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MediaChristina Motley2020-04-16T19:40:51-04:00

Welcome to our Newest Members!

Northern Trust | OIN Community Member
IDIS | OIN Community Member
Pionix | OIN Community Member
Suning | OIN Community Member
Volvo Trucks | OIN Community Member
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Lockton | OIN Community Member
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“At PIONIX GmbH, we’re on a mission to electrify mobility through open collaboration. By joining OIN, we’re committing to a shared defensive patent pool — where hundreds of companies, from startups to tech giants, agree not to sue each other over patents in the Linux and open-source space. That gives us, and everyone we collaborate with, more freedom to build. Our partners, customers, and contributors know that when they work with PIONIX, they’re working with a company that believes in ope… Read more
Marco MöllerCEO, PIONIX
Open source technology enables new levels of innovation and helps to underpin our ongoing growth, as we fuse physical and digital technologies in cyber-physical systems. By joining OIN, we are demonstrating our commitment to contribute to open source technology and supporting it with patent non-aggression in Linux.  
Dr. Shiro SaitoExecutive Officer, Corporate EVP, General Executive for TechnologyToshiba
Linux plays an important role at TomTom as the core of all our Portable Navigation Devices. We believe that by becoming an Open Invention Network licensee, we encourage Linux development and foster innovation in a technical community that benefits everyone.  
Peter SpoursDirector of IPTomTom

NewLink has been committed to the deep integration of digitalization and the energy industry, and continues to explore the best technologies to improve energy utilization in order to better serve partners across the industry chain. Linux systems and open source technologies provide support for digitalization, and we appreciate OIN’s contribution to reducing the risk of open source software patents around the world.  We value the protection of intellectual property rights and also respect the in… Read more

Mingyi JinVP & General Legal Counsel at NewLink

Foxconn continuously looks for ways to integrate advances into the design and manufacturing of smart consumer electronics, cloud and networking equipment, computing devices and components, among others. We are pleased to join the Open Invention Network and support its role in protecting open source.

Mick LimDirector, Foxconn IP Affairs Division
Open source technology, especially Linux, has led to profound increases in capabilities across a number of key industries, while increasing overall product and service efficiency. By joining Open Invention Network, we are demonstrating our continued commitment to innovation, and supporting it with patent non-aggression in Linux.  
Hideki SanatakeExecutive Officer, Deputy Group Executive of Corporate Intellectual Properties & LegalCanon
At Bareos GmbH & Co. KG, we believe in the power of open source to drive innovation and progress. Joining the Open Invention Network aligns with our commitment to create a collaborative and secure environment for the open-source community. We look forward to contributing to and benefiting from this global network of like-minded organizations.
Stephan DührManaging Director, Bareos GmbH & Co. KG
At JD.com, we have employed open source technologies such as Kubernetes and Open Stack, along with Linux, to improve the speed, functionality and stability of our infrastructure while lowering operating costs.  
Rain LongChief Human Resource Officer & General CounselJD.com
Flex is proud to join OIN and help further the goals of the open source community. In our position spanning many industries, we are sensitive to the negative impact that the aggressive assertion of patents can have on innovation, and how excessive lawsuits can significantly dampen opportunities for collaboration, especially within the open source community. We are pleased to be an active participant in the effort to protect Linux and related open source technologies from the risk of patent litig… Read more
John RitsickVP of Legal and Chief Intellectual Property OfficerFlex
We continuously look for ways to integrate the best technologies in our appliances, which helps to shape living for the better. It also helps us achieve our goal of continuous improvement in appliance sustainability. We are pleased to join the Open Invention Network and support its role in protecting open source software.
ElectroluxFabio Albanese, Head of Engineering, Connected Electronics Platform
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