Media Coverage - Open Invention Network

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337 New Packages Included in Linux Patent Protection Program

January 18, 2022 — OIN — which aims to protect the Linux ecosystem from patent claims — expands its list of packages that are subject to a patent-free agreement and the provision of the possibility of [ … ]

oin-admin2020-10-19T11:53:05-04:00

Patent Protection Covered Under Largest Multilateral Cross License in History Expands

January 18, 2022 — Funded by Google, IBM / Red Hat, NEC, Philips, Sony and Toyota, Open Invention Network was created to safeguard Linux from organizations looking to hinder Open Source growth and adoption through [ … ]

Christina Motley2022-01-18T15:28:57-05:00Media Coverage|

OIN Extends Patent Protection to 3,730 Open Source Software Packages for its Members

January 18, 2022 —The business model inherent to Open Source, one of collaborative coopetition, makes it a driving force in fast-growing sectors like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Embedded Systems and all sectors of [ … ]

Christina Motley2022-01-18T15:30:01-05:00Media Coverage|

Open Invention Network Expands Linux Patent Protection

January 18, 2022 — ZDNet headlines cover OIN’s announcement it is expanding the scope and coverage of its cross-license — defined as the Linux System — and OIN’s protecting parasol against Open Source’s Intellectual Property [ … ]

Christina Motley2022-01-18T15:31:13-05:00Media Coverage|

The 3rd Largest China-based, Video-Centered Social Network Joins OIN

November 18, 2021 — FOSS Force covers our announcement that Bilibili has become the 3rd largest China-based video-centered social network to throw its patents into Open Invention Network’s kitty this year, followed by Kuaishou and [ … ]

Christina Motley2021-12-01T10:00:04-05:00Media Coverage|

Bilibili — China’s “YouTube” — Joins OIN

November 16, 2021 — Why is a company that makes its money from giving its young content creators a platform allying with Open Source, questions ZDNet’s reporter Steven J. Vaughn-Nichols. For the same reason, almost [ … ]

Christina Motley2021-11-17T15:47:17-05:00Media Coverage|

China’s Leading Comprehensive Video Community Joins OIN’s Cross-License

November 16, 2021 — “By joining OIN, Bilibili is doing its part to mitigate global patent risk for Open Source Software (OSS),” says Keith Bergelt, CEO of OIN. The Patent Lawyer covers the news today [ … ]

Christina Motley2021-11-17T15:10:56-05:00Media Coverage|

OIN Secures the “Trifecta” of Chinese Social Media Video Platforms

November 16, 2021 — OIN announces Bilibili is its newest community member. Bilibili provides commercialized product services such as mobile games, live streaming, paid content, advertising, comics and eCommerce. More specifically, it is China’s leading [ … ]

Christina Motley2021-11-17T15:09:09-05:00Media Coverage|

Russian Company YADRO Joins OIN to Protect Linux from Patent Claims

October 26 — OIN makes international headlines from Russia with OpenNet’s story about YADRO’s — part of IKS Holding — news that YADRO has joined our community. The Russian-based company produced storage systems and high-performance server systems based [ … ]

Christina Motley2021-10-27T07:30:26-04:00Media Coverage|

OIN Membership is Strategically Important for YADRO

October 26, 2021 — OpenSourceForU covers the news that YADRO recognizes the value in shared innovation, a fundamental characteristic of Open Source communities and as such, has joined OIN. YADRO provides enterprise storage and high-performance [ … ]

Christina Motley2021-10-26T12:06:54-04:00Media Coverage|

YADRO Demonstrates Its Support of Collaborative Technology Development & Success of Open Source

October 26, 2021 —YADRO is the market leader in enterprise storage and high-performance servers in Russia and Eastern Europe, according to IDC. Patent Lawyer Magazine reports the company offers a full range of high-performance servers, [ … ]

Christina Motley2021-10-26T12:08:43-04:00Media Coverage|

High-Performance Computing & Storage Leader, YADRO Joins OIN

October 26, 2021 — Tech Company News’ top headlines today include the announcement YADRO has joined our Open Source and Patent Non-Aggression community. Global technology collaboration is the backbone of the philosophy, vision and strategy [ … ]

Christina Motley2021-10-26T12:09:11-04:00Media Coverage|

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What People Say

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

Protecting open source is critical to us, our users and to the ongoing health of the Internet. We’re proud of our new role within OIN. We’re very happy with the direction OIN has been going.

Chris DiBonaDirector of Open SourceGoogle

Today, with open source software, we are quickly creating robust and long-lasting solutions for our customers. In addition to the technical implementation, we also take care that our customers do not worry about potential license violations.

Andreas PfeifferHead of Customer Advice and MarketingGinzinger

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

OIN is an organization which helps protect the Linux ecosystem by building a variety of defenses against patent attacks. By joining, Mozilla receives cross-licenses from other OIN licensees, but more importantly, for the long term, it affords us a chance to work with OIN in reducing IP threats to open source development and innovation.

Harvey AndersonVP & General CounselMozilla

We believe the protection OIN offers the open source community helps increase global contributions to and adoption of open source technologies. We are honored to stand with OIN as an active participant in its program to protect against patent aggression in core Linux and other important OSS technologies.

Erich AndersenCorporate Vice President and Chief IP CounselMicrosoft

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 risks.

Mercari

The OpenWrt developers believe that openness and collaboration across domains is the groundwork which nurtures Linux development. The new partnership with Open Invention Network will be one of the building blocks pushing OpenWrt forward and advance Linux innovation in general.

Gregers PetersenRelationship Manager and DeveloperOpenWrt

We view OIN as one of the key methods through which open source leaders and innovators can deter patent aggression. We are committed to freedom of action in open source, and have noted OIN’s efforts to actively defend and enable the Linux ecosystem.

Jane SilberCEOCanonical

We see incredible value in the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) communities. Our work in collecting, preserving and making source code available to developers, academics and government entities, will enable developers to continue to innovate. We are very pleased for OIN’s sponsorship and its support in maintaining the technical and scientific knowledge that may be lost without preservation and may be further useful to developers from an intellectual property perspective.

Roberto Di CosmoFounder & CEOSoftware Heritage