Wilus was recognized for its important contributions to SEP development at the ‘SEP Strategy Conference’ held by the Korean IP Office (KIPO) on June 22, 2023. The conference was convened to share best practices from KIPO’s ‘SEP Development Support Project’, in which Wilus was an active participant.
During the event, Wilus was nominated as the most outstanding participant in the project. In recognition of its contributions to strengthening national competitiveness in the areas of standard essential patents, Wilus was presented with a ministerial commendation (표준특허 창출지원 우수기관 장관상) from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE).
Wilus Wi-Fi standards experts Dr. Sanghyun Kim and Dr. Hwanwoong Hwang attended the Next-Generation WLAN and Wireless-Specialized Network Technology Workshop for 5G/6G 2023 held by KICS on June 2, 2023, where they presented on the current status of IEEE 802.11bn UHR (Wi-Fi 8) and IEEE 802.11bf WLAN Sensing standardization. The full title of the session and a link with further information can be found below.
Session 2. IEEE 802.11 WLAN Technology (Chair: Dr. Juhyung Son (Wilus)), "Current status of IEEE 802.11bn UHR (Wi-Fi 8) Standardization", "Current status of IEEE 802.11bf WLAN Sensing Standardization"
- KICS: The Korean Institutes of Communications and Information Sciences
Wilus CEO Dr. Jin Sam Kwak received the Minister's prize from Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) on December 31, 2022.
The award recognizes the oustanding results achieved by Dr. Kwak and the Wilus team on several R&D projects supported by MSIT. Three major R&D projects run by Dr. Kwak - concerning Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 7, and LAA development - were designated as 'excellent R&D projects'.
Based on those achievements in supporting the spread of standardized technologies, Dr. Kwak received the 'Research Achievement Award (연구성과유공자 장관표창)' from MSIT.
Wilus is pleased to announce that it is a founding member in Sisvel's new 5G Multimode (5G MM) patent pool. The 5G MM program offers a license to cellular standard essential patents up to and including 5G owned by Wilus and 13 other founding companies on fair and reasonable terms.
More information about the Sisvel 5G MM program can be found at the press release linked below.
The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) designated Wilus as an 'Outstanding R&D Center (우수 기업부설연구소)' on November 21, 2022, in recognition of the company's excellent R&D capabilities and a commitment to innovation.
The 'Outstanding R&D Center' program is one of several MSIT support programs aimed at enhancing companies' technological competitiveness and fostering the development of corporate research operations that can drive future growth.
The designation will remain valid for three years.