Sunlight Research(TM) Announces Release of its Comprehensive 802.11n (WLAN) Patent Report

MINNEAPOLIS, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunlight Research™ – The Source for Patent Analysis (www.sunlightresearch.com) today announced the release of its IEEE 802.11n (WLAN) Industry Report, which provides comprehensive analysis of U.S. patents relating to the 802.11n Standard for wireless local area networks (WLANS).    

The Report evaluates 3,375 issued U.S. patents deemed relevant to the 802.11n Standard, and includes patents from over 450 assignees, including major corporations, academic research institutions and individual inventors.

Industry researcher Gartner Inc. forecasts dramatic growth in the number of Wi-Fi-enabled devices worldwide used in enterprise wireless LANs to jump from 115 million in 2009 to 432 million by 2013.  According to Gartner estimates, the enterprise market for wireless LAN equipment will grow from $1.9 billion in 2009 to $3.6 billion in 2013, and the worldwide network switching market is expected to reach $16.0 billion by 2013.  

Daniel A. Halpern, President of Sunlight Research observed, "Wireless and network switching markets are large and growing rapidly, due to increasing availability of wireless devices and robust, enterprise-class applications.  The 802.11n Standard ratified last year is a major growth catalyst, as its performance capabilities dramatically exceed previous wireless standards and also that of many wired networks – it can handle much more data, faster. Understanding the intellectual property landscape and the specific strengths of individual patents is critical for those competing in this space."  Halpern added that, "Industry professionals involved in patents, licensing, business development, investment analysis and others interested in the evolving wireless communications sector or those concerned about patent infringement risk and competitive threats in this field will find this to be a valuable resource."

The primary, distinct advantage of all Sunlight Research reports is that each independent claim is analyzed by subject matter experts who assess patent strength on the basis of key parameters, including Claim Scope and Work-around Difficulty.  In addition, Sunlight's claim coverage charts are cost effective and easy-to-use decision support tools for a variety of strategic analyses, including Freedom To Operate, Patentability and Validity.

Webinar May 26, 2010:

Sunlight's 802.11n (WLAN) Patent Report, delivered in both Adobe PDF and MS Excel formats, analyzes each independent claim of each patent deemed relevant to the 802.11n Standard, which are assigned to one or more of 11 technical categories.   The 802.11n (WLAN) Report, together with recent updates to Sunlight's ongoing series of patent reports focused on the WiMAX and LTE wireless Standards, will be the subject of a Webinar to be held June 2, 2010 at 12:00pm CDT.  Please register here:  http://bit.ly/9Y6q1C

About Sunlight Research, LLC

Sunlight Research™ is the premier source for up-to-date Patent Data Analysis, Patent Claims Coverage Reports, Intellectual Property Market Research, Patent Analysis, Non-Practicing Entities Patent Reports and Interactive Freedom To Operate databases.  Sunlight provides timely, in-depth and actionable patent analysis reports that are easily accessible and cost effective.  Sample reports are available at www.sunlightresearch.com.

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