How is essentiality assessed?

By mapping each claim feature to a mandatory section of the standard. Declared-essential is not the same as actually essential.

We only implement a standard — are we exposed?

Potentially, yes. Implementers commonly receive licensing approaches and benefit from an early exposure assessment.

Do you handle FRAND rate determination?

We support the technical analysis and coordinate with litigation and economic experts where a rate is in dispute.

Practice areas · SEP

Standard-Essential Patents & FRAND

SEP identification and licensing support across telecoms, video and connectivity standards.

Overview

If your product implements a standard, you are in the SEP ecosystem whether or not you intended to be. We map claims to standard sections, assess essentiality, and support FRAND licensing discussions from the technical side.

What we do

Essentiality analysis and claim-to-standard mapping
SEP portfolio identification and declaration review
FRAND licensing technical support
Implementer-side exposure assessment
Standards-contribution and declaration strategy
Coordination with litigation counsel in SEP disputes

Questions

Have a matter to discuss?

Tell us what you are building. We will run a conflict check and arrange an NDA before any confidential disclosure.

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