Daimler joins Open Invention Network
March 13, 2017 — The Open Invention Network (OIN), the world’s largest patent association for Linux as a core element of open source software, has announced the accession of Daimler AG as a member.
Daimler joins Linux Patent Association
March 08, 2017 — Daimler AG has joined the Open Invention Network (OIN). This world’s largest patent community in the Field of Linux allows its members to freely use patents.
A rush to patent the blockchain is a sign of the technology’s promise
January 12, 2017 — Financial firms and assorted startups are rushing to patent the technology that underlies bitcoin.
Big Banks Are Stocking Up on Blockchain Patents
December 21, 2016 — In the headlong rush to revolutionize modern finance, blockchain enthusiasts are overlooking one potentially costly problem: their applications, built on open-source code, may actually belong to someone else. Recently, some of …
Toyota throws weight behind Linux patent protection group
July 18, 2016 — Toyota and other car companies have joined the Open Invention Network patent non-aggression community.
Open Invention Network tops 2K
July 15, 2016 — Open Invention Network Demonstrates Its Leadership as the Largest Patent Non-Aggression Community by Surpassing 2,000 Licensees.
This Automaker Just Joined IBM and Google as a Patron of Open-Source Software
July 13, 2016 —The first mass-produced hybrid vehicle Toyota Motor Corp (TM) joined IBM and Google as a Patron of Open-Source Software.
Digital business patent bully protection
June 21, 2016 — How to hinder proprietary software vendors looking to leverage patents against open-source software developers, distributors and users.
Microsoft loves open source? Only when it’s convenient
March 11, 2016 — Even as it embraces open source, Microsoft is shaking down the Android and Linux communities for patent licenses. Will the real Microsoft please stand up?
Kontron Joins Open Invention Network
March 10, 2016 — Kontron, a leading global provider of Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), has become a community member of Open Invention Network (OIN).
6 essential non-coding careers in open source
March 01, 2016 — A sign of the maturation of a movement is when careers in it become a possibility. This seems to be the case with open source software.
A decade of Linux patent non-aggression: The Open Invention Network
October 08, 2015 — One reason why Linux weathered patent attacks and trolls to become today’s dominant server and cloud operating system is because the Open Invention Network united its supporters into a strong patent consortium.
Amid the patent wars, an oasis of calm collaboration
October 06, 2015 — Ten years ago this week, five public companies—IBM (IBM), Novell (now SUSE), Philips (PHG), Red Hat (RHT), and Sony (SNE)—banded together to launch a novel, pioneering, and seldom heralded project that …
Why the software world needs a ‘no-fly zone’ for patents
October 05, 2015 — The software industry may be just as notable for its nasty legal battles as for its many useful products, but for the past 10 years, the Open Invention Network has been …
Open Source leaders discuss innovation, entrepreneurship and software patents
September 08, 2015 — Open Source leaders discuss innovation, entrepreneurship and software patents. “Open Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Our Digital Culture” in Bangalore on August 13, 2015: major takeaways from the event are documented in this …
