You're exactly right. Furthermore, Bret Barnhizer made a press release stating that the "company" had filed for the patent, not "himself". I wonder how many investors based their investment on that statement and felt deceived when later it was found that the company never filed anything but instead it was him personally that did? In my book, and any decent human being, that was a blatant lie.

"HUBBARD, OH--MAY 17, 2011--NanoLogix (OTC MARKETS: NNLX), a biotechnology innovator in the rapid detection and identification of live-cell bacteria and microorganisms, announced today its latest innovation for the microbial diagnostic industry, the Flat Pack. THE COMPANY HAS APPLIED FOR A PATENT FOR THIS NEW PACKAGING METHOD TO IMPROVE ON VONVENTIONAL PETRI PACKAGING PRACTICES. The Flat Pack method more effectively protects the quality and integrity of NanoLogix BioNanoPore (BNP) and BioNanoFilter (BNF) Rapid Test Kits during both shipment and long-term storage, for all types of laboratory settings and locations."

Nanologix never applied for this patent as they claimed. It was a blatant lie and last I checked, illegal as all get up for a public company to do. If this company ever starts making money, the lawsuits could be endless.