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Banks Signal New Anti-Patent Troll Strategies

February 17, 2021 — Within two days of each other, two major banks, United Kingdom-based Barclays and Canada-based TD Bank announced they joined the OIN Community as covered by the World International Property Review. Anti-Patent [ … ]

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

Barclays Deepens Fight Against Patent Trolls

February 17, 2021 — Payment Expert’s article writes the climate for fraud has elevated as global economies continue to battle the coronavirus pandemic and consumer habits continue to evolve. Banks are turning to Open Source to rise [ … ]

Christina Motley2021-02-17T11:53:42-05:00Media Coverage|

Barclays Joins OIN, Taking A Stand Against Patent Trolls

February 17, 2021 — Retail Bank International covers breaking news that mega bank Barclays has joined our community. “Spurious claims from Patent Assertion Entities divert resources and investment away from true innovation and collaboration,” says [ … ]

Christina Motley2021-02-17T11:53:35-05:00Media Coverage|

Top Banks Join Linux and Open Source Patent Protection Group

February 15, 2021 — It’s no surprise that the number of patent infringement suits filed by patent trolls continues to rapidly increase. Read ZDNet’s article that dives into how banks are subject to patent troll [ … ]

Christina Motley2021-02-16T12:52:34-05:00Media Coverage|

Barclays and TD Bank Group Join SMFG and Other FinTech OIN Members

February 15, 2021 — The Patent Invention Magazine covers how banks are increasingly adopting Open Source to improve customer service and deliver new products and services, while lowering their costs.

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Christina Motley2021-02-16T12:53:00-05:00Media Coverage|

Wells Fargo Patent Troll Case has the Finance World All Aquiver so Barclays, TD Bank Sign Up to OIN

February 15, 2021 — Banks are increasingly taken a modern approach to technology, which includes the development and use of Open Source Software. Barclays and TD Bank have faced threats of litigation from patent trolls [ … ]

Christina Motley2021-02-16T16:46:55-05:00Media Coverage|

The Toronto-Dominion Bank Announces its OIN Membership

February 15, 2021 — The banking and fintech industries are figuring out how to leverage Open Source as one of the best technologies to build, integrate and deliver feature-rich products and services that customers expect [ … ]

Christina Motley2021-02-16T13:26:05-05:00Media Coverage|

Barclays Joins LOT Network and Open Invention Network Community

This is a reposting of a Barclays press release. The original press release is available here.

Barclays takes action against attacks from patent trolls

(February 16, 2021) — Barclays is the first major European headquartered bank [ … ]

Christina Motley2021-02-16T12:23:01-05:00Media Coverage|

OIN’s Evolving Linux System Definition

January 20, 2021 — The Patent Invention Magazine covers our 15th anniversary celebration and our commitment to protecting the greater Open Source community. In addition, the article discusses the Linux System Definition’s expansion and its [ … ]

Christina Motley2021-01-28T09:19:49-05:00Media Coverage|

Four Gems in OIN’s Linux System Definition

December 18, 2020 — Check out Tech Company News’ article about the “Four Gems in OIN’s Linux System Definition” and how OIN community members benefit from patent protection in core Linux and adjacent Open Source technologies, including in [ … ]

Christina Motley2021-05-03T13:14:21-04:00Media Coverage|

OVHcloud Joins OIN, Renewing Its Commitment to Open Source

December 17, 2020 — Aligned with its company values of trust, working together and disruption, OVHcloud — the European leader in the cloud industry — has chosen to join OIN to accelerate its open innovation strategy, [ … ]

Christina Motley2021-01-05T15:05:53-05:00Media Coverage|

Open Invention Network Linux Patent Protection Group Turns 15

November 17,2020 — Today, everyone who’s anyone uses Open Source Software (OSS). In 2005, it was a different story. Learn more from ZDNet’s article about how Linux was still under attack, Microsoft was claiming Linux violated [ … ]

Christina Motley2020-11-20T15:37:49-05:00Media Coverage|

OIN Celebrates its 15th Birthday

November 17, 2020 — Tech Company News explains how, for 15 years, OIN as protected the Linux and Open Source Software (OSS) community from patent risk and not only grown to be the largest patent [ … ]

Christina Motley2020-11-18T15:52:06-05:00Media Coverage|

OIN Celebrates 15 Years of Protecting Core Linux and Open Source

November 17, 2020 — The Patent Invention Magazine broke our 15^th anniversary story today in its top headlines writing that OIN’s efforts have enabled businesses and organizations to confidently invest their resources to develop, integrate and use [ … ]

Christina Motley2020-12-10T11:58:53-05:00Media Coverage|

LIXIL Group Joins OIN

November 5, 2020 — “LIXIL Group Joins the Open Invention Network Community” was a top story in The Patent Invention Magazine. LIXIL is a leading maker of pioneering water and housing products, under such brand [ … ]

Christina Motley2020-11-11T10:41:40-05:00Media Coverage|

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What People Say

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

Although TAIYO YUDEN does not directly incorporate open source software in our products, our customers do, and it is important for us to support open source initiatives that are critical to the continued success of our clients.

Shigetoshi AkinoGeneral Manager, Intellectual Property DivisionTAIYO YUDEN

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

At Rakuten, our businesses continue to evolve as we address new market opportunities. Because of this, we are a user and strong advocate of open source software. We are building the first 100% fully virtualized mobile network, enabling us to scale rapidly and offer the best Quality-of-Service (QoS) available. By joining OIN, we are demonstrating our commitment to Open Source Software (OSS) and supporting it with a pledge of patent non-aggression.

Tareq Amin,CAO, Group Executive Vice PresidentRakuten, Inc.

Embecosm has joined OIN, an industry consortium with an ever-growing patent pool that facilitates cross-licensing, for mutual defense against those who would use patents against the Linux ecosystem. All members are protected, even companies like Embecosm which bring no patents to the table. I don’t like the world we are in, but at least Embecosm is now in a stronger position to protect free software.

Jeremy BennettFounder and Chief ExecutiveEmbecosm

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

We applaud OIN’s efforts to promote patent non-aggression in the cloud by adding the OpenStack packages to its Linux System definition. The OpenStack Foundation Board of Directors appreciates that the rapidly-growing OIN community has been, and is now explicitly, supporting freedom of action in the cloud of the future that OpenStack has been formed to enable.

Alan ClarkChairman of the BoardOpenStack Foundation

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

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

As a global solutions provider that grows with customers and society through the highest level of trust, SMFG is committed to creating businesses that transcend the boundaries of finance and resolving issues. In order to further promote this effort and quickly deliver high added-value services to our customers and society, SMFG believes that the utilization of open source software will be essential. Also, in promoting OSS utilization, SMFG believes that measures to protect intellectual property rights are important. Through joining the OIN, SMFG hopes to deepen our understanding of the OSS community and contribute to the development of OSS.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group