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Slides and Video Recording: Unpacking VVC SEPs and standards contribution data
The next-generation video codec Versatile Video Coding (VVC) (H.266) offers significant technical advantages over its predecessors HEVC (H.265) and AVC (H.264) and competitors (eg, the proprietary codecs AV1 and VP9). Finalized in October 2020, VVC can achieve the...
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SEP Research Group Japan: How to Determine Essentiality for SEPs
In Japan, SEP-related discussions are being promoted under the SEP Research Group initiative of relevant government agencies Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Japan Patent Office. The SEP Research Group, which started its activities in 2013, regularly holds...
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Who will win the smart energy patent race?
A wave of oncoming smart energy technology could be about to make the worlds electricity infrastructure more efficient, however it relies on standardized technology such as 4G, 5G or Wi-Fi, which are subject to thousands of standard essential patents (SEPs). This has...
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AI may be the solution to skyrocketing numbers of SEP declarations
SEPs are on the rise, the number of annual newly declared patents has almost tripled over the past five years; there were 6,457 new declared patent families in 2015 compared to 17,623 in 2020. The 5G standard alone counts over 150,000 declared patents since 2015....
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Unpacking Wi-Fi 6 SEPs declaration and standards contribution data – video recording and slides
The first Wi-Fi 6 devices are now available in stores, with real-time Wi-Fi 6 applications that are capable of functioning reliably in WLAN. Wi-Fi 6 achieves speeds up to one-and-a-half times faster than Wi-Fi 5 – the new standard enables a maximum speed of up to 4.8...
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Standard Essential Patents and Legal Risks Across Industries
The next industrial revolution will not only impact the smartphone and computer world but will spread to many more industrial verticals. It is anticipated that patent holders will actively monetize their SEPs covering standards such as 5G, Wi-Fi 6 or VVC in this...
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Determining Essentiality for SEPs. Webinar Slides, Live Poll Results, Recording.
One of the major challenges when licensing, transacting, or managing SEPs is that there is no public database that provides information about verified Standard Essential Patents (SEPs). Standard-setting organizations (“SSOs”) such as ETSI (4G / 5G), IEEE (Wi-Fi), or...
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Using AI to Valuate and Determine Essentiality for SEPs
One of the major challenges when licensing, transacting, or managing SEPs is that there is no public database that provides information about verified Standard Essential Patents (SEPs). Standard-setting organizations (SSOs) such as ETSI (4G / 5G), IEEE (Wi-Fi), or...
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