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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There was major market news this week with the announcement that Eeva Hakoranta has left her position as Chief Licensing Officer at InterDigital. She is to be replaced on an interim basis by Julia Mattis. First at Nokia and for the last few years at the US R&D and licensing business, Hakoranta has established herself as one of the patent dealmaking world’s absolute superstars, as well as a staunch defender of the FRAND/SEP system. It will be fascinating to see what she does next when she has pretty much done it all already.  

Elsewhere, Wilus announced that it had agreed an amicable bilateral deal with Lenovo that gives the Chinese company access to its portfolio of Wi-Fi 6 SEPs. Reports also emerged that US IP royalties could be targeted by China as part of the escalating trade war between the two countries. In Europe, meanwhile, a Polish government minister told the European Parliament that EU member states were ready to resume discussions on the EU SEP regulation, despite the Commission having stated it intends to withdraw the proposed legislation.   

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  

InterDigital chief licensing officer Eeva Hakoranta has stepped down, the company said. Julia Mattis has replaced her on an interim basis. InterDigital - Press Release 

Lenovo took a licence to Wi-Fi patents owned by Wilus in an amicable bilateral deal facilitated by Sisvel. Press Release - Wilus | Analysis - IAM 🔒 

HP Inc agreed to a multi-year licence covering InterDigital’s Wi-Fi and video coding portfolios. InterDigital - Press Release 

JLR became a licensee of the Avanci 5G Vehicle programme, while Ericsson signed up to Avanci Video as a licensor. JLR announcement | Ericsson announcement  

Legal 

A WTO panel has ruled on the EU’s 2022 complaint over Chinese anti-suit injunctions. The decision is being kept under seal pending a European appeal, suggesting an outcome favourable to China. BREAKING: The EU has apparently LOST the WTO proceedings against China over its SEP case law – ip fray 

Huawei brought a new SEP case against MediaTek at the UPC. Huawei takes MediaTek fight to the UPC as pan-EU court becomes SEP battle go-to - IAM 🔒 

An antitrust probe initiated in Brazil as part of the Ericsson-Lenovo dispute will continue despite the two companies’ decision to settle. Motorola-Ericsson patent settlement does not mean no antitrust probe in Brazil | MLex 🔒 

Policy & Opinion 

EU member states are ready to resume work on the SEP regulation, a Polish minister has told the European Parliament. EU countries ‘ready to resume work’ on SEP regulation, says Polish minister | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation 🔒 

As the Trump administration levied huge tariffs on Chinese goods, commentators pointed to US firms’ IP royalties in China as a possible area for countermeasures. Jacob Schindler | LinkedIn post  

C4IP published an agenda for strengthening the US IP system. C4IP Sets Out Pro-IP Agenda for Congress and Trump Admin 

Strategy & Analysis 

Sisvel’s Miqdad Hyder Junejo shared 10 takeaways from the workshop that kicked off the 6G era at 3GPP last month in South Korea. Sisvel | The 10 issues shaping 6G standardisation 

There is a danger that the UK courts’ outcome-focused approach to SEP litigation will begin to influence the conduct of SEP licence negotiations. Toshifumi Futamata | LinkedIn 

More companies in the SEP space are seeing binding arbitration as a good way to resolve FRAND-related disputes. Arbitration of SEP Disputes—A Growing Trend? | Mintz 

A recent Philips win in an SEP case in the Delhi High Court aligns with other recent decisions in India and serves as a warning to unwilling licensees. Philips wins big in SEP damages award as Delhi High Court finally ends 13-year battle - IAM