« I know, I'll patent "being a trusted middleman to stop people cheating eachother... on a computer". » Somehow I think the possibility of this stopping all so

« I know, I'll patent "being a trusted middleman to stop people cheating eachother... on a computer". » Somehow I think the possibility of this stopping all software patents is a bit exaggerated. And since half the judges disagreed about why these patents were invalid, it sounds like the quoted EFF lawyer is probably right: "No one understands what the hell is or isn't patentable, including the ... federal circuit."