Groklaw: Open Invention Network Takes on Mass – Facebook and HP Join
April 20, 2011 — Facebook and HP have joinded Open Invention Network today. In addition, Google is moving up from licensee to join Canonical as associate …
The Register: Facebook, HP, and OpenStack Join Linux patent shield
April 20, 2011 — Facebook, HP, and the OpenStack project have joined the Open Invention Network (OIN), a consortium of organizations intent on protecting Linux …
Slashdot: Linux Patent Protection Network Lures Facebook, HP
April 20, 2011 — Facebook, HP, Rackspace, Juniper, Fujitsu and dozens of other organizations have joined a group building a defensive patent portfolio to protect Linux-using members …
ZDNet: Microsoft gets Novell’s Patents rights but must share them with Open-Source Software
April 20, 2011 — The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on April 20th, that in order to proceed with the first phase of their acquisition …
DOJ limits Microsoft’s purchase of Novell patents
April 20, 2011 — Microsoft will not be able to keep patents it proposed to buy from Novell under an agreement with the U.S. Department of …