5G · 6G · NTN · IoT · Wi-Fi
Search Beyond Patents. Investigate the Technical Evidence.
Wireless inventions are disclosed across patents, technical specifications, standards contributions, research publications and engineering literature. Hashi IP Solutions helps telecom companies investigate relevant prior art across these sources to inform patentability assessments, invention development and IP strategy — for 5G, 6G, NTN and wider wireless innovation.
Industry challenge
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Wireless technologies evolve through proposals, revisions and working-group discussion. A technical approach may surface first in an earlier contribution, specification or research paper — before any related patent document is found — so publicly accessible standards material belongs in the search alongside patent literature.
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One concept can be named differently in patent claims, engineering papers, specifications and contributions. Exact-keyword searching misses these, which is why we combine concept-based strategies, technical synonyms, classification searches and feature-level analysis.
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Techniques often carry across LTE, 5G NR, 5G-Advanced, 6G research and related systems. Search scope follows the technical substance of the invention, not just the newest technology label.
D
Relevant disclosures can originate in satellite communications, signal processing, antenna design, networking, coding, security, synchronisation, positioning or distributed computing. Adjacent fields are considered where the invention warrants it.
E
Findings help teams review existing approaches before filing, refine invention disclosures, prepare for discussions with patent counsel and flag areas needing further research. A search does not guarantee grant, patentability, freedom to operate or standards-essential status.
3GPP & non-patent literature
Illustrative scopes only — not a claim that each area is part of a finalised standard.
A company develops a new handover mechanism for an NTN-enabled 5G system. The search investigates patent documents, relevant 3GPP specifications, public RAN or core-network contributions, technical reports and research describing related handover, mobility, timing and satellite-link management techniques. Findings are organised against the invention's features for the client and its patent counsel to evaluate.
Official sources: 3GPP · 3GPP portal · 3GPP specifications & technologies
IEEE & wireless networking
A wireless chipset company develops a multi-link coordination technique to improve latency and reliability. The search examines patent publications alongside relevant IEEE 802.11 specifications, public working-group documents and research describing similar coordination mechanisms. The report separates the evidence found, the features it addresses and any remaining search limitations.
Official sources: IEEE 802.11 working group · IEEE Xplore · WIPO patent information
Coverage
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Prior disclosures on radio access, scheduling, MIMO, mobility, network architecture and performance optimisation — useful when an enhancement builds on mechanisms already discussed across several releases.
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Earlier research on next-generation radio systems, AI-native networking, integrated sensing and communication, spectrum use and evolving architectures. Much of this is still research direction, not finalised standard.
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Satellite connectivity, direct-to-device communication, satellite–terrestrial integration, Doppler compensation, timing, mobility and NTN IoT — areas where satellite-industry literature often predates cellular framing.
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Connectivity, low-power communication, device discovery, energy-efficient protocols, positioning and network integration for constrained and battery-free devices.
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Wireless LAN, channel access, multi-link operation, coexistence, throughput and reliability, drawing on public 802.11 material alongside patent publications.
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Signalling, protocol design, security, network slicing, orchestration, resource allocation and distributed network functions across RAN and core.
Workflow
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Review the disclosure, technical problem, system architecture, proposed mechanism and distinguishing features.
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Identify concepts, synonyms, related technology areas, relevant standards families, jurisdictions and publication sources.
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Investigate published applications, granted patents, patent families, classifications and technical disclosures.
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Search relevant public 3GPP and IEEE material, specifications, reports, contributions, conference papers and research publications.
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Organise relevant references, summarise their technical significance and map selected disclosures to the invention's features.
Deliverables
Use cases
Investigate existing technical disclosures before investing further in drafting and prosecution.
Review relevant prior approaches while refining a technical solution and identifying areas needing further investigation.
Explore the existing technical landscape in NTN, 6G, Wi-Fi, IoT or another wireless domain to inform research and IP planning.
Structured technical evidence from patent and non-patent sources to support further analysis. A prior art search alone does not establish essentiality, infringement, validity or freedom to operate.
Who it's for
Check whether a RAN or core-network mechanism has already been described before committing it to a filing programme.
Review earlier PHY and MAC techniques that may shape how a modem or radio feature is framed.
Understand prior approaches to deployment, optimisation and orchestration before patenting operational innovations.
Search both satellite-industry and cellular literature for timing, Doppler and mobility techniques.
Investigate earlier low-power and device-discovery approaches before investing in protection.
Compare channel-access or multi-link ideas against public 802.11 material and patents.
Position research outputs against existing publications before deciding what to file.
Review earlier public contributions and specifications related to a proposal under development.
Gather technical evidence on earlier disclosures to inform further portfolio analysis.
Receive organised, feature-mapped references from patent and standards sources to support advice.
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Please don't share confidential invention details or unpublished technical contributions when booking. A short, non-confidential summary is enough to scope the work. See our privacy policy.
FAQ
A telecom search typically covers patent publications plus non-patent sources relevant to the invention — public 3GPP specifications, reports and contributions, IEEE standards and papers, conference proceedings and other technical literature. Findings are organised against the invention's technical features.
Wireless techniques are frequently discussed in standards contributions and research papers before, or instead of, appearing in patents. A patent-only search can miss these earlier public disclosures.
They can be, where they were publicly accessible before the relevant date and describe related technical subject matter. Publication status and accessibility vary by document and should be verified for each reference; whether a reference qualifies is ultimately a legal question for patent counsel.
IEEE standards, amendments, public 802 working-group documents and IEEE papers often describe MAC, PHY and networking mechanisms in detail. Including them helps identify earlier approaches for Wi-Fi and wider wireless networking inventions.
A Technical Specification or Technical Report is an approved output of a 3GPP group. A contribution (often called a Tdoc) is a document submitted for discussion, which may propose an approach that is later modified, merged or never adopted. Our reports label each document type and do not present a contribution as an adopted specification.
Yes. 5G-Advanced work is reflected in recent 3GPP releases, while much 6G material remains study-phase work and academic research. We search the available public material and state its status clearly rather than treating research directions as finalised standards.
NTN searches combine cellular sources, such as public 3GPP NTN material, with satellite-communications patents and literature on timing advance, Doppler compensation, handover and link management, because relevant techniques often originate in the satellite field.
Yes. Searches can cover 802.11 standards and amendments, public working-group documents and research papers alongside patent publications, for topics such as channel access, multi-link operation and coexistence.
Knowing the closest disclosures helps inventors and counsel identify what appears distinctive, describe the technical contribution precisely and discuss claim scope with that context in mind. The patentability opinion itself remains with qualified patent professionals.
No. A search provides evidence about what has been disclosed. Patentability depends on legal requirements assessed by qualified professionals, and no search can guarantee that every relevant reference has been found.
No. Essentiality requires comparing patent claims with the mandatory parts of a specific standard — a separate claim-charting and legal exercise. Validity, infringement and freedom-to-operate analyses are also distinct from prior art searching.
A short, non-confidential outline is enough to start: the technology area (for example NTN, Wi-Fi or 5G RAN), the problem addressed, relevant standards families, target jurisdictions and the decision the search should inform. Detailed disclosures follow once confidentiality terms are in place.