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Saving Linux from the lawyers

...a Web site to help developers check which patents have been pledged. Patent Commons contains over 500 patents so far — but is that enough to... Read more

21 November, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

OSDL says patent threat to Linux is receding

...software patent-infringement claims has receded. Speaking as the OSDL launched the Patent Commons — a scheme where technology firms can pledge patents to the open... Read more

16 November, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

IBM co-founds green patent pool

...participation of Sony, Nokia and Pitney Bowes. The launch of the Eco-Patent Commons is timed with the yearly ranking of US patent awards, which... Read more

14 January, 2008 by Martin LaMonica

IBM leads US patent pack

...the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), an industry consortium that launched a "patent commons" for open source communities in November 2005. The US patent system... Read more

10 January, 2006 by Martin LaMonica

Europe plays innovation catch-up

...rights, should we be placing greater emphasis upon open source communities, and patent commons? We are positive about open source, although it is not a... Read more

7 December, 2005 by Nick Hampshire

CA brings more patents to the open source party

...source communities. CA also urged other technology companies to help create a "patent commons". The agreement with IBM calls for an exchange of licence rights... Read more

8 September, 2005 by Martin LaMonica

Open source patent library launched

...IBM and Sun have recently made open source patent pledges. "The OSDL patent commons project is designed to increase the utility and value of the... Read more

10 August, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

Sun begins open source Solaris era

Sun Microsystems to release Solaris as open source software Read more

14 June, 2005 by Stephen Shankland

Red Hat hands over Fedora Linux

...Webbink also said Red Hat is creating what it calls a Software Patent Commons to encourage sharing of patents. The company has spoken against software... Read more

6 June, 2005 by Stephen Shankland

Do patents threaten your business?

...let alone an open source developer. IBM proposed the creation of a patent commons for open source, which would probably be operated by Open Source... Read more

2 February, 2005 by Bruce Perens

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