The royalty rates are offered on a per product basis, respectively applicable only for consumer devices making use of the VP9 specifications, as per the table below:
| Standard Rate | Compliant Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Display Device* | EUR 0.24 | EUR 0.18 |
| Consumer Non-Display Device** | EUR 0.08 | EUR 0.06 |
**Consumer Non-Display Device means any consumer product that is not capable of enabling visual demonstration or presentation of data and/or images, such as but not limited to set-top-boxes, video and gaming consoles, dongles, decoders and players, home theatres and streaming media players, photo cameras (without display), video cameras (without display), desktop PCs (without display) and graphic cards.
Provided a licensee is in full compliance with its obligations under the VP9 license agreement, the royalty rate payable for each licensed product shall be subject to the Compliant Rate.
As alternative to a running royalty scheme as per above, a committed volume scheme can be chosen. Under such scheme, the royalty shall be paid in advance per calendar year for the committed volumes of a relevant VP9 product category as per the tables below:
Consumer Display Devices
| Minimum Commitment threshold (no. of units) | Maximum Commitment threshold (no. of units) | Applicable royalty rate per unit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100,000 | EUR 0.126 |
| 100,001 | 1,000,000 | EUR 0.117 |
| 1,000,001 | 25,000,000 | EUR 0.108 |
| 25,000,001 | 75,000,000 | EUR 0.099 |
| 75,000,001 or above | unlimited | EUR 0.090 |
Consumer Non-Display Devices
| Minimum Commitment threshold (no. of units) | Maximum Commitment threshold (no. of units) | Applicable royalty rate per unit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20,000 | EUR 0.042 |
| 20,001 | 200,000 | EUR 0.039 |
| 200,001 | 5,000,000 | EUR 0.036 |
| 5,000,001 | 14,000,000 | EUR 0.033 |
| 14,000,001 or above | unlimited | EUR 0.030 |
More information are available upon request.