Open Invention Network, LLC Presents at 15th Annual MIT Venture Capital Conference, Dec-08-2012 02:45 PM. Venue: MIT Media Lab, Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Speakers: Keith Bergelt, Chief Executive Officer.

Open Invention Network, LLC announced that it has expanded the Linux System technologies covered by its protective network of royalty-free cross-licenses and by its defensive patent portfolio to include eighteen mobile Linux software packages, such as android-core and dalvik. This new coverage builds upon updates to OIN's coverage from earlier this year, in which OIN added 700 new software packages to its Linux System definition, including frequently used packages such as KVM, Git, OpenJDK, and WebKit. Like the earlier update, this expansion will beneficially broaden OIN patent cross-licenses and further encourage OIN community members to share Linux related technologies. This enhanced coverage will encourage Linux developers, distributors, sellers, resellers and end-users to continue to collaborate around and invest in Linux.

Open Invention Network, LLC announced that it has significantly expanded and updated the Linux System technologies covered by its protective network of royalty-free cross-licenses among hundreds of OIN licensees. Over 700 new software packages including popular packages such as KVM, Git, OpenJDK, and WebKit will now receive coverage. In addition, coverage for over 1,000 existing software packages has been updated. This will have the positive effect of broadening the scope of coverage of the patent cross-licenses and releases from claims of patent infringement between and among the OIN community members. The improved coverage of the OIN license will help to encourage ongoing collaboration and investment from Linux developers, distributors, sellers, resellers and end-users.