I don’t quite get it either – though I am generally not opposed to software patents on complex software, nor for ‘maths patents’ on complex algorithms. It is ju

I don’t quite get it either – though I am generally not opposed to software patents on complex software, nor for ‘maths patents’ on complex algorithms. It is just the trivial ones that get annoying over time… On the other hand, most ‘engineering patents’ were probably also quite trivial during the first few years of the modern patent system – but you don’t necessarily have to repeat mistakes :)