OIN’s portfolio consists of 36 global patents and applications.

In addition to the Linux System community cross-license (in a community which owns over 2.8 million patents and applications in total), OIN also purchases and develops our own strategic portfolio. In other words, members also gain royalty-free access to 36 OIN-owned patents and applications across various technology segments and geographies.

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WSO2 | OIN Community Member
FoxConn | OIN Community Member
Muratec Machinery | OIN Community Member
The Home Depot | OIN Community Member
Horiba | OIN Community Member
Formosa Plastics | OIN Community Member

Testimonials
Flex is proud to join OIN and help further the goals of the open source community. In our position spanning many industries, we are sensitive to the negative impact that the aggressive assertion of patents can have on innovation, and how excessive lawsuits can significantly dampen opportunities for collaboration, especially within the open source community. We are pleased to be an active participant in the effort to protect Linux and related open source technologies from the risk of patent litig… Read more
John RitsickVP of Legal and Chief Intellectual Property OfficerFlex

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