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Re:Full text: Apple Legal's letter to Lodsys by evan_ on Tuesday May 24, 2011 @01:04AM (#2578747)
That the patent exists and was legally acquired is not up for debate.
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Re:Full text: Apple Legal's letter to Lodsys by xsmasher on Tuesday May 24, 2011 @01:40AM (#2578819)
I should have asked: Does Apple's license make it harder for someone else to challenge the patent?

I assumed it would, but if I'm reading MedImmune v. Genentech correctly then it doesn't even make it harder for Apple to challenge.

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Re:Full text: Apple Legal's letter to Lodsys by FlemishBeeCycle on Tuesday May 24, 2011 @05:46AM (#2579261)
No one is questioning the existence of the patent - it's the validity of the patent that's being doubted. Given the current processes followed by the USPTO, existence says _nothing_ for its validity.
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