> point out, making fields -- especially the patent or application
number -- mandatory is unreasonable because the discloser cannot
tell you what they don't know and we should not be doing
anything that discourages such disclosures.
I am far from confident that this ("do not discourage") attitude is the right one to have. The LLC and its counsel should decide if we really want to have people saying "I think this patent reads against RFC xxx"
