Philips is offering around 1000 patents related to LED luminaires, and will charge licensing fees such as 5% of net selling price for color-changing luminaires, according to a report in LEDs Magazine..

On June 30, Philips introduced a patent licensing program for LED-based luminaires used in the general illumination, architectural and theatrical markets.

Philips has pulled together a list of about 1000 patents – including those originally filed by Color Kinetics - that it says address the basic control technologies required in a broad range of LED lighting applications.

The company says that its policy to share its IP for LED-based luminaires through licensing will "open up the potential of new LED lighting solutions to companies and consumers. By providing access to our patented technologies we give other companies the possibility to enter into new and promising markets."

Philips also said that the new program extends the former Color Kinetics licensing program "to enable faster growth of the Solid State Lighting market."

Royalty Rates by category:  
Single Color luminaire: 3% of net selling price
Tunable White luminaire: 4% of net selling price
Color-Changing luminaire: 5% of net selling price

Royalties will be charged on a country by country basis to the extent that patent coverage for the specific product feature is present for that country.