Month: October 2026
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Access Advance strengthens Asia presence with executive IP licensing hires in China, Taiwan
Simon Zhao, formerly at Nokia, and Matt Chen, formerly at Tencent, have joined the Access Advance team, after the patent pool administrator also saw several new Chinese licensors and licensees join its programs this year.
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Huawei, Qualcomm sign broad, multi-year patent cross-licensing agreement
The deal covers a range of technology fields, including 5G, compute, AI, and networking, and Qualcomm’s purchase of certain Huawei U.S. patents in the areas of compute, AI, networking, and other technologies.
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UPC Roundup (1 week): CoA on preserving conditional revocation counterclaims; new judge for CD Paris; and more
This is a summary of developments in and around the UPC in the calendar week of September 28, 2026.
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Opinion: China’s role in the future of global SEP licensing
In this guest contribution, Via Licensing Alliance’s President Kevin Mack reflects on his last visit to China, and the evolution of patent licensing he has witnessed there.
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Dolby, MediaTek bought 40% of video codec patent families that changed hands in the U.S. over six months: USPTO records analysis
A review of recent USPTO assignment records shows Alibaba, LG, and OP Solutions selling video codec patents while Dolby, MediaTek, and licensing entities bought, in some cases, expired patents.
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Tesla ‘Sun factory’ apparently at heart of U.S.-Chinese semiconductor technology patent infringement dispute
New York-based Linton Crystal Technologies has sued China’s Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical & Electrical Co. over the infringement of seed-lifting technology patents, after the latter reportedly won a bid to supply Tesla with 210mm monocrystalline pullers for its $10.1 billion “Project Crystal Sun” factory.
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Federal Circuit distinguishes impossibility from indefiniteness, affirms Samsung invalidity win on enablement grounds
The Federal Circuit upheld Samsung’s invalidity win, but shifted the basis from indefiniteness to lack of enablement.
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Volvo Cars is the latest licensee to Avanci’s Wi-Fi 6 Vehicles program, with more to be revealed soon
Avanci unveiled General Motors and Ford as licensees to the program earlier this month.