{"id":3525,"date":"2022-07-20T14:48:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T14:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cree-led.com\/?page_id=3525"},"modified":"2025-11-12T16:10:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T21:10:55","slug":"licensing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cree-led.com\/company\/licensing\/","title":{"rendered":"Licensing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an industry leader, Cree LED has invested significant resources to develop technologies for LED lighting and LED-based systems, such as LCD backlighting and general illumination systems. We continue to invest in research and development to enable new products and facilitate market growth while protecting many of our innovations via patents. As of November 2025, Cree LED holds more than 1800 patents and pending applications in the US and Worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We may choose to partner with other parties and promote the use of our proprietary technology through intellectual property licensing. A license to Cree LED\u2019s patents can enable other companies to improve existing products, enter new markets or speed time-to-market of new products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cree LED licensees are listed below. This information can be used to ensure you are receiving licensed products from your supplier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Licensees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cree LED has established licenses with key players in the LED industry, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Advanced Optoelectronic Technology, Inc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daktronics, Inc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EPISTAR Corporation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lextar Electronics Corporation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nichia Corporation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Osram GmbH<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partner License <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cree LED may also negotiate license agreements with industry partners to include their technology in our products. We have such an agreement with Current Lighting. It covers the use of KSF phosphor in many LED products.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cree-led.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Patent-License-Verification-Letter-CreeLED-20231208-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patent License Verification<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Licensing Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cree LED\u2019s active patent licensing programs shown below provide rights to certain Cree LED patents needed to manufacture products within the program scope. Customized licensing programs to address specific products can also be developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact us for additional information about programs or licensing of Cree LED patents at: <a href=\"mailto:licensing@cree-led.com\"><strong>licensing@cree-led.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure id=\"licensing-program-table\" class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>License Program<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Program Description<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>LED Chips<\/strong><\/td><td>License to manufacture and sell&nbsp;LED chips<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>LED Components<\/strong><\/td><td>License to manufacture and sell&nbsp;LED components<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>LED Displays &amp; Video<\/strong><\/td><td>License to manufacture and sell&nbsp;LED and LCD display products<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>LED Flashlight &amp; Torch<\/strong><\/td><td>License to manufacture and sell\u00a0LED flashlights, torches and other portable lighting<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As an industry leader, Cree LED has invested significant resources to develop technologies for LED lighting and LED-based systems, such as LCD backlighting and general illumination systems. 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