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The power of Open Source. The power of community. The power to preserve patent freedom for future generations.

About OIN

OIN believes greater diversity of thought, perspective and talent drives higher levels of innovation. We promote the idea that Open Source technologies provide a new business model which distills collective and global intelligence.

Our Community

With 3,800+ members from more than 150 countries, we’re the largest patent non-aggression community in history. Together, we support freedom of action in Linux as a key element of Open Source & help members reduce patent risks.

Our License Agreement

All members sign the same agreement to cross-license their Linux System patents royalty free in a community which owns over 2.8 million patents & applications. Members also gain access to OIN’s portfolio of 74 IP assets.

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In the News

Worldline Joins the Open Invention Network Community

Christina Motley2023-08-27T20:30:46-04:00

Durham, NC (Sep 19, 2023) – Open Invention Network (OIN), the organization formed to safeguard open source and now the largest patent non-aggression …

NatWest Group Joins the Open Invention Network Community

Christina Motley2023-08-14T15:26:38-04:00

Durham, NC (September 12, 2023) – Open Invention Network (OIN), the organization formed to safeguard open source and now the largest patent non-aggression …

Tokyo Electron Device Joins the Open Invention Network Community

Christina Motley2023-02-27T08:12:09-05:00

Durham, NC (March 7, 2023) – Open Invention Network (OIN), the organization formed to safeguard open source and now the largest patent non-aggression …

Media Coverage

Global Payments Leader — Worldline — Joins OIN

Christina Motley2023-09-20T13:56:04-04:00

September 20, 2023 — Tech Company News reports that Worldline — a payment services leader, leveraging Open Source to develop some of the world’s most advanced …

OIN Protects Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Open Source Software

Christina Motley2023-09-20T13:54:30-04:00

September 20, 2023 — Patent Lawyer Magazine reports that according to Contrive Datum Research, the market for Machine Learning (ML) alone is expected …

OIN Reduces Patent Risks for Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence

Christina Motley2023-09-20T13:55:11-04:00

September 19, 2023 — Open Source Software (OSS) plays an important role in both Machine Learning (ML) & Artificial Intelligence (AI), but it …

What Our Members are Saying

Since its inception 15 years ago, OIN has provided unprecedented protection to enable the incredible growth and adoption of Linux and other related open source software around the world. As the OIN community has grown to over 3,000 members and the Linux definition has matured, that protection has only grown stronger. IBM and Red Hat have been two of the leading proponents and drivers of Linux and open source software for over 20 years and have been founding members of OIN since its inception. Today, IBM and Red Hat continue to share with OIN a deep and unwavering commitment to scale Linux and open source innovation providing flexibility, choice and leadership for the industry.

Ken KingGeneral ManagerOpenPower at IBM