You’re wrong about what the author meant, but you’re right about patents. Patents are indeed written very carefully to meet the validity requirements but not “l

You’re wrong about what the author meant, but you’re right about patents. Patents are indeed written very carefully to meet the validity requirements but not “leak anything”, because disclosed but unclaimed material is a dedication to the public. Here’s a recent article aimed at patent practitioners about the topic: https://www.finnegan.com/en/insights/blogs/prosecution-first/when-will-they-ever-learn-subject-matter-disclosed-in-the-patent-specification-but-never-claimed-is-dedicated-to-the-public.html https://www.finnegan.com/en/insights/blogs/prosecution-first...