Media - Open Invention Network

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

Welcome to our Newest Members!

Testimonials

At Shopify, we’ve built our platform on Ruby on Rails. We view open source software as a key foundation for our business. By joining the Open Invention Network, we have committed to patent non-aggression in core Linux and adjacent open source software. We believe that this commitment will promote innovation and help enable entrepreneurs and developers to build on open source foundations without focusing on the threat of litigation. We strongly encourage all forward-looking ecommerce platforms,… Read more

Robert GuaySenior Counsel, Intellectual PropertyShopify

More than 70% of D-Link’s networking and communication solutions have implemented open source software since the beginning phase of research and development. We have and will continue to advocate for OSS and patent non-aggression, and we look forward to making our contributions to the OIN community to encourage innovation.

Mark ChenPresidentD-Link

Panasonic Automotive Systems has been continually and substantively contributing to multiple Open Source Software (OSS) communities, such as Automotive Grade Linux, in our efforts to develop OSS technologies. In joining the OIN, we are supporting the strong development of Linux and other open source technologies, and further strengthening our contributions to OSS communities.

Masashige MizuyamaEVP & CTO

Companies building products using open source technologies must help protect open source communities from threats posed by abusers of low quality patents.We applaud the innovative approach taken by the OS Zone and call on other companies to support solutions that protect open source innovation from targeted threats.

MicrosoftJustin Colannino, Associate General Counsel for Open Source at Microsoft

Over its history, the automotive industry has undergone periods of significant innovation. We are now undergoing a fundamental shift in the way automotive platforms are used by consumers and businesses. Automotive Grade Linux and other OSS projects are helping the industry rapidly transform. By protecting them from patent risk, OIN has enabled automotive manufacturers to effectively integrate new kinds of software-based technologies into cars.

Yosuke IidaGeneral Manager - Intellectual Property DivisionToyota

The Mercari Group’s systems are supported by a variety of open source software. As a beneficiary of the enormous contributions made by the open source software community, we believe making a contribution to innovation in the world by publishing technology accumulated through the development and operation of our services, such as Mercari and Merpay, as open source is the right choice. Hence, the Mercari Group endorses the activities of OIN which protects innovations with open source from patent… Read more

Mercari

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

We continuously look for ways to integrate the best technologies in our payment solutions, which helps to deliver capabilities and services that our merchant and bank customers value and trust. We provide our customers safer and faster digital transaction services, and open source is a significant innovation driver in these offerings. We are pleased to join the Open Invention Network and support its role in protecting Open Source software.

Christophe DuquenneGroup Chief Technology & Operations Officer, Worldline

UNISOC is committed to the independent development and design of core chips in the field of mobile communications and AIoT, and Linux and open source software are the key elements of our technology development. By joining the OIN community, Zhanrui demonstrates its strong commitment to innovation and will continue to support patent protection for projects such as Linux.

Yang JiejingHead of Legal DepartmentUNISOC

The OpenChain Project is part of a broad global community engaging with all aspects of intellectual property around open source.

Shane CoughlanProgram ManagerOpenChain Project