20 Years of the Open Invention Network
The Open Invention Network (OIN) is celebrating
its 20th anniversary.

The central feature of the OIN community is a patent cross-license
that covers core Open Source functionality and expands in parallel
with the growth of Open Source technology. As growth in Open Source
has accelerated, OIN has proactively expanded the scope of the OIN
license’s benefit by including more than 4,500 software components … ⌘ Read more

[$] OpenH264 induces headaches for Fedora
Software patents and workarounds for them are, once again,
causing headaches for open-source projects and users. This time
around, Fedora users have been vulnerable to a serious flaw in the OpenH264 library for
months—not for want of a fix, but because of the Rube\
Goldberg machine methodology of distributing the library to Fedora
users. The software is open source under a two-clause BSD license; the RPMs are … ⌘ Read more

Announcing Two New Cloud Native Heroes Challenges
Help us defeat a patent troll claiming methods for “manipulation of complex hierarchical data” and “analysis of hierarchical data” were invented in 2005. We’re excited to launch 2 additional Cloud Native Heroes Challenge contests in which… ⌘ Read more

Le cercle vicieux de l’effondrement de la justice en France
Voyons, tout le monde sait que la justice en France n’est absolument pas laxiste ! La France n’est pas un coupe-gorge ! Ces colonnes sont l’occasion de parfois revenir sur l’un ou l’autre fait divers sordide qui illustre, à chaque fois, un décalage assez patent entre ce qu’on peut attendre de la Justice et ce qu’on voit […] ⌘ Read more

Announcing the second Cloud Native Heroes Challenge
Help us defeat a patent troll claiming “network isolation with cloud networks” was invented in 2017 We’re excited to launch another Cloud Native Heroes Challenge contest in which you can earn swag, a ticket to attend… ⌘ Read more

Meet the winners of our first Cloud Native Heroes Challenge
Get their best advice on beating patent trolls at their own game We’re delighted to announce the winners of our first Cloud Native Heroes Challenge! In that first challenge, we asked participants to find prior art… ⌘ Read more

Announcing the Cloud Native Heroes Challenge
Today at KubeCon+CloudNativeCon North America 2024, CNCF announced the Cloud Native Heroes Challenge, a patent troll bounty program in which cloud native developers and technologists can earn swag and win prizes by helping protect our ecosystem… ⌘ Read more

CNCF and the Linux Foundation partner with Unified Patents on a community-driven approach to safeguard open source innovation from patent trolls
Now is the time for the open source ecosystem to band together and find strength in numbers  CNCF and The Linux Foundation are expanding their partnership with Unified Patents to protect open source software from non-practicing entities (NPEs), c … ⌘ Read more

Amazon Sells Apple Watch Series 9 for $329, Despite Apple Watch Sales Ban Beginning Again
The latest Apple Watch models are apparently facing another sales ban starting tomorrow, due to an ongoing patent dispute with a company named Masimo, according to reports. This basically means that Apple will be temporarily blocked from selling Apple Watch models that have blood oxygen sensors, which includes Series 9 and Ultra 2, though there … [Read More] … ⌘ Read more

Deals: Get Apple Watch Series 9 for $329, Series 8 for $249, Ultra for $730, Before Sales Ban Starts
If you’re shopping for an Apple Watch this holiday season, you’re running short on time. Not only is Christmas fast approaching, but a new twist has developed where Apple must stop selling Apple Watch models due to an ongoing patent issue. Apple will stop selling Apple Watch due to a patent dispute, starting on December … [Read More](https:/ … ⌘ Read more

On my blog: Developer Diary, First U.S. Patent https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/07/31/patent.html #programming #project #devjournal

Developers need the right to challenge junk patents
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently proposed rule changes that will make it harder to challenge low quality patents. Without the ability to quickly and efficiently challenge wrongly granted patents, innovation and developers suffer. ⌘ Read more

RT by @mind_booster: UPC ainst started yet, UPCA will be litigated first: “Should this dispute not be settled in the coming months, then both parties may file complaints with the Unified Patent Court (UPC)…” http://www.fosspatents.com/2023/02/nokia-gets-preliminary-opinions-from.html
UPC ainst started yet, UPCA will be litigated first: “Should this dispute not be settled in the coming months, then both parties may file complaints with the Unified Patent Court (UPC)…” [fosspatents.com/2023/02/noki…](http://www … ⌘ Read more

RT by @mind_booster: Bye bye VideoLAN, coming Unified Patent Court will rubberstamp software patents #upc #patents href=”https://txt.sour.is/search?q=%23video”>#video**
Bye bye VideoLAN, coming Unified Patent Court will rubberstamp software patents #upc #patents #video

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**Here’s how a patent troll works:

1. Sit and watch as s codec is made specifically to avoid patent fees;
   
2. Wait a decade to let the codec be wildly implemented;
   
3. Try to monetize the work of others, using patents some other parties might have.**
   Here’s how a patent troll works:
   

1. Sit and watch as s codec is made specifically to avoid patent fees;

2. Wait a decade to let the codec be wildly implemented;

3. Try to monetize the work of others, using patents some other parties might have.

[nitter.net/Hi … ⌘ Read more

**RT by @mind_booster: .@OpenSourceOrg to the European Commission: make space for patent-free standards too

some supposedly “open“ standards – including those ratified by SDOs like ISO, CEN and ETSI – can’t be implemented without buying a license

https://blog.opensource.org/osi-to-the-european-commission-make-space-for-patent-free-standards-too/**
. @OpenSourceOrg to the European Commission: make space for patent-free standards too

some supposedly “op … ⌘ Read more

RT by @mind_booster: “The Hungarian and German constitutional courts refused the ratification of the agreement on a Unified Patent Court. What’s next?” Katalin Gombos is […] judge at Kúria (Supreme Court) of Hungary https://academic.oup.com/jiplp/article/17/1/35/6516025
“The Hungarian and German constitutional courts refused the ratification of the agreement on a Unified Patent Court. What’s next?” Katalin Gombos is […] judge at Kúria (Supreme Court) of Hungary [academic.oup.com/jiplp/artic…](https://academic … ⌘ Read more

Yay! Biden admin drops IP protection on Covid-19 vaccine patents. #TRIPSwaiver ⌘ Read more…

Facebook filed a patent for a ‘civil’ political debate forum - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/28/18244632/facebook-political-debate-system-digital-forum-reputation-patent-filing

Theranos: How a broken patent system sustained its decade-long deception | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/03/theranos-how-a-broken-patent-system-sustained-its-decade-long-deception/

Seat Belt History: The Patent That Was Given Away https://tedium.co/2018/12/25/seat-belt-history/

SwyftCard Patent : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/SwyftCardPatent

Wikipedia: Double Edge blades are universally compatible across all DE razors, and free from patents and vendor lock-in. #openshaving

Wikipedia: Double Edge blades are universally compatible across all DE razors, and free from patents and vendor lock-in. #openshaving

inventor of emotions↵their workshop full of discarded prototypes↵patents in a drawer↵tools that you can’t look at for longer than 5 seconds