The Ranier NXIVM patents are completely ridiculous, unrelated to their main business activity. Seems like they wanted them so they could say "we have patents."
In the world of intellectual property, there is a name for patents like this. They are called "junk patents."
How NXIVM Used the Strange Power of Patents to Build Its “Sex Cult”
One of Ranier's patents won an award. The EFF [Electronic Frontier Foundation] gives out a 'stupid patent of the month', NXVM is a winner!
Stupid Patent of the Month: Alleged Cult Leader Wants to "Improve Performance"
In the world of intellectual property, there is a name for patents like this. They are called "junk patents."
How NXIVM Used the Strange Power of Patents to Build Its “Sex Cult”
One of Ranier's patents won an award. The EFF [Electronic Frontier Foundation] gives out a 'stupid patent of the month', NXVM is a winner!
Stupid Patent of the Month: Alleged Cult Leader Wants to "Improve Performance"