> Making a bun in that shape may not be difficult, but presumably no prior art exists — nobody's ever done it before, at least in public. There should be a dis

> Making a bun in that shape may not be difficult, but presumably no prior art exists — nobody's ever done it before, at least in public. There should be a distinction between "trivial, but no one ever wanted to do it" and "wanted, but no one knew how to do it". There is no remotely rational case that granting a patent in the former situation would ever bring any net value to society to offset the cost. (Even just considering the paperwork involved, never mind the cost in liberty from barring everyone else from doing something this obvious without begging for permission.)