Is HDR10+ an open, royalty-free standard?

HDR10+ is an open standard. The HDR10+ certification and logo program — administered by HDR10+ Technologies, LLC — operates on a royalty-free basis. There are no per-device or per-unit royalties payable to the LLC for certification or use of the HDR10+ certification marks.

Companies that join as Adopters receive access to the technical specification, the HDR10+ patent pool, and the right to use the certification marks. Each Adopter is responsible for developing or acquiring their own implementation of the standard — the LLC provides the specification and certification framework, not a mandated implementation. This keeps the ecosystem open: manufacturers can build their own implementations or choose from commercially available options, and competition among implementations drives quality and innovation.

The result is a standard that any qualified company can adopt and certify products against, without owing royalties to a central licensor on every unit sold.