I've argued this before. You failed to highlight the key word "grant". And yes, they got licensing agreements, perhaps for free on an interim basis. How else could they settle without a license, at minimum, being "granted"?
Twisted another way, if there were no dollars (beyond perhaps covering our team's legal expense), that would mean no infringement. No infringement, why the license?
Revisiting a couple of the 20+ "clues", it appears.
JMHO,
SGE