Most people don't realize how bad the patent troll situation is. You can be hit by patent trolls for operating a boring online store with nothing more sophisticated than a shopping cart. Happens all the time. Here's just one example:

http://ia700401.us.archive.org/3/items/gov.uscourts.txed.119...

At least some of those defendants ended up settling and paying off that particular troll by the way. Petmeds is a public company and mentioned that in one of its 10K filings.

The new age of shakedowns!

Considering I've been waiting over 2 years for my patent, it's clear the office and its procedures need a massive overhaul.