Access Advance strengthens Asia presence; Huawei-Qualcomm license deal; UPC Roundup

1) Free: 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.

2) Free: 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.

3) Premium: 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.