OIN Welcomes The Clearing House as a New Community Member
October 12, 2022 — National payments giant — The Clearing House (TCH) — joins Open Invention Network (OIN) to show its public support for the organization’s mission to protect Open Source Software (OSS). Funded by Google, IBM, …
MTU Aero Engines Supports Freedom of Action in Linux
September 21, 2022 — MTU was the first major industrial company in Germany to decide in favor of a Linux cluster when building up additional computing capacity. “The adoption of Linux and other Open …
Germany’s Largest Engine Manufacturer Joins OIN
September 21, 2022 — Tech Company News reports how Open Source adoption and its growing importance led MTU to join OIN, the largest patent non-aggression community in history. “For us, joining OIN is a statement,” …
MTU Aero Engines Supports Linux Ecosystem
September 20, 2022 — For 20 years, MTU Aero Engines has integrated Open Source into its simulation programs and complex algorithms. Germany’s largest engine manufacturer has now become a member of OIN’s growing …
A Decision with Wider Impact: MTU Aero Engines Joins OIN
September 15, 2022 — Germany’s largest engine manufacturer, MTU Aero Engines has long relied on Open Source Software (OSS) for its development and joining OIN underscores the company’s support for Linux. The company was …
Patent Attacks Against Open Source Projects are up 100%
September 12, 2022 — The term Open Source was coined in 1998. In its early years, Intellectual Property (IP) lawsuits from proprietary companies were the issue. Today, the enemy is increasingly patent trolls — also …
Open Source Software (OSS) is at Risk from Patent Aggressors Now More than Ever Before
September 12, 2022 — As a result of Open Source’s popularity which has become the standard for software development throughout the world, patent trolls — also known as Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) — are increasingly …
Open Source Litigation from PAEs Continues to Climb
June 9, 2022 — Unified Patents’ Weekly Newsletter publishes the results of an in-depth “2022 Litigation Update” defending Open Source that states there is a potential 100% increase for 2022 Non-Practicing Entity (NPE) litigation …
OIN Study Reveals Financial Institutions Are a Key Target for Patent Assertion Entities
June 26. 2022 — OIN headlines make IAM’s Sunday Digest. New research indicates Open Source assertions against banks and Financial Services increased 100% between 2020 and 2021. The study — conducted by OIN includes data from RPX and OIN’s …
RBC Joins OIN – Financial Services Industry Faces Looming Threats of Patent Trolls
June 21, 2022 — The presence of patent trolls is fast becoming a serious problem in Fintech, and the worst may yet to come. Figures show a 100% increase in the number of …
Patent Assertion Entity Activity in FinTech Surges; RBC Joins OIN
June 21, 2022 — New research — including that based on data from RPX and Unified Patents — indicates an unprecedented wave of patent actions related to the Financial Technology (FinTech) industry. OIN— …
RBC Joins OIN as Patent Assertion Entity Activity in FinTech Expands
June 21, 2022 — Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) joins OIN. The largest bank in Canada, RBC serves over 16 million clients with more than 86,000 employees worldwide. The Financial Services and FinTech …
Patent Trolls Target U.S. Banks
May 17, 2022 — NIKKEI Financial takes a deep dive into the emerging trend that banks are transforming into tech companies as they get up to speed in today’s modern, digital world and …
Advantest Joins Semiconductor Firms Across the Globe that are Accepting the Open Source Approach
April 20, 2022 — “Our stated mission is ‘Enabling Leading-Edge Technologies’ and continuously improving ourselves so that we can offer products and services that satisfy our customers worldwide and contribute to the development of our …
Banks are Tired of Getting Sued for Patent Use & Starting to Push Back
April 19, 2022 — At least 125 suits were filed in the Financial Services industry in 2021, and in recent months, Auth Token LLC has filed approximately 35 patent infringement lawsuits against banks and card …
