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We bring you Hybrid Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) Search Service, where we combine the expertise of our seasoned professionals with the cutting-edge power of AI & LLM based proprietary platform-XLSCOUTÂ to bring you unmatched assistance in discovering undiscovered SEPs within your portfolio. Avoid the risks of using standard/non-core technologies and unknowingly infringing SEP without licensing, by allowing us to identify and mitigate those risks for you.
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We worked with TT Consultants on several standard essential patents analysis projects and found the entire team to be very professional and capable of producing high-quality results at a reasonable cost for our clients. They were able to meet tight deadlines and produce high-quality work in a matter of days. I would be happy to collaborate with you on additional projects in the future, and I would also suggest their services to others.
The searcher realized that there was confusion about the scope of the prior art search for a SEP patent based on prosecution history analysis of the target patent and its counterparts. On his own initiative, the team reached out to me to discuss the details of the search (even though it was late at night for the team). The subsequent prior art search results were dead-on. Highly recommended to others.
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A European smartphone manufacturer hired TT Consultants to assess the legality of a set of Standard Essential Patent (SEP) patents. The target SEP patents were in the domain of 5G wireless communication. We at TT Consultants believe that in order to invalidate a SEP, a search must be conducted for both patents and non-patents, such as 3GPP meeting documents, IEEE meetings, ETSI standards, and many others. We were able to identify prior arts in many of the target patents in a timely and cost-effective manner by using our proprietary standard searching module XLSCOUT, which effectively consolidates meeting documents from 20+ SSOs.Â
TT Consultants was recently tasked with doing SEP essentiality analysis for a pool of patents in the wireless sector. We did a thorough hybrid study using our proprietary AI & LLM-enabled tool XLSCOUT essentiality check module to identify applicable SEP and corresponding standards that overlapped with the claims of the target patents. With all of the information gathered, our client was able to easily identify not only the minute but also the critical parts before investing and planning its future investment roadmap for SEP patents.Â
In today's fast-paced business landscape, safeguarding intellectual
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A standard essential patent (SEP) is a patent that claims an invention that is essential to a standard. These standards frequently refer to technologies which are protected under the patent regime.​
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Standards are technical requirements or specifications that seek to provide a common design for a product or process.
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Patents which are essential to a standard and have been adopted by a Standard Setting Organization (SSO) are known as SEPs.
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In short, A standard essential patent (SEP) is a patent which can be properly mapped onto a mandatory industry standard such that a product which conforms to that standard infringes the patent.​
A standard essential patent starts out as a typical patent and becomes essential to a given standard usually when it is declared to be essential by one of the contributing participants of the standard.​
Over-declaration happens when a patent owner asserts that patents are essential to a standard, but the standard can be implemented without implicating the patents. This can result in companies negotiating and paying for licenses for which they don’t need to pay, and can have the effect of causing companies to overpay.​
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)​
As part of the standard-setting process, and sometimes as part of the process of declaring a patent to be essential to the standard, the contributors of a technology who own patents on the technology agree to license the patent on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms pursuant to the policies of a standards-setting organization, sometimes abbreviated as FRAND.​
Yes, companies that hold SEPs may be required to license them to competitors under FRAND terms. This is because SEPs are considered essential to complying with industry standards, and withholding access to them could harm competition and innovation in the market. However, the terms of the license must be fair and reasonable, and non-discriminatory towards all parties seeking to license the technology.Â
Violating FRAND commitments for SEPs can result in legal and financial consequences for a company. In some cases, a company may face antitrust litigation or regulatory action if they engage in anti-competitive behavior by withholding access to their SEPs or charging discriminatory licensing fees. Additionally, breaching FRAND commitments can harm a company’s reputation and relationships with industry partners, which can impact their ability to compete in the market.Â
Standard Search Module significantly streamlines the search for standard essential patents by providing powerful search capabilities. The advanced search operators allow you to create complex queries, ensuring you find the most pertinent SEPs quickly. Moreover, the precise date filter helps you narrow down your search to specific timeframes, improving the accuracy of results.Â