OIN’s portfolio consists of 17 global patents and applications.

In addition to the Linux System community cross-license (in a community which owns over 3 million patents and applications in total), OIN also purchases and develops our own strategic portfolio. In other words, members also gain royalty-free access to 17 OIN-owned patents and applications across various technology segments and geographies.

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Fresenius Medical Care | OIN community member
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CIBC | OIN Community Member
RSM | OIN Community Member
Liberty Mutual | OIN Community Member
Citizens Bank | OIN Community Member

Testimonials
Freedom to participate in open source projects and adopt Linux and other open source code has been enabled through broad based participation in the OIN cross-license, which has become a litmus test for authenticity in the open source community. Joining the OIN community demonstrates an explicit recognition among signatories of a commitment to open source technologies and the set of norms required around the appropriate use of patents in an increasingly open source-centric world. Companies that … Read more
Keith BergeltCEOOpen Invention Network

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