Sisvel Cellular IoT patent pool brings together more than 30 patent owners with a combined portfolio of thousands of patents. It makes these patents easily available for IoT technology implementers to license on reasonable, equal and predictable terms, in a single transaction.
The terms of the licence and the royalty rates, which start at just US$0.08 per unit, have been designed with the central objective of encouraging greater use of LTE-M and NB-IoT in all IoT devices. After all, we all want to see the cellular IoT space grow further.
The pool represents a significant share of all patents related to LTE-M and NB-IoT, creating efficiencies for all parties.
Highlights
Thousands of patents essential to the LTE-M/ NB-IoT standards
More than 30 patent owners
Royalties ranging from as low as US$0.08 per unit up to a maximum $2
Fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms and conditions
Patents go through an independent third-party essentiality evaluation
Pricing
The royalty rates for Sisvel Cellular IoT programme are offered on a per unit fee basis as follows:
Royalty per unit***
NB-loT
Selling price of US$6 or less
US$ 0.08
Selling price of US$6-US$20
US$ 0.35
Selling price of over US$20
US$ 0.66
LTE-M*
Smart Sensor Devices
Selling price of US$6 or less
US$ 0.08
Selling price of US$6-US$20
US$ 0.35
Selling price of US$20-US$60
US$ 0.66
Selling price of US$60-US$130 **
US$ 1.33
Smart Utility Metering Devices
US$ 2.00
* The LTE-M royalty rate also applies to multimode devices featuring both LTE-M and NB-IoT standard data connectivity. ** Sisvel is available to discuss applicable royalty rates for LTE-M Smart Sensor Devices with a selling price of over US$130. *** Please note that the listed rates represent the current royalty structure of the Sisvel Cellular IoT programme and may be subject to alteration in case of substantial changes to market conditions.
List of patent owners
The Sisvel Cellular IoT programme offers a licence to the all the LTE-M and NB-IoT standard essential patents (SEPs) held by:
* Excluding patents held by Via Licensing Alliance LLC and its subsidiaries.
Patents
Sisvel has the right to grant non-exclusive licences to all LTE-M and NB-IoT standard essential patents held by the participating patent owners. Standard essential patents are also commonly known as “SEPs”.
SEPs included in Sisvel Cellular IoT undergo an essentiality evaluation process by independent patent evaluators. The Patent List includes the SEPs that have been evaluated so far, and will be supplemented and updated from time to time as new evaluations are concluded. This list is not intended to be exhaustive or restrictive. As the Sisvel Cellular IoT license is a portfolio license (not a listed patent license), a licensee will receive a world-wide license to all relevant LTE-M and NB-IoT SEPs held by the participating patent owners for the duration of the license regardless of if they are listed in this list or not. This also means that as more patents are added during the license, then they will automatically be added to the license at no extra cost.
Please see the Sublicense Agreement for relevant terms and conditions.
Ask your supplier about a Sisvel Cellular IoT licence
Sisvel has entered into agreements with the component suppliers below to streamline access to Cellular IoT licensing. Under this innovative framework, customers of these suppliers may obtain a Sisvel Cellular IoT pool licence covering their LTE-M and NB-IoT finished products at the time of module purchase. Contact your sales representative for more details and to see if this applies to you.
Only the suppliers listed below have entered into agreements with Sisvel. Contact these companies for the exact terms and conditions.
- Nordic Semiconductor
- MoMAGIC Technologies
- Quectel
What if I have an indemnification from my supplier?
You should be very cautious about relying on indemnification agreements in the context of cellular IoT standard essential patents. If you have agreements of this nature in place, there are three things you need to know:
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- Your supplier may not have secured the necessary licences
Sisvel is aware of companies in the market using indemnification language that we believe creates a false impression as to the licensed status of their products.
Click here to read more about how to conduct due diligence on your supplier’s promises. - Loopholes and exclusions may severely limit the costs you can recover
We have seen many indemnifications in the market with terms that could significantly compromise the customer’s level of protection.
Click here to read more about common indemnification loopholes and limits. - An indemnification is not a licence
Even the strongest indemnity is not a licence. Obtaining licences yourself provides the greatest level of business certainty.
You may be able to obtain a Sisvel Cellular IoT licence directly from your supplier. Please refer to the list of Sisvel partners above.
- Your supplier may not have secured the necessary licences
