Pressure to disclose confidential research findings

What is this about?

A final year PhD is invited for an interview for a position that seems too good to be true. At the interview it becomes clear the chiar of the interview committee has a keen interest in the research findings of the PhD candidates research group, which are under patent, undisclosed and are is currently being submitted for publication . After the interview the chair stresses his interest in the research findings and states he is looking for "team players, willing to share information with department colleagues".