Obviousness is actually an interesting issue because it's dependent on context and context is moving pretty fast now. A lot of web inventing/entrepreneurship is

Obviousness is actually an interesting issue because it's dependent on context and context is moving pretty fast now. A lot of web inventing/entrepreneurship is as much predicting as it is inventing. Some of the great ideas will become obvious later. That doesn't mean they're not valid & creative ideas. Generally describing patents as creative works is problematic. In some cases they are like literature or music. In lots of other cases they are more like scientific discoveries. Out there waiting to be uncovered.