By Steve Scherer ( April 9, 2026, 20:09 GMT | Insight) -- SEP licensing pools continued to gain traction, with agreements spanning WiFi, telecom, home security and automotive technologies. AI companies – including Anthropic, IBM, Meta and Microsoft – formed a licensing “commons” for foundation models to manage legal risk and support innovation.Sisvel standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing pools continued to gather momentum, with Hewlett Packard Enterprise becoming a licensee in its WiFi Multimode pool. Huawei, LG Electronics and Nokia are founding licensors of a new Sisvel pool for Point of Sale 2G to 5G technology, the first of its kind. Nokia launched a new pool for home security systems, with ADT joining, and Chinese carmakers signed licensing agreements with Avanci Vehicle....
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