IP: Case coming up in Supreme Court to rule on allowing intangentible ideals to be patented

Principles of patent law require patent applications (ideals) to be original (novel), new, non-obvious and useful (offer actual contribution) to the public and to do no harm. Patent applications in the field of software (algorthms), biotechnology, medical treatments and drugs, etc. have had difficulties being issued and have created inventor's disputes as to 'why not' patent. These disputess have risen up through the Federal District and Supreme Court over the past years. Also, PTO reviews and court rulings judge if new patent application that will not create a restrictive business monopoly and that will not restrict the innovation and discovery process.
Hey, your discussion would be of interest on patenting intangentible ideals that have no identified useful application, but can be and could be applied to future applications. My opinon is: if permitted is too open-ended and will be restrictive to the innovation and discovery process and could be restrictive to business development of new products. Example, is if allowing patents of scientific discovery, abstract thought, and theory (speculation).
Your comments and other IP discussion are requested.