Leave GNOME alone: This patent troll is asking for trouble
September 26, 2019 – Rothschild Patent Imaging (RPI) suing the GNOME Foundation for violating its “wireless image distribution system and method patent” (US Patent No. 9,936,086) doesn’t make much …
The Open Invention Network: An Intellectual Property Company Using Patents to Encourage Open-Source Development and Innovation
August 29, 2019 – At first glance, the term co-opetition — a mashup of cooperation and competition — seems nothing more than an oxymoron. But in the open-source software world, it describes an approach that’s vital …
Microsoft readies exFAT patents for Linux and open source
August 28, 2019 – For years, Microsoft used its patents as a way to profit from open-source products. The poster-child for Microsoft’s intellectual property aggression were the File Allocation …
Protecting Blockchain Innovation Through Open Source Patent Non-Aggression
July 24, 2019 – Blockchain, or Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), is arguably in its second and more impressive phase, moving beyond cryptocurrencies to disrupt multiple vertical markets. It’s seen as a key to underpinning sea changes in …
Global Automotive Company Group Renault Has Joined The Open Invention Network
July 24, 2019 – Below is our recent interview with Keith Bergelt, CEO of Open Invention Network:
Q: Hi Keith, it’s great to speak with you again. It looks like another global automotive company …
Open Invention Network, the Linux-based patent non-aggression community, exceeds 3,000 licensees
June 19, 2019 – Some businesses, such as pharmaceuticals, still spend enormous amounts of time and money on intellectual property (IP) fights. Thanks to the Open Invention Network …
Advancing Open Source Innovation in Cybersecurity
May 7, 2019 – OIN seeks to secure the inclusion of open source in technology without fear of litigation from patent trolls
Due to the convergence of an escalation in the number of security vulnerabilities, an increase …
Cybersecurity Innovation and the Patent Landscape
April 10, 2019 – It can be expected that costs associated with cybercrime will rise in the near to medium term and have a material impact on the global economy – while putting individual citizens’ …
Protecting Open Source Growth in Cyber security through Patent Non-Aggression
April 5, 2019 – According to Cybersecurity Ventures, between 2017 and 2021, more than $1 trillion will have been cumulatively spent on cybersecurity products and services. Gartner estimates that by 2020, more than 60 percent …
The top 5 Linux and Open-Source stories of 2018
January 3, 2019 – First, last January there were a lot of exhausted and angry Linux kernel developers. That’s because a fundamental chip design mistake led to Linux and all Intel-based operating systems having …
The 8 biggest open source milestones in 2018
December 03, 2018 — From new Codes, new attitudes, new deals, and new patents–Linux had a successful 2018. Jack Wallen glances into his wayback machine to share eight highlights
What’s the deal with Microsoft’s open-source friendly patents?
October 24, 2018 — In the aftermath of Microsoft joining the Open Invention Network Linux-friendly patent consortium, many questions remained, and at Open Source Summit Europe, some of them were answered.
Linux Journal interview with Erich Andersen of Microsoft and Keith Bergelt of OIN, who dive into why Microsoft joined OIN.
October 14, 2018 — Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Erich Andersen, Corporate Vice President, Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft and Keith Bergelt, CEO of Open Invention Network about Microsoft’s recently announced membership with …
Microsoft promises to defend—not attack—Linux with its 60,000 patents
October 10, 2018 — Software giant joins a patent cross-licensing community that protects open source software. Microsoft has made billions from its extensive library of software patents. A number of Android vendors, including Samsung, pay the …
Why Microsoft may be relinquishing billions in Android patent royalties
October 10, 2018 — Today marks the end of an era. Microsoft is announcing that it has made peace with the free world. Specifically, the world of free and open source software (FOSS).