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Patents are already supposed to do that. They are required to describe embodiments of the claims, which can be used by anyone to implement the invention. Howeve
by ajnin 8y ago
Patents are already supposed to do that. They are required to describe embodiments of the claims, which can be used by anyone to implement the invention. However they are always redacted in the vaguest, most obscure way possible as to provide the legal protection without the disclosure part. That should be reason to reject any patent application in my opinion, but I'm not a patent examiner.
- oconnor663 8y agoI don't think they use convoluted language to avoid disclosure. I think they use convoluted language to hide the fact that what's being patented totally fails the obviousness test. But I might have a biased sample here :p
- reitanqild 8y agoNot denying what you said but I guess an even bigger reason might be to cover as much ground as possible.
- everybodyknows 8y agoThe legal term is "enablement". Not tested for prior to patent grant: >The PTO does not have laboratories for testing disclosures for enablement https://patentlyo.com/patent/2012/07/prior-art-enablement-burden-on-patent-applicant-to-prove-non-enablement.html https://patentlyo.com/patent/2012/07/prior-art-enablement-bu... https://patentlyo.com/media/docs/2012/07/11-1465.pdf https://patentlyo.com/media/docs/2012/07/11-1465.pdf