EtherCAT Slave Stack Code License 1.1 1/8
ETHERCAT SLAVE STACK CODE LICENSE
Given by
Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG
Eiserstrasse 5
33415 Verl
Germany
("Licensor")
Whereas, you are interested in obtaining a License for using the EtherCAT Slave Stack Code
(SSC).
Whereas, Beckhoff Automation GmbH is the owner of all intellectual property rights pertaining
to the EtherCAT Technology, including but not limited to (a) the following patent applications
and patents: EP1590927, EP1789857, DE102004044764, EP2137893 with corresponding ap-
plications or registrations in various other countries, and (b) the trademarks "EtherCAT" and
"Safety over EtherCAT", with applications or registrations in the European Community
(CTM003122736, CTM006350029, CTM005460563) and corresponding registrations or appli-
cations in various other countries.
Whereas, Beckhoff Automation GmbH granted Licensor the right to license the Intellectual
Property Rights pertaining to the EtherCAT Technology to third parties.
Whereas, Licensor is willing to permit you to create and/or sell or otherwise distribute a product
incorporating the EtherCAT Technology.
Whereas, you acknowledge Licensor’s commercially reasonable efforts to keep the number of
those EtherCAT Technology products in the market sold under the trade name “EtherCAT” and
not being fully compatible with the then current version of the EtherCAT Technology at a mini-
mum.
Whereas capitalised terms shall have the meanings given to them in Annex 1
NOW THEREFORE, the License is granted as follows:
1. License
1.1 Subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions of this License, Licensor
hereby grants to you under the Intellectual Property Rights and for the sole purpose of
direct usage within or integration into your EtherCAT products a non-transferable, world-
wide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license
