Whitepaper
Analysis of all the declared SEPs (12000+ 5G patent families) to find out the truly essential patents and who owns them.
Six entities hold 71% of the declared standard essential patents families.
The remaining 29%, are held by approximately 65 entities.
5G technology is going to power 100 billion devices by 2030.
Companies who own 5G SEPs will define how the technology is implemented in industry. Such companies will reap billions of dollars in royalties in the coming 10-20 years.
However, not all of the declared 5G SEPs are ‘truly essential’ to the 5G standard. The critical piece of this jigsaw is: who owns ‘truly essential’ patents to 5G? Owners of the truly essential patents will shape the industry.
And that's where this report comes into the picture.
What’s inside this report?
- Introduction to 5G Standards, governing bodies, and the role of standards in innovation.
- The current state of 5G SEPs and systemic challenges.
- Findings on the top companies and their contribution to essential patents (Analysis of over 12,000 5G patent families)
- Count of declared and true 5G SEPs
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Why we did this analysis?
This preliminary report is the first of a series of collaborations between Amplified and GreyB that aim to bring greater transparency to the landscape of 5G standard essential patents. The data is large, opaque, and highly technical. Our focus will be on making the data involved more accessible and understandable. The issues are nuanced and complicated. We hope that this report and the following reports enable the many stakeholders involved to have more effective discussion and make better decisions.
Who owns true 5G SEPs?
Six companies hold the majority, 71%, of the declared standard essential patents families. The remaining 29%, are held by approximately 65 entities.
This whitepaper will help you find out the top companies who owns maximum Standard Essentials of 5G, their active and yet to be granted patents, and what share (count) of their declared patent are truly essential.
Patents declared to 5G only
While examining the data we found that many patents were declared not only to 5G standards but also to previous standards as well. It is perhaps not surprising to note that companies with more published applications also have a greater number of 5G only declarations.
Who are we?
GreyB is the world’s leading technology research and intelligence company. We perform custom analysis on information including patents, scientific papers, market reports, and news to drive business insights. We innovate and combine machine learning & human intelligence to translate your high value opportunities into a win or help you with efficient risk mitigation in the changing landscape of the industry.
Amplified researches artificial intelligence and natural language processing for dense, complex documents and develops software solutions for technical and intellectual property research. Today's world is plagued by an over-abundance of data which makes it increasingly difficult to make decisions. Our vision is a world where people are empowered people to cut through the noise and make sense of all that information. Our mission is to promote innovation by making related data available, accessible, and understandable at scale.