Who is Leading the 5G Patent Race?
Discover the true leaders in 5G innovation and the patent landscape for 2025 based on verified patent analysis.
Stay Ahead in the Next 5G Technology Revolution
As 5G technology continues to reshape industries and drive digital transformation globally, understanding the competitive landscape has never been more critical. The 2025 5G patent report delivers clarity through comprehensive analysis of patent portfolios, technical contributions, and SEP market dynamics. Based on market validated patent declaration data, the new 5G report presents an authoritative ranking and patent portfolio shares of the world’s top innovators.
In fact, for SEP owners, standards implementers, legal representatives, valuation experts, or economic consultants, this 5G patent data release will empower you. It will allow you to navigate the complex 5G ecosystem and capitalize on tomorrow’s opportunities.
What you will gain by reading the 5G report:
Comprehensive rankings of the top 50 global 5G patent owners based on unbiased and market validated patent declaration data.
Evaluation of the distribution of 5G patents across geographic regions and industry sectors.
Insights into 5G patent portfolio valuation and changes in 5G patent shares comparing patent quantity to the quality.
Predictive insights into shifts in patent portfolio sizes due to patent expirations. Patent acquisitions provide a forward-looking perspective on ownership changes.
Critical evaluation of recent acquisitions of 5G patents by Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs).
Analysis of recent 5G SEP licensing trends and new market approaches for IoT use cases.
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Access the industry’s most trusted 5G patent data to power SEP licensing strategy and outpace the competition in 2025.
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Our latest report combines data-driven insights with market-validated data, Cellular Verified to deliver actionable intelligence for your strategic decisions.
2025 5G Report
Setting the Industry Benchmark: The Cellular Verified Initiative
The Industry’s Most Comprehensive Patent Data Validation
In an industry where self-declared patent data often leads to inconsistent and biased analyses, the need for market validation has never been more critical. Through the patent declaration data cleaning initiative Cellular Verified, LexisNexis® IPlytics™ has set the standard for 5G patent analytics. By partnering with over 30 leading ETSI-declaring companies, the 5G data matching was reported and validated at 99.9% accuracy rate.
The result is an unparalleled foundation for 5G patent intelligence that eliminates common biases from varying declaration practices, ensuring that rankings and portfolio shares truly reflect the dynamic reality of the 5G declaration landscape.
Our commitment to data integrity makes our 2025 5G report the industry’s most trusted and actionable resource for strategic decision-making in the 5G ecosystem.
How We Set the Benchmark for Patent Data Accuracy
Industry’s First Verified Patent Data
Pioneering collaboration with 30+ ETSI-declaring companies to validate patent declarations against internal records. This ensures unprecedented data accuracy and completeness in cellular patent analytics.
Unmatched Patent Data
Achieves 99.9% data accuracy through sophisticated matching algorithms and rigorous verification processes with the market leaders. Thus eliminating biases from varying declaration practices and ownership changes.
Reliable Database
Comprehensive tracking of global patent portfolios through complete family identification, dynamic ownership changes, and M&A activities. Our continuous monitoring ensures accurate legal status updates and thorough portfolio coverage, delivering the industry’s most trustworthy foundation for strategic decision-making.
Are You Keeping Up with the 5G Patent Race in 2025?
The race for 5G innovation is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, transforming the patent landscape year over year. Indeed, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)’s database now encompasses over 100,000 cellular patent families. This includes more than 85,000 declared to 5G technology – the stakes have never been higher.
Consequently the momentum is staggering. More than 10,000 newly granted 5G patent families are being declared annually. And, market dynamics continue to evolve. Chinese innovators are cementing their leadership positions, R&D powerhouses are disrupting traditional rankings, and Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) are strategically reshaping portfolios through quality-focused acquisitions. In this fast-moving landscape, staying ahead requires access to the most accurate and current patent intelligence available.
Tim Pohlmann, Founder of LexisNexis® IPlytics™, Author of “Who is Leading the 5G Patent Race?”
5G SEP licensing now extends far beyond smartphones, with the use of patent declaration data in FRAND determinations increasing across jurisdictions. Public 5G reports on 5G patent shares and rankings are being referenced and utilized more frequently, underscoring the growing need for data integrity and trusted analysis.
I’m proud to share that we’ve worked with +30 ETSI declaring companies to verify our data through the Cellular Verified data cleaning initiative, ensuring accuracy and reliability in this critical area.
Webinar: Who is Leading the 5G Patent Race?
Join Tim Pohlmann, Managing Director Americas at LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions, and key industry players for an insightful discussion on the global 5G patent race, hosted with IPWatchdog.
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