Sisvel offers a royalty-bearing, non-transferable, non-assignable, non-exclusive license, with no right to grant sublicenses, under patents essential to the DVB-T2 standard (adopted by ETSI as formally specified in the ETSI document EN 302 755).
The DVB-T2 Portfolio License Agreement offered by Sisvel covers any Consumer and/or Professional product implementing a DVB-T2 encoding or decoding functionality.
The DVB-T2 Portfolio License Agreement does not cover:
- functionality that is not DVB-T2 (including, for example DVB-T functionality); or
- components or subcomponents of ready-to-use devices, such as integrated circuit chips, that may include DVB-T2 decoding or encoding functionality.
The DVB-T2 Portfolio license has a non-refundable entrance fee of 10.000,00 Euros and the royalty rates are as follows:
| Type of DVB-T2 Licensed Products | Standard Royalty Rate per Unit | Royalty Rate per Unit for compliant licensees |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Consumer Product with one of Encoder1 or Decoder2 function | € 0.75 (seventy-five Eurocents) |
€ 0.60 (sixty Eurocents) |
| Licensed Consumer Product with both Encoder1 and Decoder2 functions | € 1.00 (one Euro) |
€ 0.80 (eighty Eurocents) |
| Licensed Professional Product3 with one of Encoder1 or Decoder2 function | € 18.00 (eighteen Euros) |
€ 15.00 (fifteen Euros) |
| Licensed Professional Product3 with both Encoder1 and Decoder2 functions | € 24.00 (twenty-four Euros) |
€ 20.00 (twenty Euros) |
1 “Encoder function” means: a functionality for framing / modulating / encoding digital signals in compliance with the DVB-T2 Standard.
2 “Decoder function” means: a functionality for de-framing / demodulating / decoding digital signals that are compliant with the DVB-T2 Standard.
3 For professional products having a sales price greater than 1,000 € (or if a product is sold in a currency other than euro, the equivalent value of € 1,000 in that currency will be considered), the above royalty rate for Licensed Professional Products are applied; while for professional products having a sales price equal to or less than 1,000 €, the above royalty rate for Licensed Consumer Products are applied.
Royalty statements and payments for royalties accrued during each calendar quarter are due within one month after the end of that quarter.
Further conditions of DVB-T2 License Program for Professional Products can be found here.
Our standard DVB-T2 Patent Portfolio License Agreement for Consumer Products can be found here.
Our standard DVB-T2 Patent Portfolio License Agreement for Professional Products can be found here.