Software is an implementation of an idea, not an idea in itself. Most ideas behind software are extremely commonplace and dull and should never be patented, but because it&#x27;s done in software (or &quot;with computers&quot;), all of a sudden mundane everyday ideas become patentable. Not only are software patents mundane, they&#x27;re painfully obvious ideas. This one is no exception. Hopefully <i>Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank</i> will help curb some of these patent ideas, but without addressing the issuance of such stupid patents at the root, this problem is unfixable.<p>Perhaps the patent office just needs more specialized staff that is both highly technical and legally trained. I&#x27;m not sure, but what I am sure is that I can&#x27;t think of a single, properly patentable piece of software in existence today.