OS Technical and Patent Collaboration in Parallel & Patent Risk Mitigation
summary
Open Invention Network explains a concrete patent-defense model: a royalty-free cross-license covering a defined linux system scope made from 3,300+ core packages, now backed by 3,400+ members; the organization owns and acquires patents (over 1,000 patents and applications, about $100M spent) to deter assertions, has supported 50+ litigation defenses, runs pre-issuance prior-art submissions, and partners with Unified Patents to invalidate low-quality claims, all aimed at lowering patent risk for companies adopting open source.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Open source collaboration power
- 3:58Software shift in industries
- 7:50Microsoft’s patent stance change
- 12:24OIN’s patent non-aggression community
- 19:25Patent system quality efforts
- 25:12Open source obligations and risks
- 30:38Defensive patent strategies
- 33:47Q&A on OIN membership
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