The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) has recently ranked the South Korean technology giant, Samsung Electronics number 1 among industry peers for having possession of the largest number of 4G LTE/LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) standard-essential patents (SEP).
This ranking by TIPO has been based on its two year study which culminated in a report titled ‘2014 Results of Research on Telecom Technology Patent Trends and Patent Litigation Analysis.’
TIPO has analyzed nearly 6200 4G LTE/LTE-A related patents that were filed before the United States Patent & Trademark Office and kept its focus on SEPs that were essential to the 4G LTE/LTE-A standards. The SEPs of Samsung accounted for 17 percent of the 3600 4G LTE/LTE-A SEPs owned by the 35 companies that were assessed.
Heungmo Lee the Senior Vice President and the Head of IP Prosecution Team, Digital Media & Communications R&D Center, Samsung Electronics stated that the company’s relentless efforts in R&D their SEPs have been successful and contributed to shaping standards that have guided the evolution of the mobile telecommunications industry.
When talking about 4G LTE mobile telecommunications technology, the South Korean company has pursued the ambitious goal of establishing a leadership position in this area.
Furthermore Samsung has developed telecommunications solutions and mobile devices while simultaneously conducting extensive R&D to strengthen the competitiveness. Samsung is also responsible for the release of the industry’s first commercial products and services embedded with LTE/LTE-A technology.
