With too little in the public domain, it is not surprising that many cases fall at the first hurdle for being "frivolous or vexatious".
These hunt scenes are oddly relaxed, even frivolous in a chilly way; the criminals are simply getting down to work.
As one moderator told me:"There seems to be a huge backlash against the Guardian's increasing coverage of feminist issues, from more frivolous pieces (body hair, sunbathing topless, anything to do with Beyoncé) to pieces on domestic violence, FGM etc. WATM (what about the men) is now something we look out for on any piece about women as standard".
The implication is that dressing in a more conventionally feminine way is somehow more frivolous, and can undermine perceptions of a woman's intellectual and professional skills.
It's smaller than that: a seemingly insignificant, frivolous bit of fluff that only those in the know might notice.
The fact that Lahiri is unembarrassed about being frivolous or silly, fashion-obsessed or celeb-stalky is also a huge deal.
"If this sounds a frivolous way to remember a great man, I do not think he would have objected?
But this claim was dismissed by a judge as "frivolous", as the nature of the John Doe suit meant he was never named as a defendant.
Vatan contributor Amir Ali Jahandar predicted that a "harmful agreement" was looming, with the public distracted by presumably more frivolous topics like the recent acid attacks on women in Iran.
Critics such as Médecins Sans Frontières, which sends volunteer doctors and nurses to many poor places, say that America's proposals would hinder countries from using compulsory licences or limiting frivolous patents.
Today, there are additional worries about the damage being done by the flood of frivolous patent suits to innovation and competition.
