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		Cushman on Aug 9, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple to Lodsys: you'll have to go through us to s... Even if it weren't a term of their protection agreement with IV, it's not so surprising Apple isn't questioning the validity of the patents. Apple already pays for it, so if they get their protection extended to iOS developers, invalidating the patents would only be bad for Apple.

revscat on Aug 9, 2011 [–]

I think it's more likely that as a part of the licensing agreement Apple agreed to not challenge the validity of the patents. This is not uncommon.

Cushman on Aug 9, 2011 | [–]

That's what I mean by "protection." I did read the article.

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