TECHNICAL SERVICES
Standard Essential Patents (SEP)
Deliver standards-driven patent intelligence by identifying, evaluating, and validating SEPs to support licensing, litigation, and strategic business decisions.
WHY IT MATTERS
The problem it solves
Determine the applicable industry standards for which a patent/ patent-portfolio may be considered essential.
Validate whether a declared Standard Essential Patent (SEP) is truly essential to the implementation of the relevant standard.
Helps organizations identify potential SEP licensing obligations and opportunities.
Supports FRAND (Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory) licensing negotiations with technical evidence.
Assesses SEP portfolios for acquisitions, divestitures, and investment decisions.
Evaluates the strength and coverage of SEP portfolios against evolving industry standards.
Supports litigation, portfolio valuation, and competitive benchmarking involving SEPs.
Reduces uncertainty in standards-related IP and licensing strategies.
HOW IT WORKS
From business question to recommendation
The same sequence on every engagement, in your system, to your rules.
- 01
Objectives and scope
The business question, technology area and timeframe are agreed up front.
- 02
Data collection
Patent, product and market data are gathered from global sources.
- 03
Analysis
Subject-matter experts analyse the data against the objectives.
- 04
Insights and recommendations
Findings are turned into recommendations your team can act on.
- 05
Report and walkthrough
A visual, actionable report is delivered and presented.
What it does
Identifying patents that may be essential to a technical standard can be complex and time-consuming, particularly across large patent portfolios and evolving standards. Relevant patents, standards, and technical disclosures can span multiple sources and jurisdictions, while determining whether a patent claim maps to a specific standard can require detailed technical analysis. A thorough SEP search is critical for evaluating potential essentiality and informing licensing, enforcement, and portfolio decisions.
Trexo conducts comprehensive SEP searches to identify patents, standards, and technical disclosures relevant to standard-essentiality assessments. Through detailed claim-to-standard mapping and technical analysis, we evaluate how patent claims correspond to relevant sections of standard specifications and document supporting evidence. Our technical expertise helps identify relevant patents and evidence while reducing the time and cost of searching.
Key capabilities
Global standards analysis
Essentiality evaluation
Standards revision and version analysis
Prosecution history review
Evidence-based essentiality claim charting
THE OUTCOME
What Standard Essential Patents (SEP) changes
Deep technical expertise across complex technology domains
High accuracy, quality, and confidentiality
Fast turnaround time
Time and cost savings
Who it’s for
- IP law firms
- Corporate IP teams
- Portfolio management teams
- Innovation teams
- Research organizations
- Patent litigation teams
- Licensing and business development teams
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
About Standard Essential Patents (SEP)
Do you prepare claim-to-standard mapping reports?
Yes. We prepare detailed claim charts that map each patent claim limitation to the relevant clauses of the applicable standard specification.
How do you determine whether a patent is essential?
We analyze the patent claims against the mandatory technical requirements of the relevant standard and determine whether practicing the standard necessarily practices the claimed invention.
Do you evaluate optional features within standards?
Yes. We distinguish between mandatory, optional, and implementation-specific features and clearly explain their impact on essentiality.
Can you analyze multiple versions or releases of a standard?
Yes. We evaluate patent essentiality against different releases, revisions, and versions of industry standards where applicable.
Do you review prosecution history during the analysis?
Yes. When appropriate, we review prosecution history to accurately interpret claim scope and support the essentiality assessment.
What makes your SEP analysis service different?
Our service combines deep standards expertise, comprehensive claim-to-standard mapping, clause-level technical analysis, prosecution history review, multidisciplinary subject matter expertise, and customized methodologies to deliver accurate, evidence-based essentiality assessments that support SEP licensing, FRAND negotiations, litigation, portfolio valuation, due diligence, and strategic IP decision-making.
Why should I use a human over AI?
AI is excellent at searching and processing large volumes of data, but patent searching often requires technical interpretation, search strategy, and judgment. That’s where Trexo’s engineers and scientists add value to your patent search needs.
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