Message from the CEO:

“WILUS was established in 2012 with a vision – the best way to predict the future is to invent it.

We believe that small and medium-sized entities with
strong technical expertise can and should play a major role in developing the standards we all use every day to stay connected. That can only happen in an environment where intellectual property is respected and innovation is fairly valued.

I’m proud of the vital contributions WILUS has made to telecommunications, Wi-Fi and multimedia technologies over the past 12 years. Our team of engineers based in Korea has much more to share with the world as these technologies continue to advance. Thank you for supporting us on our journey.”

About WILUS

WILUS is a leading independent R&D lab based in South Korea, with a 12-year track record of developing new technologies related to wireless communications and multimedia. The company is employee-owned, and its team currently consists of 20 engineers and inventors, all holding M.S. or Ph.D. degrees.

Since its formation WILUS has made over 700 technical contributions to leading standards bodies including 3GPP (for LTE and 5G), IEEE 802.11 (for Wi-Fi 6, 7 and beyond) and MPEG (for MPEG-H 3D Audio & Versatile Video Coding).

These innovations have generated an intellectual property portfolio which includes more than 3,500 patents across 9 SEP portfolios. Through participation in market-leading patent pools, WILUS has obtained independent validation of its patents’ essentiality to the relevant standards, and secured hundreds of licensees all over the world. The resulting revenue, along with royalties from various bilateral licensing activities, supports the ongoing participation of WILUS experts in standards development.

WILUS also develops and commercializes innovative solutions that help enterprise customers better integrate their products and services with standardized technologies.

WILUS is consistently recognized as a success story for Korean innovation in a field that is typically dominated by multinational technology companies and state-funded research institutes and universities. WILUS was named Korea’s most innovative SME by the Korean Intellectual Property Office.

WILUS History

2024

2024
Recognized as a top patent filing company among SMEs in Korea based on the Korean Intellectual Property Office's 2022 statistics
Selected for the Asia IP Elite 2024 by IAM

2023

2023
Joined Avanci 5G Patent Pool as a licensor
Received a ministerial commendation from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy for achievements in SEP development (표준특허 창출지원 우수기관 장관상 수상)
Acquired certificate of designation as an Advanced Technology Center (ATC+, 우수기업연구소) from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Filed more than 3,000 worldwide patent applications

2022

2022
Launched Wi-Fi 6 Bilateral Licensing Program with Sisvel
Joined Sisvel Wi-Fi 6 Patent Pool as a founding member & licensor
Began developing the 8th generation of WLAN - IEEE 802.11bn UHR technologies
WILUS’ R&D center was designated as the 'Outstanding R&D Center (우수 기업부설연구소)’ by the Ministry of Science and ICT
Joined Sisvel 5G Multimode Patent Pool as a founding member & licensor
CEO of WILUS, Dr. Kwak, received a ministerial commendation from the Ministry of Science and ICT for his R&D achievements (연구성과 유공자 장관표창 수상)

2021

2021
Declared Wi-Fi 6 & VVC SEPs to SDOs
Joined VIA Licensing MPEG-H 3D Audio Patent Pool as a founding member & licensor
Joined Avanci 4G Patent Pool as a licensor
Filed more than 2,000 worldwide patent applications

2020

2020
Acquired the Inno-Biz certification from the Ministry of SMEs and Startups
Developed Wi-Fi signal-based sensing algorithms and began enhancing core technologies and expanding applications
Supported the study of national spectrum regulation for an unlicensed band and contributed to the opening of a new 6GHz unlicensed band in Korea
Joined Sisvel’s Mobile Communication Program as a licensor
Signed the MOU with HUMAX NETWORKS to develop and jointly commercialize next-generation Wi-Fi commercial solutions

2019

2019
Developed user-friendly Wi-Fi Mesh solutions for operators and vendors
Declared 5G SEPs for the first time as a SME in Korea
Selected as one of the top firms to promote vacation activities for workers and awarded by the Korean Tourism Organization
Filed more than 1,000 worldwide patent applications

2018

2018
Received a ministerial commendation from the Ministry of Science and ICT for achievements on the ICT R&D project (우수성과 장관상 수상)
WILUS’ achievements on R&D project were designated as the ‘Top 100 Achievements of National Research Projects of the Year 2018 (2018년 국가 연구개발 우수성과 100선)’ by the Ministry of Science and ICT
Received a ministerial commendation from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy for outstanding achievements in IP-R&D strategy (IP R&D 최우수기관 장관상 수상)
Began developing the 7th generation of WLAN - IEEE 802.11be EHT technologies
Began developing unique Wi-Fi solutions based on WILUS’ expertise in Wi-Fi standards

2017

2017
Acquired certification of Excellence in Employee Invention Promotion (직무발명보상우수기업인증) from the Korean Intellectual Property Office
Received a commendation (청년지식재산인상) from the Presidential Council on Intellectual Property for WILUS’ contributions to the advancement of national intellectual property
Received a ministerial commendation from the Ministry of Science and ICT for achievements in ICT R&D and standardization (표준화 유공분야 장관표창 수상)
Acquired the ‘NET(New Excellent Technology)’ certification for WILUS’ MPEG-H 3D audio decoder technology from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Began developing a next-generation video codec standard, VVC

2016

2016
Declared ISO/IEC 23008-3 MPEG-H 3D Audio SEPs
Began participating in 3GPP 5G NR standardization

2015

2015
Joined 3GPP and started participating in 3GPP 4G LTE standardization
Joined ATSC and 5G Forum
Designated as the Military Service Alternative Enterprise

2014

2014
Joined TTA and WILUS' core researchers were designated as the ICT global standardization experts
WILUS’ binaural rendering technology was adopted as MPEG-H standard
Began developing of the 6th generation WLAN - IEEE 802.11ax HEW technologies
Acquired certification of Venture Enterprise

2013

2013
Established the R&D center

2012

2012
WILUS Institute of Standards and Technology Inc. (WILUS Inc.) founded

WILUS in Numbers

Ranking among Korean SMEs in terms of patent filings (based on KIPO statistics for 2022)

Patent applications filed worldwide

Cutting-edge contributions to cellular, Wi-Fi, and A/V codec standards through 3GPP/IEEE/MPEG

Standard essental patents portfolios spanning a broad range of ICT technology areas

Companies licensed to our patents through global patent pools and bilateral licensing programs

Vision and Mission Statement

Vision

The best way to predict your future is to INVENT it.

WILUS Inc.

Mission

"Innovative Ideas, Unwavering Motivation, Fair Valuation."

Our mission is to foster innovative ideas, maintain unwavering motivation, and ensure fair valuation - all essential elements in inventing the future.