"One question is where to draw the line. You could think about obviousness. If a business process is truly new and innovative, then it might deserve a patent. If it's not particularly creative, but you're just the first one to think to patent it, then that's probably not going to fly." - Derek Coward from Bookmarklet

Seems like the wrong direction. We should be moving towards having less patents, which are more often than not used to stifle innovation and competition, rather than foster it. - Cristo