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Apple licensed iOS scrolling patent to Nokia and IBM, offered license to Samsung | The Verge

Until now, it’s been assumed that Apple’s playing absolute hardball in its various patent lawsuits around the world — that the company has no interest in licensing its patents, especially patents that cover fundamental parts of iOS. Turns out that that’s not entirely true: Apple’s licensed at least one iOS software patent related to scrolling functionality to Nokia and IBM, and offered a license to Samsung during failed settlement negotiations in November 2010.