Most SEP intelligence starts and ends with the declaration list. But declarations were designed for compliance, not for business decisions — and relying on them alone leaves five critical questions unexplored. In this data-driven session, we will walk through five gaps that standard SEP tools consistently miss: 

• Gap 1 — Essentiality Gap: Interpreting the declaration data and solving for over and under declaration challenges.  
• Gap 2 — Who Built the Standard: Declarations tell you who claimed the most. Contributions data tells you who influenced the development of standard. These are not the same data — and the divergence is striking. 
• Gap 3 — Where the Patents Go: Declared ownership is a historical record. Current ownership is a different picture entirely — one where NPEs and state-linked entities have absorbed major portfolios from companies you'd recognize. 
• Gap 4 — The When Dimension: The 5G declaration race peaked in 2019. Some players are still building. Others effectively exited years ago. Knowing when activity happened transforms a static snapshot into a strategic signal. 
• Gap 5 — Where the Litigation Is: Nine of the top ten active SEP plaintiffs are NPEs. The enforcement landscape for 5G declared patents is concentrated, sustained, and trackable — if you have the right software. 

All five gaps will be illustrated using analysis from the RPX Empower new SEP Explorer Module, covering 3GPP and ETSI declarations, contributions, ownership chains, NPE flags, and litigation intelligence. 

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CLE: .75 credit (estimated)
The webinar is eligible for CA MCLE subfield credit, Technology in the Practice of Law. NY and NJ attorneys may claim CLE credit for this out-of-state course through reciprocity. 

Emma Roubtsov
Senior Director, RPX Empower
Business Development
RPX Corporation

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