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Banks & Financial Institutions are Turning Away from Patent Suits & Discovering the Power of Patent Protection with OIN

After PNC was ordered to pay $218 million for infringing on USAA’s mobile check deposit patents in May 2022, it asked the U.S. Patent Office (USPO) to review the patents’ validity.

Following the review, PNC took down 3 of USAA’s patents. Instead of pursuing long & expensive patent wars, banks are changing their approach to patent defense. Many are turning to OIN:  Read More  [+]

Effect of an open patent pool strategy on technology innovation in terms of creating shared value

A recent study, “Effect of an open patent pool strategy on technology innovation in terms of creating shared value,” demonstrates empirically that organizations which participate in OIN are more innovative.

The abstract states: “In open patent pools (OPPs), members share their patents to each other. What gains do they expect by sharing patents? In this study, we analyze the effects of an OPP strategy on technological performance in terms of creating shared value (CSV). A panel regression was performed to compare the technological performance of firms in Open Invention Network (OIN), which is a Linux industry OPP, to those of non-OIN firms using their patent data.

"Our results demonstrate that the leading groups in the OIN achieved innovation by having more patent applications, forward citations, and collaborative activities than non-participants. Furthermore, OIN firms play a more significant role in promoting knowledge spillovers than non-participants. We demonstrate the positive effects of an OPP strategy on innovation by empirically measuring the technological performance of CSV.”

The article was written by Deuksin Kwon, Joon Hyung Cho, and So Young Sohn from Yonsei University with Ha Young Lee from the Republic of Korea Marshall School of Business. (Registration required)   Read More  [+]

FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Big news from Apple! The company — which has historically only developed proprietary technologies — is expecting to launch a mixed Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) headset sometime this year that will run on Open Source.

The company is currently referencing the platform as realityOS but has referenced several potential names. Apple has published the source code for developers on GitHub.

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WSOU Investments — also known as Brazos Licensing and Development & a Patent Assertion Entity (PAE) which has historically been active with litigation — intentionally chose the U.S. Western District of Texas Court when it sued Dell, EMC and VMware because it tends to be pro-patent, ruling in favor of plaintiffs. This time was a different story.

Judge Albright tossed out the case. This is significant because the Waco Division Federal Court keeps the busiest patent docket in the U.S. & Judge Albright has presided over 19% of all U.S. patent cases since 2021.

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Here's a glimpse into the Top 50 fastest-growing Open Source start-ups  worldwide in 2022. Read More  [+]

India is a substantial contributor to Open Source. Here’s a look at the Top 10 Open Source Projects in India for 2023.

There has been an uptick in the number of motions — specifically those to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12 on patent eligibility — since the Supreme Court’s Alice decision. For example, in Hawk vs. Castle a Federal Circuit panel rejected Hawk’s bid to revive its patent. The case proves Alice continues to have an impact on addressing invalid patents.  Read More  [+]

Following the SolarWinds supply chain global attack in 2020 & the Log4j vulnerability in 2021, debates are taking place about whether governments should intervene in and/or regulate Open Source security policies. Two members of the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) weighed in on the topic during the State of Open Con 23, organized by OpenUK and its CEO, Amanda Brock, who is also an OIN Licensing Team member. Read More  [+]

MOSS, the 1^st large-scale conversational language model in China (i.e. it is ChatGPT-llike) is under beta testing & will be released as Open Source in the near future. It is named after the Artificial Intelligence Chinese Sci-fi movie The Wandering Earth II.

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Learn why Amazon supports & invests in sustainable Open Source. The company joined OIN for additional protection from expensive patent attacks & support.  Read More  [+]

Although 1,216 billion people — more than 15% of the world’s population — live in Africa, it’s often overlooked when it comes to technology development. The Open Source Community Africa (OSCA) aspires to change that & is working with OIN community members Google, Microsoft & Meta.   Read More  [+] 

Patcepta is a new Open Source rules engine for improving patent prosecution & management through automation. It’s the 1^st legal industry codebase & is sponsored by Unified Patents & The Linux Foundation.  Read More  [+]

SHEIN — a global fashion & lifestyle eRetailer uses on-demand and Open Source manufacturing technology to connect worldwide suppliers.  Read More  [+]

All the way from Japan — the world’s 3rd-largest semiconductor production equipment manufacturer & a global provider of customer-optimized solutions — Tokyo Electron Device, Ltd. (TED), joins our community.

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Dedicated to helping 1.9 million families live intelligently in safer, smarter homes, Vivint Smart Home delivers integrated, customized smart home systems with in-home consultation, professional installation and 24/7 customer care & monitoring.  Read More  [+]

Biju K. Nair, OIN’s Licensing Representative for India, will present “Open Source  Projects: Legal Issues” at FOSSASIA Summit 2023, April 14^th at 3:35 am EST April 14. The in-person & virtual event It takes place in Singapore, India.

Open Source Summit North America  will be held May 10-12^th in Vancouver, British Columbia. OIN CEO Keith Bergelt will present “How Far Will Open Source Go & What it Means for Patent Non-Aggression” on May 11^th 2pm EST.

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