Multi-Standard Patent Analysis at Scale: SEP Strategy for 5G, Wi-Fi, and Beyond

SEP essentiality analysis is time-consuming and complex. Whether assessing your own portfolio or competitor portfolios, time and subject-matter expert resources are strained.

For global technology companies with growing standards-related patent portfolios, standard essential patent (SEP) analysis, licensing strategy, and litigation readiness needs to move faster.

Patlytics is built to support this new reality, enabling teams in varied technology areas to analyze patents against relevant technical standards.

SEP Analysis Built for Real-World Standards Complexity

Patlytics is designed to support comprehensive, up-to-date SEP analysis across modern wireless standards, enabling teams to assess essentiality with confidence and consistency.

Comprehensive Wi-Fi and 5G Standards Support

Patlytics provides native support for key wireless standards and their latest specifications, eliminating the need for manual standards management.

Current coverage includes:

• Wi-Fi standards, specifically IEEE 802.11ac-2013 and IEEE 802.11ax-2021
• 5G standards, with the ability to map patents against the latest releases and select specific technical specifications or analyze all relevant documents simultaneously

All standard materials are indexed and maintained within the platform, removing the burden of uploading and managing lengthy specifications. As standards evolve, Patlytics keeps analysis aligned with the most current technical documents.

Patlytics is continuing to build out its standards libraries to include other technologies, including video compression standards.

Automated Essentiality Analysis with Clear Ratings

The SEP module generates citation-backed claim charts on both a claim-by-claim and limitation-by-limitation basis, mapping patent claims directly to specific sections of a standard.

Each mapped section is assigned a clear essentiality rating, including:

• Normative: functionality explicitly required by the standard
• Implied: the expected or natural implementation to satisfy requirements
• Informative: optional or suggested functionality
• Contextual: foundational definitions or concepts needed to interpret operations

These classifications help teams distinguish between core essential functionality and peripheral references, supporting clearer licensing discussions and portfolio positioning.

Strategic SEP Workflows Integrated into the Patent Lifecycle

Rather than treating SEP analysis as a standalone exercise, Patlytics integrates it directly into broader patent workflows.

Key capabilities include:

• Unpublished Patent Workflows: Run SEP analyses on pending drafts or newly created applications to fine-tune claim scope for continuations and ensure alignment with essentiality requirements before filing
• Speed and Scale: Complete SEP analyses typically run in 15 minutes or less, with email notifications when reports are ready
• Interactive Analysis: After charts are generated, users can engage the AI Chat Agent to ask follow-up questions, clarify essentiality ratings, or explore specific standard sections in more detail

Designed for Focused SEP Strategy

Patlytics enables teams to analyze patents against Wi-Fi, 5G, and emerging standards within a single, cohesive system, supporting scalable SEP strategy without added complexity.

A Unified Platform for Standards-Driven IP Strategy

As technology convergence accelerates, patent strategy must keep pace. SEP analysis, invalidity strategy, and litigation preparation can no longer live in separate silos.

Patlytics brings these workflows together, enabling IP teams to:

• Analyze patents across multiple technical standards
• Prepare defensible invalidity arguments
• Generate litigation-ready outputs
• Scale analysis across large, global portfolios

For organizations navigating 5G, Wi-Fi, video standards, and beyond, Patlytics provides consistent and fast analysis that you can depend on, enabling SEP claim charts in minutes, not days.

To learn more about Patlytics and how it supports the entire patent lifecycle, book a demo today.