No, it wouldn't. Take the word "patent" out of the picture, and you still have very unethical and possibly illegal behavior. The information shared was confid

No, it wouldn't. Take the word "patent" out of the picture, and you still have very unethical and possibly illegal behavior. The information shared was confidential contracts between Apple and other companies. This information was marked as confidential for Samsung's lawyers only, not for Samsung. Someone gave them to Samsung. This would still happen with just about any business suit that could involve trade secrets.