"It doesn't really reserve your right to file a patent (because that's basically gone once you publish something in most cases)" This is also how I thought it

"It doesn't really reserve your right to file a patent (because that's basically gone once you publish something in most cases)" This is also how I thought it works. " but it doesn't imply a license to patents you do hold when publishing." So since I do not hold any patents, stating just this, could be enough? That stuff gives you a headache