The World’s Largest Electronics Manufacturer Joins OIN
January 16, 2024 — Open Source Software (OSS) plays an increasingly critical role in the development and operation of electronic devices — from smartphones to telecom switches, and everything in between. AI platforms …
OIN Protects Rising Open Source Investments In Financial Services
October 24, 2023 — Historically, Banking & Financial Services have held on to traditional & conservative methods of software development & therefore been slow to embrace Linux and Open Source Software (OSS). That …
Microsoft Offers a Linux Installation Tutorial
October 12, 2023 — For many years, Microsoft focused its efforts on proprietary software. That philosophy has shifted in recent years. When the tech giant joined Open Invention Network in 2018, the …
Patent Protection Safeguards Innovation in Fintech
September 29, 2023 — Payments services play an important role in the economy, enabling seamless, near real-time payments between customers & retailers, and companies & their vendors. Fintech continues to innovate, creating new …
Global Payments Leader — Worldline — Joins OIN
September 20, 2023 — Tech Company News reports that Worldline — a payment services leader, leveraging Open Source to develop some of the world’s most advanced payments services available & generating over $4.4 billion Euros in …
OIN Protects Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Open Source Software
September 20, 2023 — Patent Lawyer Magazine reports that according to Contrive Datum Research, the market for Machine Learning (ML) alone is expected to reach $209 billion (U.S. dollars) by 2030. The market …
OIN Reduces Patent Risks for Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence
September 19, 2023 — Open Source Software (OSS) plays an important role in both Machine Learning (ML) & Artificial Intelligence (AI), but it is also at increasing risk for patent lawsuits. While Python …
Open Source Fosters Safer & Faster Digital, Financial Transactions
September 19, 2023 — Open Source technologies continue to be critical for advancing virtually every industry, including Fintech. As a global leader in payments services and a technology partner-of-choice for merchants, banks, and …
OIN Safeguards Open Source Software & Artificial Intelligence
September 18, 2023 — The trajectory of Machine Learning (ML) is underscored by the attributes of Open Source Software (OSS) platforms, such as Meta’s Llama which offers swift data analysis, trend spotting, and the generation …
Fintech NatWest Group Joins OIN to Reduce Patent Risk
September 18, 2023 — One-way financial institutions can reduce patent risk — which is rapidly increasing in Banking & Financial Services — is by joining patent pools. Doing this will minimize costs and …
NatWest Delivers Open Source Digital Financial Services & Mobile Banking Solutions
September 12, 2023 — The financial services and fintech industries rely on Open Source technologies to deliver their services as they bring technology development in-house. These new economic changes require new patent aggression …
United Kingdom Banking Leader — NatWest Group — Joins OIN
September 12, 2023 — As a community, nearly 4,000 OIN members practice patent non-aggression in core Linux and adjacent Open Source technologies by cross-licensing Linux System patents to one another on a royalty-free …
NatWest Reinforces its Commitment to Protect & Advocate Open Source Innovation
September 12, 2023 — Patent protection is crucial in safeguarding continued innovation in today’s high-tech, complex and rapidly changing world. For fintech, the number of patents and applications in the sector, as well …
Shopify vs. Patent Trolls: Defending Entrepreneurs & Innovation
June 7, 2023 — Jess Hertz, General Counsel of Shopify — an OIN community member — writes a blog about their efforts to defend entrepreneurs and innovation against patent trolls. “Shopify and our entrepreneurs are …
USPTO Proposed Rules Will Strengthen the Power of Patent Trolls, Resulting in Negative Outcomes
June 2, 2023 — Patent trolls — also known as Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs) or Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) — cause more than enough trouble. Nonetheless, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) …