Licensing program for LED Luminaires and Retrofits

Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

Licensing program for

LED Luminaires and Retrofits

For information purposes only Intellectual Property & Standards 20120808

Agenda

• Introduction

• Program outline

• Contact info

• Core Technology Examples

This presentation is for information purposes only. It is not intended to be a contract and shall not be legally binding in any respect on any party.

There shall be no contract until a final written contract is signed by authorized representatives of both companies.

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Business Drivers

• For Licensee

– Preferred and more economic

solutions

– More flexibility in component sourcing

– More freedom for optimal solution

• For Licensee and Philips

– Accelerate growth of LED luminaires

and retrofit bulb markets

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LED Lighting Systems - What’s Involved

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Philips Licensing Program Outline

• Product scope:

Finished, branded, LED Luminaires and Retrofits

• Field of use

– General Illumination (Professional and Residential),

– Architectural, Theatrical and Entertainment fields

• Scope licensed patents:

– Basic LED control and system-level technologies

– Includes patents (and patent applications) with priority date prior to 2008

– Covers IP from Philips and former Color Kinetics and TIR


IP Coverage on a System

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Controller network

Modular connections

Luminaires

Authoring Controllers


Licensed Patent Portfolio

• More than 210 patent families

• More than 960 issued patents

• More than 470 patents pending

• Worldwide

(e.g. US, Europe, China, Japan, Korea,

Canada, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong)


Expected Relevance

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Royalties for LED Luminaires

• Royalties based on Net Revenues

– 3% for Single Color Luminaires

(fixed color temperature white or

color)

– 4% for Tunable White Luminaires

(color temperature controllable)

– 5% for Color Changing Luminaires

(Charged only for manufacturing or sales in

countries where Philips has at least one issued

patent covering a feature of the licensed product)

• Net Revenue is the price actually

charged to a customer to purchase a

licensed product, excluding freight,

insurances, and taxes


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Royalties for LED Retrofit Bulbs

• Royalty based on Net Revenues:

– 5%

– Minimum 0.25 Euro per unit

(Charged only for manufacturing or sales in countries

where Philips has at least one issued patent covering a

feature of the licensed product)

• “LED-based Retrofit Bulb” means:

a LED-based light bulb designed and

intended to be installed in an existing

luminaire that previously utilized a

conventional (non-LED) light bulb


Luminaires using qualified components (1/2)

No royalties due provided that the following are from a qualified supplier:

• all LED light-engine modules (LEDs placed on one or more common circuit board(s)); and

• all LED drivers; and

• all components, if any, for controlling

the light output of the LEDs used in the

luminaire

The trademark of the respective qualified

supplier(s) is identifiable on each of the

above components assembled in the

luminaire.


Luminaires using qualified components (2/2)

• Qualified Suppliers are Philips, Osram and Zumtobel Group

• Luminaire company still needs to enter into a license agreement with

Philips (even if all luminaires only include components from qualified

suppliers)


Key steps to Agreement

1. Philips and company enter into an NDA

• Protects company’s product information

• Company information will not be shared outside Philips IP&S

2. Evaluate company’s products to illustrate the value of the license

offered

• Categorize product portfolio (into Single Color, Tunable White, Color

Change, Retrofit Bulb)

• Determine use of Philips IP

- Products practicing identified patents, per country (manufactured,

sold and/or used)

3. Conclude Patent License Agreement


FAQ

• Why do I need a license, even in the event I source 100% key

components from Qualified Suppliers?

– Only via the license agreement your products get the status of licensed

products under patents not embodied in the sourced components

– Philips licenses more than only patents embodied in the key components

sourced by Philips, Osram and/or Zumtobel Group. Being licensed will

(also) allow you to use all licensed Philips’ patents related to LED

Luminaires , beyond what is embodied in the key components sourced

either from Philips, Osram and/or Zumtobel Group

– The license agreement will give you the advantage of designing in optimal

technologies as offered via the license program

– The license agreement will give you a status as “licensed ” which you can

use to your benefit in marketing your products

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FAQ

• When I use LUXEON or Osram LEDs, do I still need to pay a

royalty?

The purchase of LUXEON or Osram LEDs by itself will not entitle you to a

royalty-free license for these patents, because LEDs as such are no

qualified components.

Only LED light-engine modules (LEDs placed on one or more common

circuit board(s)) with an identifiable trademark of a qualified supplier can be

qualified components.

The purchase of LUXEON or Osram LED engine modules by itself, without

additionally purchasing the corresponding drivers (and controller

components, if present) from a qualified supplier, will not entitle you to a

royalty-free license for these patents. So, a royalty is required on those

luminaires and retrofit bulbs that practice one or more of the Philips

patents.

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FAQ

• Does this program also include Philips’ designs?

No, the program only relates to patents directed to technology and not to

other IP directed to the aesthetic appearance of the products

• I’m interested in applications outside the markets addressed by

your program. Can I get a license?

We are willing to further explore your request, but willingness, list of patents

and terms can deviate from the program.

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Contact info

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.ip.philips.com/licensing/ssl

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LED Lighting Systems – Examples what could be

involved

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Examples of what could be involved

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Core Technologies for LED Lighting Systems

Application: Power control

Advantage: Re-use existing dimmers; mimic existing

incandescent look; dim without changing color temp

Example Patents/Applications: North America: US6975079, 7038399, 7135824, 6384545

Europe: EP1502483,1479270,1459599,1461980

Asia: JP4347794, JP4353804; CN1600047, CN03803878,

CN02824219, CN02826433, KR10-0960825

Dimming

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Control / Protection when changes in LEDs occur


Application: Safe conventional light source replacement

Advantage: Allows accurate control and protection of driver

circuitry in case of changes in the LEDs at the output, such

as over voltage, short circuits or malfunctioning of an

individual LED in a string

Example Patents/Applications: North America: US6094014, 6147458

Europe: EP0929992, 0929993 , 0929994, 1034690

Asia: JP4260226, JP4159119; CN98801402, CN98801403,

CN99801067, CN99801067

Driving LEDs

Power

Supply

Input

Filter

Current /

Voltage

Converter

Voltage

Detection Bleeding



Application: White color temperature control

Advantage: Produce high quality tunable white light


Europe: EP1016062, 1234140, 1118252, 1047904

Asia: JP4376464, 01542388; CN99802434, KR10-0776837,

TW167039

Intelligent White Light Illumination

Cool 6500K

Warm 3000K

Medium 3500K


Application: Intelligent RGB color control

Advantage: Allows creating simple to sophisticated

illumination effects


Europe: EP1016062, 1047904

Asia: HK1025416, JP4230236, JP4376464, CN1289397

Intelligent Color Illumination


LED

LED

LED

OR

Current Switch

Network

User Interface

Controller



Application: direct view architectural and theatrical fixtures

Advantage: create smooth, non-pixelated color-changing

effects visible on diffuser tube


Europe: EP1110198

Direct View Color-Mixing Tube


feedback


Application: Quality control

Advantage: Produce and maintain high quality light output

with less dependency on quality of discrete light source

Example Patents/Applications: North America: US6617795, 2004/0052076

Europe: EP1502483, 1415345, 1459600

Asia: JP4347794, 04537173; TW-I289339; CN100383986,

KR10-0916178

Feedback Control

Controller

Sensors

MultiLED chip



Application: Light output control

Advantage: Effective and efficient blending and directing of

LED light output

Example Patents/Applications: North America: US6250774, 7255458; CA2249423,

CA2533195

Europe: EP1649210, 0890059

Asia: JP4014227; TW093750; CN98800051; KR0471705

Light Mixing and Distribution



Application: Light output control

Advantage: homogeneous illumination of an area without

dazzling the user

Example Patents/Applications: North America: US2010/0118531

Europe: EP2135005

Asia: CN101657678, JP10-501646

Light Mixing and Distribution



Application: Network control

Advantage: Effective and efficient operation,

communication and/or interaction by or between multiple

devices

Example Patents/Applications: North America: US6969954, 7233831, 6150774, 6831569,

5909429

Europe: EP1371211, 0870384

Asia: JP4141840; JP3892909, CN100414943 CN97191154;

TW112395

Lighting Systems


RF, IR, Power

Cycle


Application: Conventional light source replacement

Advantage: Leverage the benefits associated with LED

(e.g., efficiency) without loosing value add of existing

infrastructure


Europe: EP1461980, 0890059

Asia: JP05513819; CN02826433; CN02826433,

KR10-0956305

Retrofit

User Interface

Controller



Application: general illumination and speciality applications

Advantage: energy-efficient, long-life and mercury-free

alternative to fluorescent tubes

Example Patents/Applications: North America: US6528954, 6762562, 6853151, 7014336,

7067992, 7350936, 7490957, 7507001

LED-based Lamp for Replacing TL Fluorescent Lamp



Application: power control (for single color or white, tunable white and

color-changing)

Advantage: increase power efficiencies; easier system

installations and lower system costs by eliminating stand-

alone power supplies

Example Patents/Applications: North America: US7358706, 7256554 and 7233115

Other patent applications pending in US and abroad

Powercore

Powercore® is a patented breakthrough

in digital power processing technology

that surpasses traditional power supply

technology by streamlining multiple

conversion and regulation stages into a

single, flexible, microprocessor-

controlled power stage that rapidly,

efficiently and accurately controls power

output to LED-based systems directly

from line voltage, eliminating the need

for an external power supply.



Application: Using two or more different LEDs to generate

light (for single color or white, tunable white and color-changing)

Advantage: achieve desired color of light or color

temperature of white light, for both static and dynamic (e.g.,

color-changing) applications

Example Patents/Applications: North America: US6692136, 6234648,623464, 6513949

Europe: EP1046196

Asia: JP4366016, JP4376464, IN210549, CN99802435.X,

CN99802434, KR10-0702273, KR10-0776837, TW167039

Mixing Light from Different LEDs

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