It has been over 6 months but a judge has finally given Apple the permission to intervene over the Lodsys case against many iOS developers.

Foss Patents states:

Judge Rodney Gilstrap concluded that Apple was entitled to intervene, and in any event, a permissive intervention (one that the court can allow in its discretion) was also an option.

Check out our original post including why Lodsys is suing here.