[denschub]

The page you linked to has a FAQ section.

> Q: Is membership in the Thread Group alone, at any membership level, sufficient to gain and receive royalty-free intellectual property rights (IPR) for Thread technology? A: No, membership at any level is not sufficient to gain and receive royalty-free intellectual property rights (IPR) for Thread technology.

and an Associate membership does not apply because I am not white-labeling or rebranding existing products.