Patently Verifies Nokia’s 7,000 5G Patent Families Milestone
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A month ago, Nokia announced reaching a key milestone, declaring 7,000 patent families as essential to 5G technology. Today, Patently is pleased to confirm this claim following an independent review, further strengthening Nokia’s position as a leading innovator in 5G.
Through a detailed verification process, Patently has established that Nokia has declared over 6,300 published standard-essential patent (SEP) families as compliant with 5G specifications. Additionally, more than 700 unpublished families, all registered within the first 18 months of their initial filings, have been declared essential to 5G, demonstrating the company’s ongoing contributions to the development of the technology.
These figures are exclusively related to 5G patents and do not include those only declared to earlier generations of mobile technology. Beyond its 5G advancements, Nokia has also declared over 1,700 patent families essential to previous generations, reaffirming its long-term impact on mobile communications.
As part of its verification process, Patently assessed all Nokia subsidiaries, including Alcatel Lucent, ensuring a thorough and accurate review. Nokia is classified as the Ultimate Declarant, as it is also acknowledged as the Ultimate Owner of patent families held by its affiliated entities.
Patently employs a highly precise methodology, built upon its Six Sigma Declarations and True Essentiality framework, ensuring an industry-leading level of accuracy in patent declarations. The organisation’s goal is to achieve 99.9997% defect-free declaration matching, with expert-reviewed assessments verifying true standard-essentiality at an unparalleled level of precision.
The verification process involves a meticulous matching system, cross-referencing Nokia’s information statements and licensing declarations recorded in ETSI special reports against Patently’s advanced family processing database. This ensures a precise count of standard-essential patent (SEP) families, taking into account differences in declaration formats, unpublished families, and ownership changes across various jurisdictions.
By integrating sophisticated data analytics with expert patent examination, Patently has delivered a highly accurate verification of Nokia’s 5G patent contributions.
Andrew Samm, Director at Patently, commented:
“Patently extends its sincere congratulations to the entire team for their dedication and expertise in executing this rigorous verification process. Their unwavering commitment to precision and transparency has been instrumental in confirming Nokia’s contributions to 5G. The team’s diligence in handling complex patent data and refining the matching framework exemplifies the highest standards in patent data analysis.”
“This independent confirmation reaffirms Nokia’s leadership in 5G innovation and underscores its extensive contributions to the foundational technology that powers next-generation connectivity worldwide.”
To learn more about Patently’s methodology and access its 2025 report on the world’s top 5G patent holders, visit patently.com/patently100.