On Mon, 12 Jul 2010, Edward Ned Harvey wrote:
Precisely.
A private license, with support and indemnification from Sun, would
shield Apple from any lawsuit from Netapp.
This sort of statement illustrates a lack of knowledge of how
indemnification and patents work. The patent holder is not compelled
in any way to offer a license for use of the patent. Without a patent
license, shipping products can be stopped dead in their tracks.
Bob
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