Patent pool operator Sisvel said Tuesday it has inked a Wi-Fi 6 licensing deal with Acer, ending all patent litigation between Acer and Sisvel's pool members. With Acer's joining, the pool, which covers more than 200 patent families essential to the 802.11ax standard, now has over 20 licensees. Giorgia Varvelli, program manager for the Sisvel Wi-Fi 6 pool, says, "The patent owners in our Wi-Fi 6 program… have chosen to participate in the pool because they share a belief in transparent, efficient licensing options that power innovation. The agreement with Acer, a major global vendor of Wi-Fi enabled products, as well as an experienced licensing market participant, is a strong validation of the Wi-Fi 6 patent pool's value proposition." Previously, Acer was locked in several patent disputes with Sisvel pool members including Wilus and Philips. Now that Acer has taken a license, all pending litigation will come to an end.

Source: CIP Today