Well, if you do get sued and the lawyers on the other side find this post they will ask you under oath which patent the post referred to and then you have the c

Well, if you do get sued and the lawyers on the other side find this post they will ask you under oath which patent the post referred to and then you have the choice of either committing perjury or admitting something that will have negative consequences later on. So it is never a good idea to admit things that are legally damaging for you in public. As a lawyer, even though attorney client communications are privileged, I often make sure that I tell bad news to my clients over the phone only. This is not legal advice, etc.