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If you are a new USB product developer looking to get a vendor ID for your company, there are two preferred options for doing this:
1) Become a member of the USB-IF. Among the many benefits of being a member is the assignment of a vendor ID to your company (if one has not been previously assigned). The annual membership fee is US$4,000. Download the membership application.
2) Become a USB-IF non-member logo licensee. Logo licensees are eligible to use the USB logo in conjunction with products that pass USB-IF compliance testing. In addition, a vendor ID is assigned to your company if one has not been previously assigned. The licensing fee is US$2,000 for a two year term (this fee is waived for USB-IF members). Click on the link to download the Logo Trademark License Agreement and vendor ID form in order to become a logo licensee. Your company must execute and return the Vendor ID form along with your USB-IF Trademark License Agreement. Please keep in mind that becoming a USB-IF Logo Licensee alone does not entitle your company to USB-IF membership benefits.
If you would like to purchase a vendor ID without signing the logo license agreement, the administration fee for this purchase is US$2,000. However, if you do not execute the logo license agreement, you are not authorized to use the USB logo in conjunction with your products regardless of their testing status.