Description
To identify Intel’s patents related to Wi-Fi 6, we employed Wi-Fi 6 relevant keywords such as Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Target Wake Time (TWT), Basic Service Set (BSS) Color, High-Efficiency (HE), 802.11ax, 160 MHz, beamforming, spatial streams, 78.125 kHz, 1024-QAM, spatial reuse, Resource Unit (RU) allocation, etc. The CPCs used for filtering included H04W, H04W 84/12, H04W 72/04, H04W 72/12, H04W 52/02, H04W 52/36, H04W 88/08, H04B, H04B 7/06, etc.
To assess a patent’s essentiality, each claim is manually analysed by our technical expert team with respect to the Wi-Fi 6 standard to verify whether all claim elements are present. We have classified a patent as potentially essential, potentially non-essential, or medium based on the following criteria:
- A patent is classified as potentially essential if claim elements align with the Wi-Fi 6 specifications.
- Conversely, the patent is classified as potentially non-essential if any element is missing or conflicts with the standard, such as contradictory requirements or descriptions.
- A patent is marked as medium if the main technical aspects are present in the Wi-Fi 6 standard, but some elements are not explicitly defined and can only be reasonably inferred from the identified sections.
Frequently asked questions
What does this report cover about Intel’s Wi-Fi 6 patents?
It analyses Intel’s patent portfolio in relation to the Wi-Fi 6 standard, covering 282 unique patent families identified through database searching. The work looks at the scope, relevance and potential essentiality of those families against key Wi-Fi 6 technologies such as OFDMA, MU-MIMO, beamforming, BSS color, Target Wake Time and spatial streams. Each claim is analysed manually against the standard by a technical expert team to verify whether all claim elements are present.
Which keywords and CPC classes were used to build the patent set?
Keywords included Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access, Target Wake Time, Basic Service Set Color, High-Efficiency, 802.11ax, 160 MHz, beamforming, spatial streams, 78.125 kHz, 1024-QAM, spatial reuse and Resource Unit allocation. CPC filters included H04W, H04W 84/12, H04W 72/04, H04W 72/12, H04W 52/02, H04W 52/36, H04W 88/08, H04B and H04B 7/06. The search ran across multiple patent databases and was limited to patents with a priority date on or before February 2021, when the standard was published.
Who would find this Intel analysis useful?
Licensing teams, IP counsel, chipset and device makers, and investors looking at Wi-Fi 6 exposure. A portfolio of this size is hard to judge from counts alone, so a claim level reading shows which families track the standard and which do not. The classification into potentially essential, medium and potentially non-essential gives a starting point for negotiation, for benchmarking against other holders, or for deciding where deeper claim charts are worth commissioning.
How is this report supplied?
On request through the contact page on the website. It is not sold through an online checkout, and there is no instant download, so send an enquiry and the report will be shared with you. Scope can be adjusted before delivery. Readers often ask for a narrower cut, such as one Wi-Fi 6 feature, a single jurisdiction, or only the families classified as potentially essential, and the analysis can be prepared that way.
