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Insights & Key FindingsMegan Chester2024-02-13T15:10:26-05:00

OIN Report | Recent Rise in Financial Services & Open Source Litigation

The Recent Rise in Financial Services & Open Source Litigation

The Report provides insights and key findings to include Defendants added to Litigations by NPES and percent change from 2020 to 2021, a detailed timeline for Financial Services and Open Source Litigation from 2020 – 2022 as well as a timeline for other Litigations related to Open Source from 2020 – 2021.

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Retail & eCommerce Patent Threats & Litigation Continues at High Levels

Growth in eCommerce has changed the way that retail businesses operate. Retailers employ Open Source Software (OSS) to deliver their services, as well as meet customer expectations in today’s digital world. It is also clear that eCommerce is an active area for PAE patent assertion and litigation activity. Open Invention Network has, and will, continue investing in programs and activities to hinder PAE actions associated with core OSS that Retailers and eCommerce companies rely upon.

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We have an unrelenting focus to put customers at the center of what we do. Incorporating Open Source software is one of the ways we implement the best technologies in our systems to deliver services and experiences that our customers value and trust. At U.S. Bank, we are committed to technology innovation, and we are proud to join the Open Invention Network and support its role in protecting Open Source software.

Don RelyeaChief Innovation Officer, U.S. Bank

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

RBC recognizes open source as a significant enabler of innovation and it was important for us to join the Open Invention Network and support its role in protecting Linux system open source software from patent litigation risk.

Lucille D’SouzaVP & Associate General Counsel, RBC Strategy & Operations

Linux and open source are driving innovation in cloud and mobile computing, and emerging technologies such as the Internet of Things. These are developments that are very close to our hearts at Sage. We applaud the Open Invention Network’s efforts to promote openness and innovation for the benefit of the technical community and our wider society and would encourage our partners to support their work.

Klaus-Michael VogelbergChief Technology OfficerSage

Linux is the largest undertaking of shared innovation in our planet’s history. The OSS community has written and shared billions of lines of code that have transformed the way businesses operate and consumers live. We congratulate OIN for its 15 years, during which it has provided a protective shield against patent aggression. We encourage all open source contributors and users to join OIN and demonstrate their commitment to a safe environment for continued growth in Linux and other OSS proje… Read more

Jim ZemlinExecutive DirectorThe Linux Foundation

NewLink has been committed to the deep integration of digitalization and the energy industry, and continues to explore the best technologies to improve energy utilization in order to better serve partners across the industry chain. Linux systems and open source technologies provide support for digitalization, and we appreciate OIN’s contribution to reducing the risk of open source software patents around the world. We value the protection of intellectual property rights and also respect the in… Read more

Mingyi JinVP & General Legal Counsel at NewLink

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

Having OpenStack in the core of our product, FishOS, we highly appreciate the value and importance of shared knowledge, experience, and technology of open source communities. Joining OIN emphasizes our commitment to developing and distributing open source technology. Thanks to expertise, software companies can mitigate the global patent risk to open source software like FishOS for all the market players – developers, vendors, customers, and end-users.

Kenneth TanCEO, Sardina Systems

Open Invention Network is a unique organization. For 15 years, it has protected the Linux and open source community from patent aggression, while fostering a community that understands that value of shared technological development. It has been an honor to have worked with the OIN team, and fellow OIN Board members, to plan and implement the strategic initiatives that have provided protection for open source.

Tim KowalskiChairman of the BoardOpen Invention Network

Demonstrating its commitment to open innovation, NatWest is a Gold member in FINOS, the main global organization aiming to move the entire financial services industry toward collaboration through Open Source and FDC3 standards. NatWest is also building on its foundations of open banking by creating the ‘Bank of APIs’ – an API ecosystem that brings an increasingly wide variety of our services to customers and partners in new and innovative ways. Open is important to us. As such we are proud… Read more

Declan O’GormanHead of Enterprise Engineering, NatWest Group