February 20, 2026 — Volpe Koenig’s Imagine That! IP Law Blog takes a deep dive into managing patent risk in Open Source-driven products.  Author Brandon R. Theiss says, “Open Source is the paradoxical infrastructure of the modern economy. It is frequently “free” in price, yet indispensable in value.” He highlights why both copyright and patent compliance in Open Source Software (OSS) is important and discusses OSS licenses with express patent license grants & those that are silent on patent grants — such as MIT & BSD. He also explains the threatening current landscape of Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) & competitors, as well as the importance of defensive ecosystems & strategic mitigation, which OIN offers through its cross-license & Linux System definition.