diff --git a/.github/workflows/formatting-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/formatting-checks.yml
index 34dab7a0..e5536f5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/formatting-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/formatting-checks.yml
@@ -38,3 +38,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run YAML Format Checks
         run: sh scripts/yml_linter.sh
+
+      - name: Run Banner License Checks
+        run: sh scripts/check_license_banner.sh
diff --git a/scripts/check_license_banner.sh b/scripts/check_license_banner.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5ce4869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check_license_banner.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
+# which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# Checks all C/C++ files for license banner
+
+set -e
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+SRC_DIR="$ROOT_DIR/src"
+
+check_license_banner() {
+    local file="$1"
+    local file_header
+    
+    file_header=$(head -n 6 "$file")
+    
+    # Expected license banner
+    local expected_banner="/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */"
+    
+    if [ "$file_header" != "$expected_banner" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Missing or incorrect license banner in $file"
+        return 1
+    fi
+    
+    return 0
+}
+
+echo "Checking license banners."
+ERROR_FOUND=0
+for file in $(find . -type f \( -name '*.c' -o -name '*.h' \) \
+    ! -name 'utlist.h' \
+    ! -name 'CMakeCCompilerId.c' \
+    ! -path './tests/Unity/*' \
+    ! -path './build/*' \
+    ! -path './wasm-micro-runtime/*' \
+    ! -path './ocre-sdk/*' \
+    ! -path './src/shell/sha256/*' \
+    ! -path './src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/utils/*' \
+    | sort); do
+
+    if ! check_license_banner "$file"; then
+        ERROR_FOUND=1
+    fi
+done
+
+if [ $ERROR_FOUND -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "License check failed."
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/src/common/common.c b/src/common/common.c
index 367117a5..e7e2b1e6 100644
--- a/src/common/common.c
+++ b/src/common/common.c
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/src/platform/zephyr/memory.c b/src/platform/zephyr/memory.c
index d98b89ef..5b79f1d4 100644
--- a/src/platform/zephyr/memory.c
+++ b/src/platform/zephyr/memory.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
  * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_eventq.c b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_eventq.c
index 9ecbfe51..8f797d10 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_eventq.c
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_eventq.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
  * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_external.h b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_external.h
index b1435174..74b72990 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_external.h
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_external.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
  * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_internal.h b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_internal.h
index ba915f37..f22ee886 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_internal.h
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_internal.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
  * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_memory.c b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_memory.c
index cfd3471b..656bb9c0 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_memory.c
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_memory.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
  * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_misc.c b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_misc.c
index 1bee91de..1aff9ceb 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_misc.c
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_misc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
  * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_mutex.c b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_mutex.c
index 5c511458..45c56f09 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_mutex.c
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_mutex.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
  * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_timer.c b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_timer.c
index f39dec16..9ec55330 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_timer.c
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/core/core_timer.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
  * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_api.c b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_api.c
index 1ca8db8c..5377064a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_api.c
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_api.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
  * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_api.h b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_api.h
index a0e8385f..f5822a4d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_api.h
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_api.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
  * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_common.c b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_common.c
index f2032345..35b07c8d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_common.c
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_common.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
- * which has been established as Project Ocre, a Series of LF Projects, LLC
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_common.h b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_common.h
index 71a3649e..699b97bf 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_common.h
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_common.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
  * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
- * SPDX-License-License: Apache-2.0
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
 #ifndef OCRE_COMMON_H
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_gpio/ocre_gpio.c b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_gpio/ocre_gpio.c
index f3e9de61..ce49fc0c 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_gpio/ocre_gpio.c
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_gpio/ocre_gpio.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
- * which has been established as Project Ocre, a Series of LF Projects, LLC
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_gpio/ocre_gpio.h b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_gpio/ocre_gpio.h
index 4164ed06..f002d48c 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_gpio/ocre_gpio.h
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_gpio/ocre_gpio.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
  * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_messaging/ocre_messaging.c b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_messaging/ocre_messaging.c
index 791fc271..2f1a02f4 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_messaging/ocre_messaging.c
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_messaging/ocre_messaging.c
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
- * which has been established as Project Ocre, a Series of LF Projects, LLC
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
- * SPDX-License-License: Apache-2.0
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_messaging/ocre_messaging.h b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_messaging/ocre_messaging.h
index 34f13267..a728235d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_messaging/ocre_messaging.h
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_messaging/ocre_messaging.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
- * which has been established as Project Ocre, a Series of LF Projects, LLC
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
- * SPDX-License-License: Apache-2.0
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
 #ifndef OCRE_MESSAGING_H
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_sensors/ocre_sensors.c b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_sensors/ocre_sensors.c
index 285ae090..ba106a5b 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_sensors/ocre_sensors.c
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_sensors/ocre_sensors.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
  * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_sensors/ocre_sensors.h b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_sensors/ocre_sensors.h
index 31059638..ab1a54e1 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_sensors/ocre_sensors.h
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_sensors/ocre_sensors.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
  * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_sensors/rng_sensor.c b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_sensors/rng_sensor.c
index 22acc6df..fd739bec 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_sensors/rng_sensor.c
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_sensors/rng_sensor.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
  * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_sensors/rng_sensor.h b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_sensors/rng_sensor.h
index 77c90f4f..2e25e783 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_sensors/rng_sensor.h
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_sensors/rng_sensor.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
  * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_timers/ocre_timer.c b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_timers/ocre_timer.c
index 53d3dd05..036950d9 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_timers/ocre_timer.c
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_timers/ocre_timer.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
- * which has been established as Project Ocre, a Series of LF Projects, LLC
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
diff --git a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_timers/ocre_timer.h b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_timers/ocre_timer.h
index d922d4a3..14c024d7 100644
--- a/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_timers/ocre_timer.h
+++ b/src/runtime/wamr-wasip1/ocre_api/ocre_timers/ocre_timer.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @copyright Copyright © contributors to Project Ocre,
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) contributors to Project Ocre,
  * which has been established as Project Ocre a Series of LF Projects, LLC
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0