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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Last week, Sisvel announced the launch of our new Wi-Fi Multimode patent pool. This groundbreaking programme provides one-stop access to SEPs owned by a group of global leaders in multigenerational Wi-Fi technology: Huawei, KPN, Mitsubishi Electric, Orange, Panasonic, Philips, SK Telecom, Wilus and ZTE, as well as Sisvel affiliate Aegis 11 SA. Four of the licensors (Huawei, Panasonic, Philips and ZTE) are also licensees. They are joined by Sony Group Corporation, whose early-stage sign-up represents a significant validation of the pool’s proposition.

The Wi-Fi Multimode pool builds on the success of the Sisvel Wi-Fi 6 pool, which, over a three-year period, closed agreements with nearly 40 companies, including Acer, Netgear, Cisco and HP. With Wi-Fi 7 SEPs now added to the mix, the new programme offers an efficient way to access essential Wi-Fi rights for years to come. No wonder Sisvel CEO Mattia Fogliacco predicts an exciting future for the firm in a piece written for Sisvel Insights.

Elsewhere, both Ericsson and Nokia reported major market news. The former announced its annual results, which showed record income from patent licensing activity; and the latter revealed that it has secured its fifth licensee in the Chinese auto industry. In Japan, meanwhile, the Tokyo District Court has published new, plaintiff-friendly guidelines for SEP litigation. However, according to Yoshinori Shimizu, the managing director of Sisvel’s Japanese office, it remains to be seen whether these will turn out to be a gamechanger.

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

Sisvel has announced the launch of its Wi-Fi Multimode programme, offering a licence to Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7 patents held by 10 patent owners. Sony was revealed as a licensee. Read more (Sisvel Wi-Fi Multimode). See also IAM 🔒

Ericsson netted record patent licensing income and recurring annual royalties of $1.4 billion in 2025, according to its recently announced year-end financial results. Read more (Ericsson). See also IAM🔒

Nokia’s chief licensing officer for Wireless Technologies, Susanna Martikainen, has announced that the company has inked a 2G-5G licensing deal with a fifth Chinese automaker. Read more (Nokia blog)

LG Electronics has signed up to the InterDigital-Sony joint licensing programme for digital televisions and computer monitors. Read more (IAM) 🔒

Access Advance enjoyed a bumper final quarter of 2025. Read more (Access Advance press release)

Legal

The Tokyo District Court has issued new SEP litigation guidelines emphasising speed, structure and settlement; but whether they will prove to be a gamechanger remains to be seen. Read more (Sisvel Insights)

The European Commission will present oral arguments as an amicus curiae when Germany’s Federal Court of Justice hears the dispute between VoiceAge EVS and HMD Global next week. Read more (ip fray LinkedIn)

LG Electronics has filed a 4G/5G SEP infringement case against Transsion at the Delhi High Court. Read more (IAM) 🔒

Policy & Opinion

Sisvel CEO Mattia Fogliacco explains why recent changes to the firm’s structure have positioned it for turbocharged success. Read more (Sisvel Insights)

Following a series of changes to the PTAB regime at the US Patent and Trademark Office, IPR filings dropped dramatically in Q4 of 2025. Read more (RPX LinkedIn)

India has become a crucial SEP venue due to its market size and the major commercial impact of an injunction there, says Justice Prathiba Singh. Read more (IAM) 🔒

Strategy & Analysis

A new report from Patently has identified Huawei as the top owner of Wi-Fi 6 patents. Read more (ip fray)

Executives from Amazon and Warner Bros voiced concerns over new patent licensing models for streaming content at a recent LES event. Read more (IAM) 🔒