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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Over recent years India has begun to emerge as a significant venue for SEP enforcement actions. That progress is unlikely to be slowed by a decision from the country’s Supreme Court published last week refusing permission for the Indian competition authority to reopen an investigation into allegations that Ericsson charges excessive royalty rates to local implementers. However, whether this is a case specific ruling that hinges on the fact Ericsson had already settled disputes with smartphone manufacturers Micromax, iBall and Intex, or whether it is more generally applicable and so rules out future investigations of SEP holders, is not clear. This is one to keep an eye on.

Elsewhere, Amazon launched suit against InterDigital in the UK, though details of the grounds have yet to become public; while Via’s Qi Wireless pool secured another licensee. There was also a notable IAM opinion piece by Eric Stasik, arguing that regional pool rates may be justified in some situations but that they do not make sense for the auto sector.

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

Korean automotive parts maker BH EVS has signed up to Via Licensing Alliance’s Qi Wireless Power programme as a licensee. Korean auto parts supplier BH EVS joins Via LA’s Qi pool - IAM 🔒

Legal

The Supreme Court of India refused to overturn a lower court decision halting an antitrust investigationof Ericsson’s SEP licensing practices by the Competition Commission of India. SpicyIP | IAM 🔒| ip fray 🔒

Amazon has brought a suit against InterDigital at the High Court in London. The case is listed before the Patents Court, but further details are not yet available. Amazon sues InterDigital in UK - by Michael MA

It has emerged that HMD received an AAC pool licensing offer from Via LAseven years before programme licensor Fraunhofer sued the Finnish smartphone company at the UPC. HMD received AAC license offer from Via more than seven years prior to Fraunhofer’s UPC complaint – ip fray

Policy & Opinion

While the UK government’s SEP consultation has laudable aims and may produce some useful outcomes, its proposals are misguided. The UK government’s SEP consultation has laudable aims but some of its proposals are misguided - IAM 🔒

Delhi High Court Judge Pratibha Singh became the latest senior figure to call for an Indian national patent pool to empower domestic companies. 'Balance' fuels India's patent rise, judge says, calls for national pool | MLex 🔒

Strategy & Analysis

Regional royalty rates may be appropriate for some patent pools but not those covering the auto industry. Are region-based royalty structures the future for patent pools? - IAM 🔒

New research from GreyB on the successor technology to VVC finds Chinese companies building significant portfolios. ByteDance, Tencent early frontrunners in next-gen video technology - IAM 🔒

The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou region is now the world’s top innovation hub, according to the 2025 edition of the WIPO Global Innovation Index. Shenzhen-HK-Guangzhou hotspot tops WIPO global innovation ranking - IAM 🔒