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December 18, 2013 — Google has expanded its membership of the Open Invention Network, an organization that protects open source projects against patent attacks.
Patentes y Open Source: compatibles a la fuerza
November 28, 2013 — In a crazy world where technology patents generate many times more profits than the traditional sale of a product or service, what protects the Linux ecosystem, open source, from being the victim of …
Dropbox se une a Open Invention Network
November 26, 2013 — The Dropbox hosting service has joined the Open Invention Network (OIN), a large technology organization that aims to secure the Linux environment from patent attacks.
Dropbox joins Linux patent protection hit squad
November 26, 2013 — A company launched to defend Linux on PCs and servers is turning its attention to venture-backed cloud startups and mobile. The Open Invention Network (OIN) has revealed Dropbox is its latest licensee, potentially …
4 ways open source protects you against software patents
November 08, 2013 — Software patents continue to drag down competition and innovation. The troubling news that a consortium of huge companies is using Nortel’s patent portfolio to attack competitors underlines the problem. Continuing their war on …
Amid the Patent Wars, a Powerful Pact of Non-Aggression
February 13, 2013 — FORTUNE — The Open Invention Network, a community set up by an IBM-led consortium in 2005 to foster a safe patent environment for developers and users of the free, open-source software …
Seeking Prior Art Where It Most Often Is Found in Software
August 28, 2012 — Patent ambushes are on the rise again, and cases such as Apple/Samsung shows that prior art really has to swing the decision–obviousness or novelty is not a strong enough defense. Obviousness …
A New Way to End the Patent Madness
June 15, 2012 — The new Defensive Patent License (DPL), launched this week by two UC Berkeley law professors, offers an improved way for businesses — especially small businesses — to protect themselves from patent attacks. …
Open Invention Network: Industry Unification Terminates Trolls
June 05, 2012 — The recent verdict against Oracle in its patent case against Google over Java use in Android is good news for the Linux community – and in more ways than one, according to …
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 …
