Open Invention Network

Name: Open Invention Network
Address: 4819 Emperor Boulevard, Durham, NC, 27703, US
Telephone: (919) 313-4902
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Securing Open Source Patent Protection — Past, Present & Future. Funded by Google, IBM/Red Hat, NEC, Philips, Sony, SUSE & Toyota, OIN membership is free.

We provide an opportunity for all who benefit from Open Source to contribute to shielding the Open Source community from patent threats & enabling Open Source to flourish. Open Invention Network (OIN) — the largest patent non-aggression community in history & the largest free defensive patent pool with nearly 4,000 worldwide members — believes Open Source collaboration fosters faster innovation, reshapes human experiences, and creates unimagined technologies that improve our lives. In 2005, our founders shared this vision & created what has become a free, global Open Source community where member companies — of all sizes from more than 150 countries and 20+ industries — gain royalty-free access to the Linux System patents of a community that owns over 2.7 million global patents and applications in aggregate. Among many other benefits, members also receive support to protect their products & services from patent aggressors, reduce their patent risks & mitigate potential litigation. To join today, visit https://openinventionnetwork.com/joining-oin/join-now/
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10/30/2026

Bank, a member of the OIN community, is using AI to give banking professionals more time for clients and risk assessment.

The bank reports that its new Credit Assist capability reduces first-draft commercial credit memo preparation from up to three working days to less than 30 minutes, while keeping human review and accountability central to lending decisions.

See how TD is putting this technology to work:
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10/30/2026

Open Invention Network, CEO Keith Bergelt will present “Innovation vs. Risk: Open Source, IP Strategy & Governance in Financial Services” at the FINOS Open Source in Finance Forum in New York, November 4–5.

Explore how collaboration, governance and IP strategy can help financial services organizations adopt Open Source with greater confidence.

Learn more and view the program:
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10/29/2026

MORE PATENT PROTECTION FOR YOUR BUSINESS

Open Source drives innovation — OIN 2.0 helps protect it. Strengthen your Open Source & IP strategy with OIN 2.0.

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10/27/2026

What’s next for Open Source—and how do we protect the innovation behind it? Explore highlights from OIN Connect 2026, OIN 2.0 updates, and news in Open Source developments by Novamira Community, Tier IV 株式会社ティアフォー, Hugging Face, and Amazon.com.

https://openinventionnetwork.com/october-2026-insider/

10/27/2026

Open source is more than free code. It’s how we build what comes next. As AI reshapes technology, the conversation is moving beyond access to code toward sovereignty, collaboration, trust, and an open-code culture built for the future.

A founding member of OIN, SUSE has embraced Open Source since its beginning. In this conversation, SUSE CMO Margaret Dawson explores what it really takes to build for the AI era and why Open Source remains central to that future.

https://hubs.la/Q04z-XFl0

10/21/2026

China Mobile — an OIN community member — has made Open-RAIL Open Source. The software ensures fluid movement between robotic AI brains & physical movement, as well as more than doubles robot speed.

Forbes covers the story.

https://hubs.la/Q04z-XhN0

10/21/2026

Yesterday at OIN Connect 2026 in San Jose, global leaders in open source and intellectual property came together to discuss the evolving landscape of patent risk clearance in collaborative technologies. From foundational history to forward-looking strategy, the day was packed with invaluable insights:

• Impactful Keynotes: Former USPTO Director David Kappos (Cravath) on OIN and launching the OIN 2.0 Community; eben moglen (SFLC) on historical legal challenges and unprecedented OSS growth; Burton Davis on Microsoft’s commitment to Linux; Jim Zemlin (The Linux Foundation) on OSS programs and partnerships enabling adoption; and Sachiko Muto (OpenForum Europe) on European policy dynamics.

• Interactive Patent Risk Panels: Industry perspectives on patent risk mitigation featuring senior executives from Allied Security Trust, Amazon, Cisco, Google, Linux Foundation, LOT Network, Meta, Microsoft, Red Hat, Roku, RPX, Unified Patents, Virtru, and WRL Technology Partners. We appreciate all the discerning thoughts and expert commentary shared by: Bill LaFontaine, David Perry, Michael Cunningham, Karen Copenhaver, Jeremiah Chan, Armijn Hemel, Andrew Savory, Michael Lee, Steve McDevitt, Mishi Choudhary, Esq., Justin Colannino, Michael Dolan, Steve Chiang, Russell Binns, Shane Coughlan, and Shawn Ambwani

• Protection Demo: A deep dive into the Linux System definition and how organizations can efficiently analyze their stack and submit OSS nominations to the Linux System definition as part of their patent risk clearance strategy.

Thank you again to all our amazing speakers, attendees, and co-hosts at The Linux Foundation for making this such a productive and memorable gathering. The work to protect open innovation continues!

10/19/2026

is kicking off now! Keith Bergelt, CEO of Open Invention Network, welcomes attendees at Hayes Mansion in San Jose to begin a full day discussing open source growth and collaborative patent risk clearance.

10/18/2026

Tomorrow, it begins.

We’re just one day away from the inaugural OIN Connect 2026 at Hayes Mansion in San Jose.

An exceptional group of leaders. Candid conversations. New connections. And a unique opportunity to explore where Intellectual Property and Open Source intersect.
This is the beginning of a new OIN tradition and we’re excited that you’re part of it.

See you tomorrow!

10/15/2026

Join us in welcoming SAP — the world's largest provider of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software & member of OIN since 2016 — to OIN 2.0!

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