U.S. Western District of Texas Court Rules in Favor of Defendant Creating another Win for OIN & Those Opposed to Patent Assertion Entities
February 28, 2023 — Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) — acquire patents and then sue companies to attempt to extract a profit. WSOU Investments — also known as Brazos Licensing and Development and a PAE …
Why Amazon Supports — and Invests in — Sustainable Open Source
February 13, 2023 — “Open Source is important to us, our customers and the world,” Amazon Web Services (AWS) writes in a post for TheNewStack. These 3 company pillars start with one important principle that …
Banks & Financial Institutions are Turning Away from Patent Suits & Discovering the Power of Patent Protection with OIN
February 7, 2023 — eMarketer’s INSIDER Intelligence reports that after PNC was ordered to pay $218 million for infringing USAA’s mobile check deposit patents in May 2022, it asked the U.S. Patent Office’s (USPO) Patent …
Fractures and Seams: Diverging Interests, Higher Stakes & Evolving Roles in IP
December 30, 2022 — Dealmakers conducts an in-depth interview with OIN’s CEO, Keith Bergelt, who lives at the center of an open world. Significant changes in tack are taking place in Big Tech, …
Unified Patents Open Source Zone Challenged 50 Patents So Far, with an Excellent Success Rate
December 8, 2022 — The Linux Foundation’s Annual Report 2022 — Leadership in Security and Innovation— highlights the Unified Patents Open Source Zone, an ambitious funding initiative to deter Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs) with …
Amazon Announces OIN Membership
December 6, 2022 — Amazon Web Services (AWS) has long benefited from the innovation arising out of the Open Source community. In a blog by David Nalley, the President of the Apache Software Foundation …
One of the Most Influential Economic & Cultural Forces in the World, Amazon Joins OIN
December 6, 2022 — Amazon’s share of the United States eCommerce market is 45%, according to Statistica, and includes an inventory of more than 350 million marketplace sellers, 12 million of which are Amazon products. …
Amazon Puts its Patents Behind the Open-Source & Linux Patent Safeguard of OIN
December 6, 2022 — Patent trolls can hurt companies large and small. So, it should come as no surprise that Amazon and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have joined Open Invention Network (OIN) — the …
Retail & Cloud Services Leader, Amazon, Joins OIN
December 6, 2022 — From banking and communications networks to retail, eCommerce & entertainment platforms, technology rests on & includes code from Linux and other Open Source projects. The cloud services powering our …
The World’s 6th Largest Company Joins OIN’s Global Community
December 6, 2022 — Dedicated to making lives easier & more enjoyable by delighting customers & pioneering new inventions, Amazon — a multinational technology company focusing on eCommerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) — is a worldwide …
Amazon Joins OIN, Rounding Out Cloud Market Participation
December 6, 2022 – You know the brand. But you may not know Jeff Bezos started Amazon from his garage in Bellevue, Washington, on July 5, 1994. With the addition of Amazon, OIN has won commitments from …
Amazon — An Industry Frontrunner & Innovator — Joins OIN
December 6, 2022 — Amazon.com, Inc. is among the Big Five American Information Technology (IT) companies in the world, one of the largest digital retail & eCommerce platforms in the world & the 6th largest Open Source corporation …
Financial Service Digital Innovators Increasingly Rely on Open Source
Financial Service Digital Innovators Increasingly Rely on Open Source
November 15, 2022 — U.S. Bank is an industry leader in creating innovative solutions to serve customers and joins OIN’s growing worldwide …
U.S. Bank Becomes the Latest Financial Institution to Hinder Patent Risk in Open Source & Joins OIN
November 15, 2022 — As financial institutions look to integrate innovative fintech solutions into their platforms, they increasingly rely on Open Source Software (OSS). U.S. Bancorp — with approximately 70,000 employees and $601 …
U.S. Bank Remains Committed to Technology Innovation & Open Source
November 15, 2022 — U.S. Bank joins a long list of Financial Service institutions and Fintech OIN community members, including Ally Financial, The Clearing House, Barclays, TD Bank, RBC, Truist, Alipay, Block, and …