5G Patents Charles Duan, the director of technology and innovation policy at the R Street Institute, writes for Fortune that the Peter Thiel-backed open-access 5G company Rivada stands to be the biggest beneficiary from the White House's push for open-access 5G. That's because of the patents it holds. Duan: "A patent owner playing gatekeeper to 5G does not make for a competitive or innovative market, despite the superficial appearance of competition among those who must pay tribute to the gatekeeper." Fortune