6G RAN Integration Patent Snapshot 2026
The 6G RAN Integration patent corpus is extremely nascent and heavily concentrated, with Samsung Electronics commanding the dominant position among a small set of filers active only since 2022. The field is in its earliest formation stage, with all momentum entrants being new to the space and no co-filing activity recorded.
Samsung leads a nascent, highly concentrated field
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. sits alone at the top of the applicant ranking, holding 8 of the 10 patent records in scope — a commanding share that reflects both early-mover advantage and the immaturity of the broader competitive field.
The top five filers account for 60% of the combined total among the ranked applicants visible in this query, but given the small absolute corpus size, the tier gap between Samsung and every other applicant is stark: no second-tier challenger has filed more than one patent record.
| # | Applicant | Patent records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 8 | |
| 2 | DR HARIKUMAR PALLATHADKA | 1 | |
| 3 | DR SHIPRA SHIVKUMAR YADAV | 1 | |
| 4 | MS N KIRANMAI | 1 | |
| 5 | MRS R KAVITHA | 1 | |
| 6 | MR RIYAJUDDIN YAKUB MUJAWAR | 1 | |
| 7 | DR AYESHA RIYAJUDDIN MUJAWAR | 1 |
| # | Applicant | Patent records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MR KOTESWARARAO MALLAPARAPU | 1 | |
| 9 | MRS B LAKSHMIPRABA | 1 | |
| 10 | MR VIPIN VIJAYACHANDRAN | 1 | |
| 11 | MR BRIJESH KUMAR VERMA | 1 | |
| 12 | Shenzhen Microstar IoT Technology Co. Ltd. | 1 | |
| 13 | DR M N FARUK | 1 |
Samsung’s position implies that it has effectively defined the initial claim evidence snapshot for 6G RAN integration; any entrant will need to design around an already-established wireless network and transmission framework from a single incumbent.
The most recent months of the filing record are subject to publication lag and likely undercount actual activity; the corpus should be treated as a floor rather than a ceiling for current industry engagement. Longer-window growth, applicant concentration, and technology-route coverage are therefore more reliable signals than the latest-year bar alone.
Activity emerging from 2022; wireless network classes dominate the technology mix
The filing trend and technology composition charts together reveal a field that only began generating patent activity in 2022 and is dominated by core wireless communications classes, with a thin tail of adjacent branches.
Annual filing trend
No filings appear before 2022; activity stepped up to 3 records in 2023 and peaked at 5 in 2024. The 2025 figure of 1 record and a zero count for 2026 reflect publication lag rather than any real deceleration — treat recent years as under-counted.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaTechnology composition
H04W (Wireless communication networks) covers all 10 patent records, followed closely by H04B (Transmission, general) at 9 and H04L (Digital information transmission) at 6, confirming that air-interface and transmission protocols are the core battleground. Branches such as G06N (AI models), G16Y (IoT data processing), and G06F (Electric digital data processing) each appear in only 1–2 records, signalling that compute-layer and AI-native RAN concepts remain largely unexplored.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaHighly cited patent families surfaced by the query
Citation-heavy patent families returned by the query. Use this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents.
Link failure recovery for network controlled repea…
The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. Apparatuses and methods for link failure recovery for network controlled repeaters (NCRs). A method for an NCR includes identifying information for first spatial relations associated with beam failure detection (BFD) for a control link (C-link) of the… (excerpt from the patent abstract)
| # | Patent | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 一种基于多网融合的星地一体物联网通信处理方法及系统 | 4 |
| 2 | Assistance information from repeater | 3 |
Ranked by total forward citations. Citation counts favour older and broadly cited patent families, and broad or adjacent patents may appear when they match the search scope. Treat this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents. Some patent titles may be shown in their original, non-English language where an accurate translation could not be guaranteed.
Assignee snapshot from the current evidence set
The applicants below are visible in this query result. Because the evidence set is relatively small, read this section as a directional snapshot rather than a full competitive ranking.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
Samsung holds 8 patent records and is flagged as a new entrant with all 7 recent-period filings active, reflecting the field’s post-2022 origin rather than any prior history to compare against. Its technology focus is concentrated in H04W 24 (Wireless communication networks), H04B 7, and H04B 17 (Transmission, general), covering air-interface management and channel modeling — the architectural core of RAN integration. This positions Samsung to set licensing terms as 6G standardization advances.
patent records: 8Shenzhen Microstar IoT Technology Co. Ltd.
Shenzhen Microstar IoT Technology holds 1 patent record and is also a new entrant in the recent period. Its technology emphasis — G06F 18 (data processing), G06N 3 (AI models), and G16Y 10 (IoT data processing) — is distinctly different from Samsung’s RF and air-interface focus, suggesting a compute-and-intelligence layer approach to RAN integration rather than a protocol-layer one. If this angle scales, it represents a differentiated beachhead.
patent records: 1Frequently asked questions
The evidence corpus contains 10 patent families in scope. This is a very small corpus reflecting the field’s nascent status — meaningful patent activity only began in 2022, and publication lag means recent filings are likely undercounted.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. leads with 8 patent records, far ahead of all other applicants. Every other named entity holds exactly 1 patent record, leaving Samsung as the sole institutional leader at this stage.
Europe (EPO) and WIPO (PCT) each have 3 patent records, India has 2, and China and the United States each have 1. Coverage in the US and China — the two largest expected 6G deployment markets — is thin, suggesting teams should extend searches to domestic databases in those jurisdictions.
H04W (Wireless communication networks) covers all 10 patent records, H04B (Transmission, general) covers 9, and H04L (Digital information transmission) covers 6. These three classes represent the air-interface and protocol core of 6G RAN integration.
No co-applicant relationships appear in the current evidence corpus. The absence of collaborative filings is consistent with the pre-standards-freeze stage of 6G, where organizations tend to file independently to protect early inventions before standards pools form.
G06N (AI models), G16Y (IoT data processing), and G06F (Electric digital data processing) each appear in only 1–2 patent records. Given that AI-native RAN and massive IoT connectivity are core 6G design goals, these branches represent adjacent areas with low current patent density relative to their expected technical importance.
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