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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Huawei has become the first major patent holder to publish its bilateral royalty rates for Wi-Fi 7 SEPs, a step towards greater transparency in a critical technology market.

The Chinese telecommunications giant will charge $0.50 per Wi-Fi 7 compliant device, unchanged from the royalty that it set for Wi-Fi 6 products. Of course, Huawei is also a licensor in the Sisvel Wi-Fi Multimode programme, which makes Wi-Fi 6 and 7 patents from 10 leading innovators available at rates ranging from $0.50 to $0.70 (a separate royalty schedule applies to enterprise access points).

In a blog post, the company said that the announcement reaffirms its commitment to transparent and reasonable licensing. It also explained the benefits to industry of pool licensing: streamlined dealmaking, transparent licensing frameworks and lower transaction costs. “Huawei continues to facilitate collaborative licensing models that balance the interests of innovators and implementers,” CIPO Alan Fan said, “further reinforcing its leadership in shaping a transparent and efficient global Wi-Fi licensing environment.”

In other news, Nokia announced a pair of major licensing deals last week. The Finnish company has concluded a cross-licence with Lenovo, covering a range of technologies for a multi-year period. Nokia also signed a deal with Acer, one of three companies it launched legal action against in 2025 for video patent infringement. The final terms of the deal will be determined in arbitration.

Elsewhere, ASUS has been hit with an injunction in China as its SEP dispute with Oppo continues to simmer; and we reported from San Diego on Sisvel founder Roberto Dini’s induction into the IP Hall of Fame.

Please note that the 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 flagging.

Market

Huawei has announced a $0.50 per unit royalty rate for Wi-Fi 7 devices; the company also licenses its Wi-Fi 6 and 7 SEPs through the Sisvel Wi-Fi Multimode programme. Read more (Huawei press release). See also ip fray and IAM 🔒

Nokia and Lenovo have reached a multi-year, multi-technology patent cross-licensing agreement. Read more (Nokia press release). See also ip fray and IAM 🔒

Nokia has granted a licence to Acer covering video technologies, with certain terms to be set in binding arbitration. Read more (ip fray)

Sisvel founder Roberto Dini was officially inducted into the IP Hall of Fame at a ceremony during IPBC Global in San Diego. Read more (Sisvel newsroom)

Via Licensing has appointed Atlassian IP executive Patrick Zhang as vice president of licensing and commercial strategy. Read more (Managing IP) 🔒. See also IAM 🔒

Legal

A court in China has issued an injunction against ASUS over infringement of a fast-charging patent owned by Oppo. Read more (IAM)

InterDigital has secured an 11-country UPC injunction over infringement of an HEVC patent by Disney. Read more (ip fray) 🔒

Toyota is the latest automaker to face Wi-Fi SEP assertions from licensing company Malikie Innovations. Read more (ip fray) 🔒

Policy & Opinion

The IP framework that helped to bring about European leadership in mobile standards is worth defending and strengthening, writes Ericsson’s Patrick Hofkens. Read more (IAM)🔒

Undermining the ability of licensing-based innovators to compete would erode one of the United States’ key strengths. Read more (MLex) 🔒

Strategy & Analysis

Sisvel Tech Wi-Fi experts explain 320 MHz channels and 4096-QAM, two features that help Wi-Fi 7 to deliver higher throughput with greater efficiency. Read more (Sisvel Insights)

There are several distinct pathways to mediation or arbitration of SEP disputes within China’s legal landscape. Read more (ip fray)