Patent hearings begin this week. I hope a point is brought up about Investors. If Alice 101 continues its' tirade on our patent system where does that leave investors. Moving forward, who will put money into projects with the hope of a return that can inevitably lead to less than nothing. Part of our patent system, which isn't part of the patent office but part of the process, is what a company does to fund its' project after the arduous task of acquiring a patent.......seek funding. Money will be hard to come by especially from a bank to move anything forward in a timely manner. Our system if cracked and will surely break if Alice has her way. Nice rabbit hole.....look for the exit sign.