Patent Thickets And Non-Practicing Entities In The 5g And 6g Era: A Critical Evaluation Of Market Exclusionary Tactics Under Antitrust Law

Aswin P S, National Law Institute University, Bhopal ABSTRACT The commercialisation of fifth-generation (‘5G’) wireless telecommunications infrastructure has concentrated intellectual property rights within a narrow class of patent holders, including structurally disruptive Non-Practicing Entities (‘NPEs’). As the global industry advances toward sixth-generation (‘6G’) networks, tensions between intellectual property maximalism and competitive market access intensify. This article evaluates...