Context: Projected to be worth over $11.4 billion by 2031 (January 2025 IndustryArc report), the Qi wireless market is seeing significant momentum, with a number of lawsuits emerging, including in the Unified Patent Court (September 13, 2024 ip fray article), and the launch of a patent pool (Via Licensing Alliance’s Qi-related standard-essential patent (SEP) pool). That program includes patents from several major patentees, including Philips, Bosch, Panasonic, General Electric, ConvenientPower, and WiTricity, with a share of over 50% of the Qi wireless charging patent space. Its latest licensors included LG Electronics (which also joined as a licensee: May 28, 2025 ip fray article) and Intellectual Discovery (November 3, 2025 ip fray article), while Korean automotive supplier BH EVS also joined as a licensee (September 4, 2025 ip fray article).
What’s new: Via today announced that Chinese smart automotive companies Huizhou Longcheer Automotive Electronics (Longcheer) and Huizhou Desay SV Automotive (Desay SV) have joined its Qi Wireless Power patent pool as licensees.
Direct impact and wider ramifications: The addition of these two new licensees builds on the pool’s recent momentum, particularly across the Asia Pacific region. It is also significant because after the addition of BH EVS as a licensee in September bringing the Qi Wireless pool licensing of the global automotive supplier market to 50% – these new licensees surpass that mark.
Based in Shanghai, Longcheer provides full-stack design and manufacturing services for smartphones, personal computing devices, automotive electronics, and emerging consumer electronics products. It has established manufacturing operations in China, Vietnam, and India, with branch offices in the U.S., South Korea, Japan, and elsewhere.
Huizhou-based Desay SV focuses on automotive intelligence, including intelligent cockpit systems, intelligent driving, and connected services. It has institutions in Germany, France, Spain, and Japan, and has developed and mass-produced numerous Qi wireless charging solutions.
In a statement today, Via President Kevin Mack said the pool administrator is “pleased” to welcome the two new licensees to the Qi Wireless pool. He added:
“Their participation underscores the continued growth and global adoption of Qi wireless charging technology across both consumer electronics and automotive applications. By joining the pool, these companies will enjoy the benefits of a collaborative licensing model while supporting a fair and efficient licensing ecosystem for the industry.”
The Via Qi Wireless pool is structured according to the component type (i.e. power accessory, medical device, transmitters, or receivers), meaning royalty rates range from anywhere between $0.20 and $0.85 per unit. There are currently no other programs dedicated to the licensing of Qi SEPs, although Philips has its own Wireless Power Patent Program, which comprises over 1,200 patents, including several Qi-related SEPs.