent law has many complexities, where can I get some information on how the system works before I decide to toss 10k into a patent? Any one stop books? blogs?