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AI In SEP Licensing

AI is changing the cost of obtaining that evidence. Both licensors and implementers can now use AI-assisted systems to screen much larger parts of a patent portfolio, identify relevant standard

failed infringement analysis

A patent infringement analysis can get close to a complete overlap and still fail because of one claim limitation. That was the situation Sam faced as a senior patent analyst

LTE M relevant patent families

Sisvel’s Cellular IoT program brings dozens of LTE-M and NB-IoT patent portfolios into a single licensing framework. For an LTE-M device maker, that can remove substantial transaction complexity. One agreement

wifi 6

A Wi-Fi 6 patent can be essential to IEEE 802.11ax and still be a weak starting point for an automotive licensing discussion. Vehicles do not implement Wi-Fi 6 as one

Baurin

Baurin and Baumeister: Where Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Turns on Ownership Two applicants filed first. In both disputes, the reference patents were filed later and expire later. Yet Baurin overcame the

AOMedia finalized the AV2 1.0.0 specification on May 29, 2026. A patent acquisition covering AV2 closed ten days before that finalization date. Sauvegarder Investment Management, an IP monetization firm, bought

wifi 7 value in wifi 6

SEP litigation in Wi-Fi technologies rose roughly 71 percent between 2020 and 2025. The number of litigated Wi-Fi SEPs nearly doubled over the same period, according to the 2025 SEP

Q1 2026 PTAB

Since early 2025, PTAB practice has shifted from routine patent defense to a more selective, time-sensitive strategy. IPR remains one of the strongest tools for challenging patent claims, but Q1

EPO oppositions

The single most active filer in GreyB’s EPO opposition dataset, spanning 2021 to 2026 across all sectors, isn’t Teva, Sandoz, Nicoventures, or Philip Morris. It’s Strawman Limited, with 210 recorded

upc opt outs

When the Unified Patent Court came into force in June 2023, the questions were procedural: how the court would operate, what unitary patent coverage would mean in practice, and how

wifi6

A Wi-Fi 6 licensing discussion can start with a large declared portfolio and still move quickly into a smaller number. The patents may be declared against IEEE 802.11ax. The families

AI in patent search

You run the AI search. The tool returns 40 references in under two minutes. The top results look relevant. The technology domain aligns. The concept matches. You feel like the

AI SEP invalidity
5G

Of the 800-plus SEP invalidation searches GreyB completed in the past year, the decisive prior art came from outside patent databases in most cases. The key evidence often did not

Base station patents
5G

An analysis of approximately 3224 US litigation cases from 2021 to 2025 involved ~3922 unique US patents. A deeper dive into those patents revealed that base station-related patents account for

LTE M

A licensor walks into a Cat-M1 negotiation citing 2,000 declared LTE families. The implementer across the table does not dispute the number. Instead, they ask a different question: how many

5G

With over 100,000 patent families declared essential to 5G standards and 21 companies holding portfolios exceeding 1,000 SEPs each, the instinct heading into licensing negotiations is to lead with scale.