Lodsys, Meet The Train!

The Loop: “Thus the technology that is targeted in your notice letters is technology that Apple is expressly licensed under the Lodsys patents to offer to Appleâ€ s App Makers,â€ wrote Sewell. “These licensed products and services enable Appleâ€ s App Makers to communicate with end users through the use of Appleâ€ s own licensed hardware, software, APIs, memory, servers, and interfaces, including Appleâ€ s App Store. Because Apple is licensed under Lodsysâ€ patents to offer such technology to its App Makers, the App Makers are entitled to use this technology free from any infringement claims by Lodsys.â€

Lodsys, say hello to The Train that is Apple.

Apple, thank you!

UPDATE: Full text of Apple telling Lodsys to stick it.