Philips LED luminaire licensing program experiences strong interest
Within the last year, the LED luminaire licensing and retrofit program has gained 100 new licensing agreements with companies worldwide. Signing up its 300th licensee is a significant milestone for Philips which is sees itself committed to driving innovation whilst creating a level playing field. Through the program, Philips helps to foster the industry’s growth in its transition from conventional lamps to energy efficient LED-based lighting solutions.
Since the launch of the Philips LED luminaire and retrofit bulb licensing program in 2008, the demand for licenses under Philips’ patented LED technologies has grown significantly with an increasing number of companies realizing the benefits and opportunities that these licenses offer to them. Through the program, licensees are given access to a wide range of basic LED control and system-level technologies available for use in their branded LED-based luminaires and retrofit bulbs for general illumination, architectural, entertainment and theatrical markets.
This license agreement follows agreements between Philips and other lighting players from all industries such as Cooper, Trilux, Acuity Brands, Cree, Osram, Martin, Neo-Neon, Lemnis Lighting, Zumtobel and Paulmann.
Philips did not elaborate on the name of the 300th licensee. However, the company said that 149 licensees are European companies, 127 are based in the USA and 24 in Asia. 185 licensees are active in the segment of architectural and entertainment lighting, focusing their interest more on coloured lighting. 115 companies are dedicated to general lighting, with a focus on white light.
More information about the LED luminaire licensing program can be found on www.ip.philips.com/licensing/ssl.
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