LTE patent portfolios are researched for global leader in mobile phone manufactures: LG, Motorola, Nokia, and Samsung. US designating essential patent candidates at the ETSI IPR Online website are analyzed.
LG declared total of 100 essential patent candidates (Issued: 4, Published: 34, Pending: 62) as of Aug. 31 2009. Motorola declared total of 48 essential patent candidates (Issued: 48) as of Aug. 31 2009. Nokia declared total of 134 essential patent candidates (Issued: 65, Published: 59, Pending: 10) as of Aug. 31 2009. Samsung declared total of 49 essential patent candidates (Issued: 2, Published: 32, Pending: 15) as of Aug. 31 2009.
The most declared specification for the LG's LTE essential patent candidates was TS36.321 (MAC protocol specification). The most declared specification for the Motorola's, the Nokia's, and the Samsung's LTE essential patent candidates was TS36.211 (physical channels and modulation).
In the analysis for the LTE commercial product (baseband modem and protocol stack) related patents, Nokia was the leader followed by LG both in modem and protocol product related innovations.
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