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Day101:
Bluetooth.com claim that they can demand $8000 to license the use of Bluetooth technology in any product.

https://www.bluetooth.com/develop-with-bluetooth/qualification-listing/
https://www.bluetooth.com/develop-with-bluetooth/qualification-listing/qualification-listing-fees/

They had an "Innovation Incentive Program (IIP)" which was "only" $2500, but they quietly stopped it In February 2020.
https://www.bluetooth.com/iip/

They claim
If Your Products Are Not Qualified

Products which appear to have not completed the Bluetooth Qualification Process may be impounded by customs’ authorities and will be subject to Bluetooth SIG enforcement actions

Is this true? I thought patent holders have to raise court proceedings in order to demand a 'fair' license.

Can anyone shed any light on this? What really happens?

ANT+ is licensed at $0.08 per module, which seems far more reasonable.
PKTKS:
There was a time were the hardware matters most...

But due to the absurd success of these "certification" and
"registration" and licenses in which a paper replaces the
real tangible hardware value... (fill names and badges here)..

Since then the whole thing now is paying for paperwork
or paying for a name or brand...  outsourcing work and
profiting the papers...

No surprises seeing the shift of real hardware values
last decades... going to those who actually invest
in immobile assets... fabs

Paul
langwadt:
it is actually required to make something work with Bluetooth or is it in reality only required to say it is Bluetooth and put the Bluetooth logo on it?
Karel:
In one of our projects we use a certified bluetooth module with integrated pcb antenna.
It comes with firmware that uses the vid and pid from the manufacturer of the module.
If you don't change the vid and pid, you don't need a bluetooth registration and you are
allowed to use the bluetooth logo.
However, we decided to register our own vendor id and we had to pay for the registration.

The problem is, most tablets and cellphones only support bluetooth and wi-fi.
It's a pitty that they don't support some other radio protocols.

It's even more "fun" if you want to support Apple. Then you need to put a proprietary
Apple chip that contains a key/token in your design which you can only buy from Apple
after signing a contract and follow their rules. (and you need to have your own registered vid!)
langwadt:

--- Quote from: Karel on February 19, 2021, 01:16:14 pm ---In one of our projects we use a certified bluetooth module with integrated pcb antenna.
It comes with firmware that uses the vid and pid from the manufacturer of the module.
If you don't change the vid and pid, you don't need a bluetooth registration and you are
allowed to use the bluetooth logo.

--- End quote ---

are you sure? from the BT page:

"Product qualifications cannot be inherited from your supplier, you must complete the qualification of your product for yourself"
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