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Identifying and Managing SEPs for Strategic Advantage
TT Consultants Standard Essential Patent (SEP) services help innovators and businesses determine whether their patents are essential to industry standards.
We support clients in SEP identification, analysis, and licensing, ensuring compliance with FRAND obligations while maximizing portfolio value.
Identifying SEPs with Technical & Standards Alignment
We correlate patent claims with relevant standards (3GPP, IEEE, ETSI, etc.) using hybrid AI-manual analysis. Each mapping is checked to ensure both technical and essentiality alignment.
Detecting Over-Claiming & Under-Claiming
Our review identifies where claims exceed the standard’s scope — or miss areas where essentiality may actually exist. This provides clarity in licensing or litigation contexts.
Built for Licensing & Compliance Workflows
We deliver structured, audit-ready essentiality reports that support fair negotiations with SEP owners or implementers.
Clarity in Standards, Strength in Negotiations
With the rise of 5G, IoT, and connected technologies, SEPs are central to IP strategies.
Our SEP services provide the evidence and analysis you need to negotiate licenses, defend against infringement, or assert SEP ownership with confidence.
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Client Experiences That Speak for Themselves
“I highly recommend TT Consultants to my colleagues and clients whether it is for prior art searching, FTO clearances, or landscape/portfolio analysis and evaluation for the simple reasons that their work product is thorough, comprehensive, and timely. I especially appreciate being able to interact directly with the teams assigned to my projects and their responsiveness to any of my concerns. Most importantly, I have a dedicated point of contact which makes it easy to work with.”
“Working with TT Consultants has been a game-changer for us. Their prior art invalidation and Patent Portfolio services have provided us with invaluable insights and strategic guidance that has helped us strengthen our clients’ positions and effectively navigate complex IP disputes. The team at TT Consultants is highly experienced, responsive, and always goes above and beyond to ensure that our needs are met. We highly recommend their services to anyone looking for top-notch IP analytics and research support.”
“I can certainly say that I’m a totally satisfied client of TT Consultants and that I have recommended the firm to a number of other patent attorneys. Your research work is thorough, timely and price-worthy.”
“The team at TT Consultants has reliably provided prior art search services to me on numerous occasions in various technology areas.”
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FAQ’s
What is a Standard-Essential Patent (SEP)?
A Standard-Essential Patent (SEP) is a patent that protects technology essential to implementing an industry standard, such as 4G, 5G, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth.
Anyone who wants to build a product compliant with the standard must use the SEP — making licensing mandatory under fair terms.
How do Standard-Essential Patents work?
When a technical standard (like 5G) is set by a Standards-Setting Organization (SSO), certain patented technologies are declared as essential.
SEP owners must license these patents on FRAND terms — Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory — to ensure industry-wide adoption without monopoly control.
Why are SEPs important?
SEPs enable technological interoperability across devices and systems — for example, ensuring any smartphone can connect to any 5G network.
They are critical for global standardization, innovation diffusion, and market access across industries.
What is over-declaration in SEPs?
Over-declaration occurs when a company claims more patents as SEPs than are truly essential to a standard.
This can create licensing inefficiencies and inflate royalty demands, leading to disputes between patent holders and implementers.