Submitter here. The judge in question is Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which is the intermediate appellat

Submitter here. The judge in question is Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which is the intermediate appellate court that hears essentially all appeals in patent cases. The procedural context of the case in question is a bit complicated; nevertheless, the quotation in the submission title may offer some insight into Judge Newman's general view of patents.