has over 6,000 patents that are kept secret from the public for 
"national security reasons"--this is probably why we still dont have flying cars 
https://sgp.fas.org/othergov/invention/#:~:text=The%20Invention%20Secrecy%20Act%20of,the%20grant%20of%20a%20patent
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Oh look my practice area of patent law.
I know a lot of people think ISA patents are hiding all the secrets to the universe, but they probably are just for munitions. Besides, the really cool government tech wouldn't be patented because then they'd have to have some level of public disclosure. Those secrets stay locked up
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Yeah I assume it's all just formulations for explosives and nuclear-related stuff.
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isnt the whole point that they keep the patent under-wraps/not public/dont actually publish it publicly?
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