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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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Testimonials

Linux, and more broadly open source software, is a foundational technology in the desktop, mobile, networking, cloud and embedded computing environments. We are committed to open solutions that promote advances in all of the sectors that depend on advanced x86 and ARM platforms. Joining OIN is another way we are demonstrating our commitment to open innovation and collaboration.

Richard BrownVP MarketingVIA Technologies

Global adoption of Linux and other open source technologies is an irreversible trend. For the last 15 years, they have transformed almost every industry. By sharing innovation, Linux and open source capabilities have soared, application interoperability is unprecedented, connectivity is virtually everywhere, while business and consumer productivity are at all-time highs. By blocking patent aggression in open source, OIN has enabled safer investments in product development and helped to enable th… Read more

Hirotake Konda - GM, IP Management Division & Department Manager, NEC // Jackson Chen - Senior Associate General Counsel, NCAM

By joining the Open Invention Network, we are demonstrating our continued commitment to innovation, and supporting it with patent non-aggression in core Linux and adjacent open source software.

Donny ZhangVPInspur

The Electric Vehicle Charging Industry is booming and has benefited greatly from the freedom to use open source software such as Linux in our systems. The Open Charge Alliance stands for open collaboration, open standards and is a strong supporter of OIN. We can’t have patent aggression slowing down innovation and market growth in this exciting new industry.

Lonneke DriessenDirectorOpen Charge Alliance

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

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

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

We continuously look for ways to integrate the best technologies in our appliances, which helps to shape living for the better. It also helps us achieve our goal of continuous improvement in appliance sustainability. We are pleased to join the Open Invention Network and support its role in protecting open source software.

ElectroluxFabio Albanese, Head of Engineering, Connected Electronics Platform

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

Open Source technologies, especially Embedded Linux, have enabled the rapid development of intelligent products that can be found throughout the infrastructure of homes. LIXIL’s participation in the OIN community shows our consistent commitment to open source innovation.

Yugo KanazawaChief Digital OfficerLIXIL