4G/5G SEP Market Report for Q1 2021

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Perhaps more than at any other tech-focused bank, the Tech+IP principals have been deeply involved in the wireless communications and Standard Essential Patent (“SEP) ecosystems. This involvement includes several sellside and buyside transactions involving 4G and 5G patents, not limited to Conversant IP’s transaction with RPX in Q4. Given the markets impacted by 5G technologies and recent court decisions we believe that keeping abreast of this rapidly evolving market has never been more business-critical:

• A large 2020 increase in declared wireless SEPs brought the declared asset total to ~200,000;

• A wave of litigations across multiple jurisdictions concerning “Global FRAND” rates have been decided and are rapidly reaching maturity.

Tech+IP has been following the 4G/5G market for many years, and this year we have decided to go a step further by publishing a free resource for the industry that will be updated quarterly just as Companies update their earnings.

Access the Full 4G/5G SEP Market Report Here

The free report helps business, legal and technology leadership in Companies assess threats, opportunities and the overall state of the market. The report breaks what we believe to be new ground in creating readily understandable value metrics based on the twin premises that: (a) geographic coverage matters; and (b) technology matters (not all technological developments are equal). Like sabermetrics revolutionized baseball and other markets, Tech+IP proposes and now tracks a more sophisticated framework for understanding 4G/5G SEPs and their impact in global markets.

Tech+IP Advisory is a boutique investment bank advisory founded by Elvir Causevic and Ed Fish focused on advanced technologies and patents. Before Tech+IP, Causevic and Fish co-headed the global Tech+IP practice at leading investment bank, Houlihan Lokey (NYSE: HLI).