All consumer products adopting the JPEG-XT standard require a license under the JPEG-XT patents, which is offered by Sisvel on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms and conditions.
Sisvel offers a royalty-bearing, non-transferable, non-assignable, non-exclusive license, with no right to grant sublicenses, under patents necessary to the JPEG-XT standard (adopted by ISO as formally specified in the document ISO/IEC 18477).
The JPEG-XT Portfolio License Agreement offered by Sisvel covers any consumer product with image capturing capabilities implementing JPEG-XT functionality. The royalty rates are as follows:
| Type of JPEG-XT Licensed Product | Standard Royalty Rate per unit | Royalty Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed camera-enabled devices (e.g. phones, action cameras, security cameras) |
0.06 € | 0.045 € |
| Licensed camera-based devices (e.g. digital single-lens reflex cameras DSLR, compact system cameras) |
0.12 € | 0.09 € |
*Licensees that are fully compliant with the JPEG XT Portfolio License Agreement.
Royalty statements and payments for royalties accrued during each calendar quarter are due within one month after the end of that quarter.