[jQuery] Exception errors when using validation rules in 1.3.1

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Basically i'm having issues with the validation rules not working in
1.3.1 i read that some of the issues with value="" was fixed but i
think it could be back again but i'm not sure. i created some jing
videos so you can see it more clearly the exception i'm getting is
this in firebug

[Exception... "'Syntax error, unrecognized expression:
[...@for='license']' when calling method:
[nsIDOMEventListener::handleEvent]" nsresult: "0x8057001e
(NS_ERROR_XPC_JS_THREW_STRING)" location: "<unknown>" data: no]

1.3.1
http://screencast.com/t/8eC3Yfqz

1.2.6 works perfect
http://screencast.com/t/HGieduTD

same code not sure what to say or do can someone help me out?

jquery
        var container = $('div.container');
        $('#addlicense').validate({
                        submitHandler: function() {
                                $.ajax({
                                  type: 'POST',
                                  url: 'process.php?cmd=addlicense',
                                  dataType: 'html',
                                  data: { issuedby: $('#issuedby').val(), 
license: $
('#license').val(), licensenum: $('#licensenum').val(), issueddate: $
('#issueddate').val(), expiredate: $('#expiredate').val(), licenseid: $
('#licenseid').val(), action: $('#action').val(), noexpire: $("input
[name='noexpire']:checked").val() },
                                  success: function(data){
                                    $('#licenseresult').prepend(data);
                                  },
                                  error: function(){
                                    alert("An error has occurred. Please try 
again.");
                                  },
                                  complete: function() {
                                    $('#results').fadeIn('slow');
                                    $('#licensenew').colorBlend([{ fromColor: 
'#F3F3F3', toColor:
'#33CC33', param: 'backgroundColor', cycles: 1 }]);
                                    $("#addlicense").slideUp();
                                    $("#nolicense").hide();
                                    $("#licensectr").show();
                                  }
                                });
                                return false;
                        },
                        onkeyup:false,
                        errorContainer: container,
                        errorLabelContainer: $("ul", container),
                        wrapper: 'li',
                        meta: "validate",
                        rules: {
                                license: {
                                        required: true
                                },
                                licensenum: {
                                        required: true
                                },
                                issuedby: {
                                        required: true
                                },
                                issueddate: {
                                        required: true
                                },
                                expiredate: {
                                        required: {
                                                required: true,
                                                depends: function(element) {
                                                        return 
$("#noexpire:checked")
                                                }
                                        }
                                }
                        },
                        messages: {
                                license: {
                                        required: "License Name Description is 
required"
                                },
                                licensenum: {
                                        required: "License number ID is 
required"
                                },
                                issuedby: {
                                        required: "Issued by is required"
                                },
                                issueddate: {
                                        required: "Date Issued is required"
                                },
                                expiredate: {
                                        required: "Expires On is required"
                                }
                        }
        });