The patent system does need a serious overhaul. Patenting processes, like Amazon's "One-click" checkout, is just insane. This part of the statement clearly shows how ludicrous the system is: "natural ways of interacting with devices..." It says, "natural ways," not "innovative" or "unique." It's as crazy as genetic patents for natural plants given to seed and fertilizer companies. These aren't for plants/seeds that they've genetically engineered or selectively grown, but plants found in the wild or used in 3rd world countries. And, it's not just plants anymore, they're patenting entire animal and human genomes. I'm a programmer and I'm all for copyrights and even patents of innovative processes, programs, and systems.But, processes that are obvious shouldn't be patentable. If someone takes a common loop or entire procedure out of my program and uses it, that should be fine. Now, if he uses an innovative procedure, or huge chunks of my program that I worked hard to design, then I should have recourse to sue. These companies are suing for the most inane things.