4,000 Wi-Fi 7 patents walk into a bar… only 47% were essential
September 30, 2025
Over 4,000 patents found relevant to Wi-Fi 7. Yet only an average of 47% are truly SEPs
That means some licensing demands include patents that aren’t truly essential to the standard.
This creates a nightmare for licensing negotiations – how do you assess fair FRAND rates when you can’t tell which patents actually control the technology? Without clear essentiality guidance, every licensing discussion becomes a guessing game.
My teammates hosted a webinar to tackle exactly this challenge on September 30th, 12 PM ET. https://info.greyb.com/wi-fi-7-sep-licensing-webinar
It covered:
- Untapped opportunities for strategic filing or smart acquisitions, based on analysis of 4,000+ patents
- Where you stand in Wi-Fi 7 patents space and how to turn that knowledge into licensing leverage
- Which high-value patents can be acquired, or at least should be on your licensing radar
- Core technologies in Wi-Fi 7 where most SEPs are and how to find similar patents in your portfolio
If you’d like to watch the recording and access the resources, you can register here: https://info.greyb.com/wi-fi-7-sep-licensing-webinar