Value Delivered
GreyB’s in-depth analysis uncovered critical evidence that standard reviewers could have easily missed. The client’s table-based claim, initially seen as non-SEP, actually mapped to hidden mathematical conditions embedded within the 3GPP 5G NR specification.
This confirmation allowed the client to classify the asset as SEP-relevant with confidence, ensuring it was neither undervalued nor ignored. As a result, the client retained the patent and strengthened its position within the 5G portfolio. It also enabled the team to use the asset more effectively in ongoing and future licensing discussions, directly improving the patent’s ROI and overall monetization potential.
Problem Solved
The client wanted to establish the patent as essential to the 5G NR standard. At first glance, the claim, presented in a tabular form, did not seem to align with the 5G NR specification. No matching table was found in the 3GPP documents, which led the patent to appear non-essential.
The real challenge was uncovering hidden SEP overlap within the 5G NR standard. Much of the underlying logic was encoded through mathematical formulas, conditional rules, and parameter-driven behaviors rather than explicit tables.



Solutions Offered
GreyB’s 5G team conducted a focused analysis to uncover the overlap between the patent’s table-based claim and the 3GPP 5G NR standard. When no matching table appeared in the specification, the team shifted attention to the underlying mathematical formulas, conditional rules, and parameter-driven behaviors that expressed equivalent logic.
By decoding these equations and mapping each table entry to its corresponding condition in the standard, GreyB showed that the table was simply a visual representation of logic already embedded within 5G NR. This rigorous one-to-one mapping confirmed SEP relevance and allowed the client to strengthen their position as a licensor in 5G patent pools. It also enhanced the patent’s strategic and commercial value.
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