argh, it took me a few minutes to find the comment function... anyway.

Please describe the Peer-to-Patent system! as I don't belive in such a thing ;-)

There is at least in Sweden a time for everyone to look at patents and raise their voice about it.
http://www.prv.se/upload/dokument/Patent/Informationsblad/svenskt_patent... Look for "invändningstid". I've never heard of a patent that has been declined because of this, though...