So something that I think the courts have lost sight of is the purported reason for patents in the first place. They exist to encourage innovators to make thei

So something that I think the courts have lost sight of is the purported reason for patents in the first place. They exist to encourage innovators to make their inventions public, so that knowledge will not be lost. With something like 'pinch to zoom,' there is no WAY to benefit from that 'invention' without making it public. Consequently, how the hell is it patentable?