OIN marks 20 years of defending Linux and open source from patent trolls

OIN marks 20 years of defending Linux and open source from patent trolls

At the heart of OIN's legal strategy is a royalty-free cross-license agreement. Here's how it works and why it's necessary.

OIN Marks 20 Years of Defending Linux and Open Source From Patent Trolls

An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Today, open-source software powers the world. It didn't have to be that way. The Open Invention Network's (OIN) origins are rooted in a turbulent era for open source. In the mid-2000s, Linux faced existential threats from copyright and patent litigatio...

Open Invention Network Celbrates 20th Birthday Protecting Open Source Community

Open Invention Network is celebrating its 20th birthday protecting the open source community from patent threats. Since its founding in 2005, OIN has expanded the scope of its patent risk mitigation coverage dramatically while also working to hinder attacks from patent aggressors, including patent assertion entities, also known as patent trolls. The Open Invention Network community has experienced 42% annual growth since 2005, and now includes m…