A rush to patent the blockchain is a sign of the technology’s promise
January 12, 2017 — Financial firms and assorted startups are rushing to patent the technology that underlies bitcoin.
Big Banks Are Stocking Up on Blockchain Patents
December 21, 2016 — In the headlong rush to revolutionize modern finance, blockchain enthusiasts are overlooking one potentially costly problem: their applications, built on open-source …
Toyota throws weight behind Linux patent protection group
July 18, 2016 — Toyota and other car companies have joined the Open Invention Network patent non-aggression community.
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Open Invention Network tops 2K
July 15, 2016 — Open Invention Network Demonstrates Its Leadership as the Largest Patent Non-Aggression Community by Surpassing 2,000 Licensees.
Digital business patent bully protection
June 21, 2016 — How to hinder proprietary software vendors looking to leverage patents against open-source software developers, distributors and users.
Microsoft loves open source? Only when it’s convenient
March 11, 2016 — Even as it embraces open source, Microsoft is shaking down the Android and Linux communities for patent licenses. Will the real …
6 essential non-coding careers in open source
March 01, 2016 — A sign of the maturation of a movement is when careers in it become a possibility. This seems to be the case …
A decade of Linux patent non-aggression: The Open Invention Network
October 08, 2015 — One reason why Linux weathered patent attacks and trolls to become today’s dominant server and cloud operating system is because the Open …
