Media Coverage

Shane Coughlan has been appointed OIN Patent Ambassador, bringing deep experience from the Linux Foundation to strengthen open source patent protection worldwide.

February 20, 2026 — Volpe Koenig’s Imagine That! IP Law Blog takes a deep dive into managing patent risk in Open Source-driven products.  Author Brandon …

February 24, 2026 —  Building on two decades of leadership in Open Source governance and Intellectual Property strategy, Shane Coughlan is joining OIN’s next-generation Open Source patent …

February 24, 2026 —  Shane Coughlan joins OIN as the Global Ambassador of OIN 2.0 to champion the next era of Open Source patent …

February 24, 2026 — OIN names Shane Coughlan to drive global adoption of OIN 2.0 — a next-generation patent shield designed to protect Open Source developers …

February 24, 2026 — Patent Lawyer Magazine shares a news flash in the Open Source ecosystem … OIN welcomes Shane Coughlan, a longtime …

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it is joining Open Invention Network  2.0 as a community member.

February 9, 2026 — In an exclusive 1-1 interview with World IP Review (WIPR) journalist Sarah Speight, OIN’s CEO Keith Bergelt shares insights …

OIN has built the largest active patent cross-license in history, with more than 4,000 members that collectively hold more than 3 million …

January 27, 2026 — OIN announces a new initiative, OIN 2.0, with an updated license, expanded Linux System definition & its first fee …