We enable freedom of action for our worldwide community through a multilateral cross-license of patents in the Linux System, which ensures patent non-aggression in core Open Source Software technologies.
Member Benefits
Membership publicly demonstrates open source & patent non-aggression advocacy
Lifetime membership is FREE without entry barriers
Patent cross-license covering 3,700+ Linux and core open source technology packages
Patent peace in a community which owns 2.7 million patents & applications in total
Lifetime royalty free license under OIN’s owned patent portfolio of approximately 74 global patents & applications, with no field of use restriction
Membership is available to ALL open source advocates — businesses & individuals
Members become part of a global, open source network of 3,700+ members from start-ups to Fortune 100 firms
Everyone signs the same agreement terms
Holding patents in the Linux System is not required
You get the opportunity to network with our rapidly-growing community members
OIN leverages our industry relationships to collect & share prior art as needed
OIN challenges patent applications as appropriate
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Membership is FREE
Everyone signs the same agreement
You don’t have to hold patents in the Linux System
An ongoing time commitment is not required