LUXEMBOURG - Tuesday, 18. November 2025
(BUSINESS WIRE)--HP
Inc and Sisvel have concluded an agreement for the Palo Alto-based
global technology leader to become a licensee of the Sisvel Wi-Fi 6
patent pool.
The deal follows a mediation process ordered by
Judge Rodney Gilstrap, of the US District Court for the Eastern District
of Texas, as part of patent infringement litigation brought against HP
by Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology, a licensor in the pool.
The
agreement not only ends the Wilus suit, but also actions launched
against HP by other Sisvel Wi-Fi 6 pool licensors, Huawei and Philips.
HP now has one-stop access to approximately 2,000 patents (245 patent
families) recognised to date, through the pool’s process of independent
patent evaluations, as essential to the 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 standard.
Close
to 40 entities license the patents in the Sisvel Wi-Fi 6 patent pool.
In addition to HP Inc, these include other recent additions such as
Cisco, Netgear and Acer.
“We are grateful to HP for the
constructive way in which they engaged in the mediation process and to
mediator Hon. David Folsom for his facilitation,” says Nick Webb,
Sisvel’s Head of Licensing. “All parties worked seriously to find a
solution instead of escalating the dispute. Sisvel is always ready to
help resolve disagreements between parties and to deliver equitable
licensing solutions. We are pleased to have done so in this case.”
Wilus
founder and CEO Jin Sam Kwak says this is an important moment for the
South Korean company, which was founded in 2012: “With the litigation
now behind us and HP joining as another Sisvel Wi-Fi 6 pool licensee, we
are free to focus our efforts on advancing R&D and driving further
innovation in Wi-Fi technologies.”
Steven Geiszler, Huawei’s
Chief US IP Counsel, says the company is “delighted that this agreement
resolves our current dispute with HP”. Huawei is dedicated to making its
cutting-edge Wi-Fi technologies widely adopted for the benefit of
industry and consumers, he explains. “Patent pools like Sisvel’s play a
key role in offering FRAND licences on behalf of innovators to industry
players efficiently, which in turn motivates innovators to re-invest
into inventing more advanced technologies,” Geiszler states.
It
is a view shared by Jako Eleveld, Philips’ Head of IP Licensing.
“Philips is convinced that the Sisvel Wi-Fi 6 patent pool is the right
solution for licensing Wi-Fi 6 technology,” he says. “This is
demonstrated by the numerous Wi-Fi 6 patent licence agreements signed
thus far. The addition of HP in October as the latest licensee marks an
important milestone for the pool.”
About Sisvel
Sisvel is
driven by a belief in the importance of collaboration, ingenuity and
efficiency to bridge the needs of patent owners and those who wish to
access their technologies. In a complex and constantly evolving
marketplace, our guiding principle is to create a level playing field
with the development and implementation of flexible, accessible,
commercialisation solutions.
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