You&#x27;ve apparently never met anyone from the patent bar. Their entire purpose nowadays is often to justify monopolies based on nothing more than doing it on a computer. [0] The judges of the CAFC -- the patent court -- make a deliberate effort to pose as innocent fools being astonished by the most basic applications of computers. [1] That&#x27;s the root of the new power of the patent system.<p>Of course, the current subject proves that even legitimate worthwhile research can produce absurd and abusive patents.<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cafc.uscourts.gov&#x2F;sites&#x2F;default&#x2F;files&#x2F;opinions-orders&#x2F;13-1505.Opinion.12-3-2014.1.PDF" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cafc.uscourts.gov&#x2F;sites&#x2F;default&#x2F;files&#x2F;opinions-or...</a><p>[1]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;patentlyo.com&#x2F;patent&#x2F;2015&#x2F;10&#x2F;concentrated-patent-jurisdictions.html#comment-316474" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;patentlyo.com&#x2F;patent&#x2F;2015&#x2F;10&#x2F;concentrated-patent-juri...</a>