Dropbox joins Linux patent protection hit squad
November 26, 2013 — A company launched to defend Linux on PCs and servers is turning its attention to venture-backed cloud startups and mobile. The Open Invention …
4 ways open source protects you against software patents
November 08, 2013 — Software patents continue to drag down competition and innovation. The troubling news that a consortium of huge companies is using Nortel’s patent …
Open Invention Network Extends Patent Non-Aggression Community with 600th Licensee
Durham, NC (October 16, 2013) – Open Invention Network (OIN), a collaborative enterprise that enables innovation in open source and an increasingly vibrant ecosystem around Linux, …
Open Invention Network Expands Community Protection with Hundreds of New Linux System Software Packages
Durham, NC (July 9, 2013) Open Invention Network (OIN) has furthered its mission to enable and protect Linux by expanding the Linux System technologies covered by …
Defensive Patent Management Pioneer Open Invention Network Exceeds 500th Licensee Milestone
Durham, NC (February 13, 2013) – Open Invention Network (OIN) today announced that the OIN licensee community exceeds 500 licensees. IBM, NEC, Novell, Philips, Red Hat …
Amid the Patent Wars, a Powerful Pact of Non-Aggression
February 13, 2013 — FORTUNE — The Open Invention Network, a community set up by an IBM-led consortium in 2005 to foster a safe patent …