I don't really think the patent system in the US (in most countries actually) still is applicable in today's world of new inovation and information each second. It still may "work" but the simple fact that it still can be used to even try to damage or "steal" others, proves that it is flawed. I'm not talking just about samsung and apple but about all the ideas that are stolen by big corporations simply because they have more money to spend on lawyers.