I really dont see the confusion with these type of patents, since the USPTO moved to a totally fee based agency (Since 1991--under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1990) they will of course take any and all applications. The more applications they process they more funding they have. They are no longer resposible to the people of the US they are responsible to the people and companies that pay them fees. They take as many applications as they can and let the courts actually do thier job of sorting out if they are even valid.
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I really dont see the confusion with these type of patents, since the USPTO moved to a totally fee based agency (Since 1991--under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1990) they will of course take any and all applications. The more applications they process they more funding they have. They are no longer resposible to the people of the US they are responsible to the people and companies that pay them fees. They take as many applications as they can and let the courts actually do thier job of sorting out if they are even valid.