Patent lawsuits around Wi-Fi 7 have already begun—and there’s no patent pool to fall back on. Knowing who truly owns the tech just got a lot more important.

So, who really holds the power?

Our earlier Wi-Fi 7 patent landscape report drew strong interest. That’s why my team dug deeper.

GreyB’s Wi-Fi 7 True SEP Analysis Report shows which companies actually hold the patents essential to the Wi-Fi 7 standard.

These insights come from rigorous, manual essentiality checks using methodology known for its thoroughness, similar to those used in court-admissible analyses.

Why it’s relevant to you:

• 91% of relevant patents are undeclared. If you’re only tracking declared SEPs, you’re missing most of the picture. It helps you avoid surprises at the negotiation table.
• True SEP rankings by owner. We rank key players not just by patent count, but by how many truly essential Wi-Fi 7 patents they hold. 
• Global leadership snapshot: US and China-based entities control 60%+ of True SEPs. Understand who’s shaping the standard—and where.

This data comes from analyzing over 4,200 patent families, with a statistically grounded sample manually checked against the IEEE 802.11be standard through claim-to-standard mapping.

Analyzing a sample has its limitations, but it still provides valuable insights into the broader patent landscape.

Sir/Mam, avoid surprises in licensing talks—get the real (and free) list of Wi-Fi 7 SEP holders and the insights you need to navigate royalty risks- https://www.greyb.com/resources/wifi-7-sep/ 

It gives you a grounded sense of who holds real leverage—without needing to sift through thousands of patents yourself.