Well I think you missed what this is all about. Apple has a hard time taking Android down so they are attacking HTC and Samsung indirectly attacking Google. They even joined other companies to buy Nortel Networks patents.
So in fact Apple could be suing for patents they bought without innovating. But ofcourse the same could be said about Google when there bid was accepted.
It's all a stupid game where innovation is the real loser.
I didn't mean to say I had a strong opinion about who was more innovative or whatever. It's just a clever use of language to flip the usual narrative (Android is a cheaper, "open" version of iOS) against them.
So in fact Apple could be suing for patents they bought without innovating. But ofcourse the same could be said about Google when there bid was accepted.
It's all a stupid game where innovation is the real loser.