Description
To identify Panasonic’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.
Using this approach, we identified 24 unique and active Panasonic patent families potentially related to Wi-Fi 6 by manually reviewing bibliographic details of each patent family.
We have analysed one patent per family. If that patent is found to be essential, we did not evaluate the remaining family members. However, if it is found to be non-essential, we analysed other patents within the same family to assess their essentiality.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Panasonic Wi-Fi 6 report include?
It includes an essentiality analysis of Panasonic’s patent portfolio against the IEEE 802.11ax standard. The study identified 24 unique and active Panasonic patent families related to Wi-Fi 6 technologies. Coverage focuses on the main technology domains of the standard, including OFDMA, MU-MIMO, BSS color, beamforming and spatial streams. Each patent was assessed by mapping the elements of its independent claims to the corresponding provisions in the standard, so relevance and technical alignment are shown at claim level.
How were the 24 patent families identified?
Identification used combinations of search strings built from Wi-Fi 6 keywords and CPC codes. 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 filtering used codes including H04W, H04W 84/12, H04W 72/04, H04W 72/12, H04W 52/02, H04W 52/36, H04W 88/08, H04B and H04B 7/06. Bibliographic details of every family were then reviewed manually.
How are other members of a patent family treated?
One patent per family is analysed first. If that patent is found to be essential, the remaining members of the family are not evaluated, because the family is already represented in the essential group. If it is found to be non-essential, other patents within the same family are analysed to assess their essentiality. This keeps the review proportionate while reducing the chance that an essential claim inside a family is missed.
How can the report be requested?
Send a request through the contact page on the website. Reports are supplied on request rather than through an online cart, so the discussion starts with what your team needs. Scope can be adjusted, for example by concentrating on one domain such as OFDMA or beamforming, by widening the review to further family members, or by supplying the mapping as claim charts. State the format and the level of detail you want when you make contact.
