According to a new report, Apple has moved some of its patents to the patent-licensing firm Digitude Innovations, which is prompting accusations of the Cupertino giant aiding a so-called “patent troll.” Digitude Innovations filed a suit against a number of tech giants this week including RIM, HTC, LG, Motorola, Samsung, Sony, Amazon, and Nokia. Apple was one of the few companies notably absent from this list.

Further investigation from the folks over at TechCrunch revealed that two of the patents wielded in the lawsuit had belonged to Apple earlier this year. The report noted