The largest cross-licensed community in history continues to expand scope of activities to enable and protect open source developers, distributors, and usersDURHAM, N.C., April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Open Invention Network (OIN), the only institution focused on mitigating patent risk in open source software, is marking its 20th year of protecting Linux and open source technologies from patent aggressors.
"We look forward to continuing to work with OIN to protect the open source community from patent aggressors.” "Twenty years ago, when OIN was conceived, Linux and other open source software projects showed great potential for driving technological advancements rapidly,” said Fumio Imoto, Managing Director of Intellectual Property Management and Rule Making/Standardization Division at NEC.”Today, the potential has realized, as the success of open source software development and adoption has elevated its importance in the tech landscape.
"By enabling businesses of all types and sizes to enjoy the freedom to share innovation at fundamental levels, with significantly reduced patent risk, we have seen unprecedented software innovation globally, better than we ever imagined.” "Open Invention Network plays a vital role in protecting the open source community from patent aggression.
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