“If you disclose your invention publicly and do not file an application within one year, you could be barred from receiving a patent on that exact invention,”

“If you disclose your invention publicly and do not file an application within one year, you could be barred from receiving a patent on that exact invention,” Wasn't this rule retired? I vaguely remember something in this regard. "It's also a game with large capital requirements " True. And many BS patents from big corporations are getting granted because their lawyers fight day and night to have it granted. And many solid patents from single inventors get rejected. The patent examiner is just lazy, likely does not even read your applications and rejects it on grounds that make it obvious that he has neither, read nor understood your applications (dont ask :-) ). While this can be fixed, it leaves your skeptical about the whole system.