Glad to see your edit. They also point out the theoretical backing for patents not having this functionality: if a trade secret is expected to stay a secret lon

Glad to see your edit. They also point out the theoretical backing for patents not having this functionality: if a trade secret is expected to stay a secret longer than a patent lasts, companies don't file patents (why would they?) They themselves admit some holes here, but cite a general consensus that patents fail to act this way, both empirically and theoretically, in most cases.