Meet Open Invention Network

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 3,600+ 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 2.7 million patents & applications. Members also gain access to OIN’s portfolio of 350 IP assets.

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In the News

RBC Joins the Open Invention Network

Christina Motley2022-06-21T10:35:24-04:00

Durham, NC (June 21, 2022) – Open Invention Network (OIN), the organization formed to safeguard Open Source Software (OSS) and now the largest [ … ]

Advantest Joins Open Invention Network

Christina Motley2022-04-19T16:29:13-04:00

Durham, NC (April 19, 2022) – Open Invention Network (OIN), the largest patent non-aggression community in history, announced today that Advantest Corporation (Advantest) has become [ … ]

Truist Joins the Open Invention Network

Christina Motley2022-04-19T16:27:56-04:00

Durham, NC (April 12, 2022) – Open Invention Network (OIN), the organization formed to safeguard open source software (OSS) and now the largest patent non-aggression [ … ]

Media Coverage

RBC Joins OIN – Financial Services Industry Faces Looming Threats of Patent Trolls

Christina Motley2022-06-23T11:15:32-04:00

June 21, 2022 — The presence of patent trolls is fast becoming a serious problem in Fintech, and the worst may yet to [ … ]

Patent Assertion Entity Activity in FinTech Surges; RBC Joins OIN

Christina Motley2022-06-23T11:11:41-04:00

June 21, 2022 — New research — including that based on data from RPX and Unified Patents — indicates an unprecedented wave of [ … ]

RBC Joins OIN as Patent Assertion Entity Activity in FinTech Expands

Christina Motley2022-06-23T11:20:19-04:00

June 21, 2022 — Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) joins OIN. The largest bank in Canada, RBC serves over 16 million clients with [ … ]

What Our Members are Saying

At Rakuten, our businesses continue to evolve as we address new market opportunities. Because of this, we are a user and strong advocate of open source software. We are building the first 100% fully virtualized mobile network, enabling us to scale rapidly and offer the best Quality-of-Service (QoS) available. By joining OIN, we are demonstrating our commitment to Open Source Software (OSS) and supporting it with a pledge of patent non-aggression.

Tareq AminCAO, Group Executive Vice PresidentRakuten, Inc.