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San Francisco (August 7, 2007) Open Invention Network (OIN), the
company formed to spur innovation and protect the Linux System, today
extended the Linux Ecosystem with the signing of Google as its first
end-user licensee. By becoming a licensee, Google has joined the
growing list of companies that are leveraging the Open Invention
Network to share Linux-based intellectual property.
Patents owned by Open Invention Network are available royalty-free to
any company, institution or individual that agrees not to assert its
patents against the Linux System. [Guess that excludes you-know-
who.] This enables companies to continue to make significant
corporate and capital expenditure investments in Linux - helping to
fuel economic growth. By developing a web of Linux developers,
distributors, sellers, resellers and end-users that license its patent
portfolio, Open Invention Network is creating a supportive and
shielded ecosystem to ensure the growth and adoption of Linux....
"Linux plays a vital role at Google, and we're strongly committed to
supporting the Linux developer community," said Chris DiBona, Google
open source programs manager....
OIN has accumulated more than 100 strategic, worldwide patents and
patent applications. These patents are available to all licensees as
part of the patent portfolio that OIN is creating around, and in
support of Linux. This makes it economically attractive for companies
that want to repackage, embed and use Linux to host specialized
services or create complementary products. Additionally, it helps
ensure the continuation of innovation that has benefited software
vendors, customers, emerging markets and investors....
For more information [about OIN] go to www.openinventionnetwork.com.
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http://www.openinventionnetwork.com/press_release08_06_07.php
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