Regulatory information firm LexisNexis claimed that Huawei had the upper hand in a highly competitive 5G patent race involving major companies such as Qualcomm and Samsung.
In the latest edition of its annual report on its patent portfolio and related market value, the company said 5G deals between $1 million and $100 million are being negotiated weekly, but a lack of transparency has led to a decline in volume and market share. He added that it is difficult to define.
LexisNexis investigated which SEPs are best suited to dominate the booming 5G market and ranked Huawei, Qualcomm, and Samsung in the top three in terms of quantity and quality, respectively.
Ericsson, Nokia, LG Electronics, ZTE, Oppo, NTT, and InterDigital were in the top 10.
LexisNexis said experts have classified 10% to 20% of declared 5G SEP patents as truly essential.
We ranked the top 50 patent vendors through an internal assessment of patent value along with contributions to 3GPP standards and number of “pure” declarations.
Huawei, Ericsson, and Nokia are among the biggest contributors to the 5G standard.
Globally, the United States was the top region with more than 28,000 5G patent families, followed by China with about 26,000 and Europe with about 15,000.
As of July 2023, the number of declared 5G patent families has increased to more than 60,000, of which approximately 30,000 have been granted in Europe or the United States, and is growing at a rate of approximately 5,000 per year.
