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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The European Commission has revised two key licensing-related instruments: the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) and the Technology Transfer Guidelines (TTGs).

In a noteworthy departure from the draft circulated last summer, the final guidelines text stops short of creating an explicit safe harbour for licensing negotiation groups (LNGs), although the Commission appears to be receptive to them. Meanwhile, increased scepticism of patent pools is evident in several changes to provisions setting out their obligations.

Despite the tone of the language, though, the overall effect of the new guidelines is likely to be business more or less as usual: best-in-class patent pools will continue to operate largely as they have done; while, on the other hand, LNGs may find it hard to get off the ground, particularly in the face of open opposition from US regulators.

In other policy news, China’s State Council has promulgated new Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Countering Unjustified Extraterritorial Jurisdiction by Foreign States, which provide Chinese policymakers with a toolkit for countering long-arm court orders. Though primarily addressed at foreign sanctions targeting Chinese companies, observers have highlighted their potential applicability to cross-border patent and rate-setting judgments. Whether they will be used that way in practice remains to be seen.

Elsewhere, Wilus has brought Wi-Fi 6 patent infringement claims against TP-Link in the Eastern District of Texas; and the Sisvel POS licensing programme welcomed three new licensors: BlackBerry, JVCKENWOOD and SK Telecom.

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

Three new licensors have joined the Sisvel POS patent pool: BlackBerry, JVCKENWOOD and SK Telecom. Read more (Sisvel newsroom)

Ericsson has reported SEK 3.1 billion in Q1 licensing revenues, a slight dip as organic growth was offset by unfavourable exchange rate moves. Read more (Ericsson Investor Relations). See also IAM 🔒

Chinese smartphone company Transsion increased its provision for patent royalties at the end of 2025 amid multiple ongoing SEP licensing disputes. Read more (IAM) 🔒

Via LA has announced Sony as a new licensor and licensee under its Qi wireless patent pool. Read more (ip fray)

Heavy-duty truck maker PACCAR has resolved disputes with two Avanci licensors just before a trial in Munich was scheduled to begin. Read more (ip fray)

Legal

Wilus has accused network gear maker TP-Link of infringing US patents related to Wi-Fi. Read more (ip fray) 🔒

Samsung and Askey have filed responses to a Wilus brief arguing that implementers engaging in bad-faith tactics should not benefit from RAND commitments. Read more (ip fray)

Panasonic has secured a Brazilian preliminary injunction against HMD Global on the basis of AAC patents. Read more (ip fray) 🔒

Interest groups representing big tech implementers and streaming giants have sought leave to intervene in Tesla v InterDigital before the UK Supreme Court. Read more (ip fray)

Policy & Opinion

The European Commission has published updated versions of the TTBER and TTGs. The revisions signal heightened scrutiny of patent pools but stop short of providing a safe harbour for LNGs. Read more (European Commission). See also MLex (1) 🔒, MLex (2) 🔒 and ip fray

A new regulation in China empowers the State Council to prohibit compliance with foreign legal rulings that are deemed to have unjustified extraterritorial reach. Read more (ip fray) 🔒. See also MLex

Antitrust scrutiny from the US Department of Justice is set to hinder the development of LNGs worldwide – at least for the near term. Read more (IAM) 🔒

It is vital that legal practitioners who advise clients on standards-heavy technology portfolios are clear on the FRAND faultlines that are putting the system under strain. Read more (IP Watchdog)

If implementers want to thrive in the current economic climate, it is important that they play their part in shaping standards, says Vestel’s IP head. Read more (ip fray)

Strategy & Analysis

A recently announced collaboration between Sisvel and the World Intellectual Property Organization shines a light on third-party verification of essentiality. Read more (IP Watchdog)

A leading academic journal has published an article co-authored by Sisvel Tech experts explaining their use of AI tools to boost video codec efficiency. Read more (Sisvel Insights)

A new HEVC landscape report from GreyB portrays a fragmented landscape, with multiple pools and bilateral programmes controlling significant numbers of SEPs. Read more (IAM) 🔒

The Dolby v Roku decision from Munich holds lessons for obtaining interim relief in German SEP cases. Read more (IAM) 🔒

Recent statements by the US Department of Justice exhibit a balanced and consistent approach to IP and antitrust. Read more (Wiley)

Unified Patent Court local divisionwin rates are highest in Munich and lowest in Paris, new research has revealed. Read more (Clarivate Intellectual Property)