FAQ

Can our customer use the patents related to the Khronos technologies under a royalty-free license?

There are two ways which an individual or company can make use of the Khronos Technologies:

1. Implementers - may create and deliver a product using the publicly released specifications and patents related to the Khronos technologies under a royalty-free license. But they cannot claim the product is “compliant” or if it is a software or hardware engine, they cannot advertise it using technology logos or trademarks. The Implementor option carries no cost or license fees.
2. Adopters - can download and run the conformance tests and if the implementation passes, they can advertise and promote the product as being compliant; using the technology logos and trademarks under a royalty-free license.

Our group is developing a graphics chip which complies with one of the public Khronos technologies (e.g. OpenGL ES, OpenVG, OpenKODE, etc).  We would like to sell these chips to our customer. Can our customer use technology logos and trademarks under a royalty-free license?

Only if that product has been submitted to the Khronos Conformance Test Process.  Any product must be submitted to the Conformance Process before the technology trademark can be used on that product (fee schedules can be found here).  Any company can become an Adopter Member and submit the test results for a product.  Once passed - any company that uses that product, may use the technology trademark when related to the product.