I think the thing you might be grappling with is that when it comes to software, they seem to have allowed the patenting of the implications of inventions, rath

I think the thing you might be grappling with is that when it comes to software, they seem to have allowed the patenting of the implications of inventions, rather than the inventions themselves. Instead of patents on cars, they've allowed people to patent the idea of driving cars to particular destinations.