Linux Patent Defense Group Expands Open-Source Protection
March 06, 2012 — The Open Invention Network, a Linux patent protection consortium, is expanding its defense to related open-source programs such as KVM, Git, OpenJDK, and WebKit. Mobile Linux distributions like Android, MeeGo, and …
Open Invention Network Expands Its Linux Definition and Coverage
March 06, 2012 — By adding more than 700 new software packages to its existing list of over 1000 packages that define a Linux system and are protected within their network of royalty-free cross licence …
The Open Source Movement Enlarges Its Shield
March 06, 2012 — An alliance of technology corporations, including IBM, is expanding the scope of patent protection it provides to developers, vendors, and users of open source software such as Linux. The move cuts …
US-Justiz stimmt Verkauf von Nortel-Patenten zu
February 14, 2012 — U.S. Justice Agrees to Sell Nortel Patents. Buyer is a consortium led by Apple and Microsoft. The Ministry of Justice bases its decision on, among other things, commitments from the two companies. They …
US DoJ investigation into Novell/CPTN deal over
February 14, 2012 — Even though the US Department of Justice allowed the CPTN deal to go ahead, it continued investigating Apple and Microsoft. In its announcement that the Google/Motorola Mobility acquisition could go ahead, the DoJ …
Justice Department Approves Apple’s Purchases of Nortel, Novell Patents
February 13, 2012 — The U.S. Department of Justice approved on Monday several patent purchases and acquisitions, including a collection of Nortel’s intellectual property to be acquired by Apple, Microsoft, Research in Motion and others …
Regulators to Google: You Can Buy Motorola, But We Still Don’t Trust You
February 13, 2012 — Google got exactly what it needed today to close the book on its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility. With approval from both US and European authorities, Google is set to acquire one …
DOJ clears Apple-Microsoft-RIM deal to buy Nortel patents
February 13, 2012 — Along with green-lighting Google’s buy of Motorola, the Justice Department today OKs an Apple-Microsoft-RIM partnership deal to buy Nortel patents, and Apple’s plan to acquire Novell patents.
DOJ greenlights bid by Apple, Microsoft and RIM to buy Nortel patents
February 13, 2012 — The US Department of Justice didn’t just give the go-ahead to Google’s acquisition of Motorola today, it also gave the greenlight to a $4.5 billion bid on Nortel’s patents from a consortium of companies including …
OIN Says Collaborative Linux Ecosystem Grew 60 Percent Last Year
February 01, 2012 — Open Invention Network (OIN), a a collaborative enterprise that enables innovation in open-source around the Linux operating system, has announced that it has seen a remarkable increase in the size of its …
Open Invention Network: A Defensive Patent Pool for Open Source Projects and Businesses
January 12, 2012 — This article explores how patents impact innovation within free/libre open source software (F/LOSS) businesses and projects. The number of software patent suits brought each year is increasing and is diverting millions of …
Linux Insider / ECT News Network: Does the DoJ Have FOSS’ Back?
April 26, 2011 — In a move designed to protect the free and open source software (FOSS) community, the U.S. Justice Department has intervened in an intellectual property case involving four dominant IT enterprises. The …
ITJungle: Antitrusters Nod Attachmate’s Novell Buy
April 25, 2011 — NetWare and Linux distributor Novell has managed to get the approval of antitrust regulators in the United States and Germany to sell off 882 patents to a holding company that many in the …
InternetNews.com: Will Open Invention Network Growth Stop Patent Feuds?
April 25, 2011 — OIN has continued to grow over the years, and for the first quarter of 2011, the group grew by over 70 new licensees including HP, Facebook and Juniper Networks. Though OIN …
ITWire: Novell Sale – DoJ Strictures on Microsoft
April 21, 2011 — The US Department of Justice has announced that Microsoft will not be able to keep patents it planned to buy from Novell as part of a consortium.