Apple to stop patent trolling?

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Court filings related to the proposed settlement do not disclose any dollar figures, and Apple or Google did not reply to a request for comment. But other reports suggest that Apple is not only concluding its patent battle with Google, but also shifting its policies on patent litigation in general.

According to IAM magazine, which covers intellectual property issues, Apple appears to be intent on winding down Rockstar altogether — a dramatic turnabout from 2011, when Apple banded together with four other firms (Microsoft, Blackberry, Ericsson and Sony) to pay $4.5 billion for old Nortel patents and to create Rockstar as a patent troll to attack Google.

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