United Kingdom Banking Leader — NatWest Group — Joins OIN
September 12, 2023 — As a community, nearly 4,000 OIN members practice patent non-aggression in core Linux and adjacent Open Source technologies by …
NatWest Reinforces its Commitment to Protect & Advocate Open Source Innovation
September 12, 2023 — Patent protection is crucial in safeguarding continued innovation in today’s high-tech, complex and rapidly changing world. For fintech, the …
NatWest Group Joins the Open Invention Network Community
Durham, NC (September 12, 2023) – Open Invention Network (OIN), the organization formed to safeguard Open Source and now the largest patent non-aggression …
Shopify vs. Patent Trolls: Defending Entrepreneurs & Innovation
June 7, 2023 — Jess Hertz, General Counsel of Shopify — an OIN community member — writes a blog about their efforts to defend entrepreneurs …
USPTO Proposed Rules Will Strengthen the Power of Patent Trolls, Resulting in Negative Outcomes
June 2, 2023 — Patent trolls — also known as Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs) or Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) — cause more than enough …
OIN Opposes Patent Rule Changes
June 2, 2023 — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is trying to rush a new controversial rule through legislation without Congressional …
Stand up for Open Source Software Patent Defense
June 1, 2023 — The Linux Foundation speaks up — along with Open Invention Network & Unified Patents’ executives — about the proposed rules issued by the …
Open Source Sustainability Strategy Leads Amazon Web Services to Commit Its Entire Portfolio to OIN
May 10, 2023 — Amazon Web Services (AWS) supports Open Source on a long-term scale “and sustainability is our guiding principle for these investments,” AWS …
Study Demonstrates Companies that Participate in OIN are more Innovative
April 6, 2023 — A recent study, “Effect of an open patent pool strategy on technology innovation in terms of creating shared value” demonstrates empirically …
Third Largest Semiconductor Production Equipment Manufacturer Joins OIN
March 7, 2022 — Chips are the beating heart of innovation and governments across the globe are racing to bring semiconductor manufacturing within …