> "We had a limited amount of materials to pick from," Smith says. "I can’t say what they are, but we’ve patented the hell out of it."
Wait wait wait, someone needs to explain to them what the intent of a patent actually is.
Wait wait wait, someone needs to explain to them what the intent of a patent actually is.
Take X, Do Y, Add special sauce Z. We have patented this method biatches, no touchies.
It's to encourage the sharing of techniques!
The spokesman is under no obligation, legal or otherwise, to make this easier than necessary. That is how the game is played. Nor is he a lawyer, or foolish enough to issue an off-the-cuff statement that undercuts the work of the actual team that has crafted the wording of the patents.
I was trying to address kondro's obvious confusion about mikeknoop's point, not pass judgement on anyone in the article.