Welcome to the latest edition of the Sisvel Insights weekly round-up, aggregating news stories, analyses and data points affecting the SEP world that have caught our eye over the past seven days

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Roku is appealing the recent dismissal of a case asking a US court to set patent pool rates. The US streaming platform had asked a Massachusetts court, among other things, to set a FRAND royalty for the HEVC pool administered by Access Advance. Last month, Judge Richard G Stearns ruled that his court lacked jurisdiction to make such a determination. The decision cited the large number of non-US patents included in the pool and the fact that such an opinion would have no binding effect.

A notice of appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was filed by Roku last week. Meanwhile, the UK Supreme Court will consider the Tesla case, which raises similar questions, next year. This will be a key issue to watch in the SEP world for 2026.

Staying in the video space, several new licensing developments were announced last week. Two Chinese tech giants, Alibaba Group and ZTE, signed up to the Access Advance Video Distribution Pool as patent owners. Meanwhile, VideoLabs announced a syndicated deal spanning 11 new licences.

At Sisvel Insights, we published our latest look at connected device shipments. One of the stronger segments in the last quarter was enterprise networking, where Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 are driving a growing share of deployment. We also congratulated the nine members of the Sisvel team who were recognised as world-leading IP strategists in the latest edition of the IAM Strategy 300.

Please note that inclusion of a piece in the list below does not signify agreement with what is stated in the linked article, just that we believe it is of interest and worth pointing out.

Market

Access Advance announced Alibaba Group and ZTE as new licensors in its Video Distribution Pool, with Alibaba-owned streaming platform Youku added as a licensee. Press Release - Access Advance

VideoLabs said it has completed a syndicated licence deal that resulted in 11 new agreements. Announcement - VideoLabs

Legal

Roku is seeking to revive its bid to have a US district court determine FRAND terms for an HEVC patent pool operated by Access Advance. Roku will fight dismissal of US lawsuit seeking global FRAND terms to HEVC pool | MLex 🔒

Disney has targeted InterDigital with a Delaware antitrust complaint over its patent licensing practices. Disney Accuses InterDigital Of Monopolizing Video Tech - Law360 🔒

Malikie Innovations can access BlackBerry comparable SEP licences for use in lawsuits against Xiaomi in Germany and India, a US court ruled. Malikie uses US discovery to unearth BlackBerry comparable SEP licences for use in Xiaomi spat - IAM 🔒

Policy & Opinion

A planned Licence Negotiation Group in the auto space risks letting big players team up to squeeze innovators, endangering fair and open technology markets. IP Europe - LinkedIn post

Patent hold-up is “a legal Loch Ness Monster that people have never found despite years of searching”. Disney’s antitrust lawsuit raises mostly old arguments - IAM 🔒

Strategy & Analysis

Uncertainty is weighing on consumer electronics sales, but devices that power enterprise Wi-Fi and cellular IoT are enjoying strong growth. Sisvel | Cost concerns weigh on connected device market amid trade uncertainty

Nine members of the Sisvel team were named to the 2025 edition of the IAM Strategy 300: Alexander Debski, Nick Dudziak, Mattia Fogliacco, David Muus, Jukka Nihtilä, Thomas Roessler, Matteo Sabattini, Sven Törringer, and Nick Webb. Sisvel | IAM names nine Sisvel executives among world’s leading IP strategists

Recent PTAB decisions confirm that third-party patent acquirers can rely on the “settled expectations” standard for discretionary denial. It’s settled: US patent buyers will love new PTAB discretionary denial standard - IAM 🔒