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Securing Open Source Patent Protection — Past, Present & Future. Funded by Google, IBM/Red Hat, NEC, Philips, Sony, SUSE & Toyota, OIN membership is free.

We provide an opportunity for all who benefit from Open Source to contribute to shielding the Open Source community from patent threats & enabling Open Source to flourish. Open Invention Network (OIN) — the largest patent non-aggression community in history & the largest free defensive patent pool with nearly 4,000 worldwide members — believes Open Source collaboration fosters faster innovation, r

06/03/2026

Companies are moving beyond packaged tools into Kubernetes, an industry that is projected to reach over $3 billion in 2026 & grow by another $8-$154 billion by 2031-2033.

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06/02/2026

Enterprises aren’t choosing sides — they’re choosing what works.

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05/28/2026

Our Chief Patent Officer Raffi Gostanian takes the stage to present “Navigating AI Patent Risk: How Open Source and Patent Frameworks Empower Emerging Technologies & Shaping the Future of Financial Innovation” in London June 25th at 2:40 BST. Hope to see you there!

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05/27/2026

According to Interconnect AI, Alibaba’s Qwen dominates the AI market capturing over 50% of global Open Source AI downloads & offering cost-effective alternatives to competitors.

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05/26/2026

Our CEO, Keith Bergelt, will present “The Impact of AI on Open Source Software Development” at Open UK’s flagship conference, the State of Open Con® 26 On the Road in Edinburgh, Scotland, June 5th at 8 am EDT / 1 pm BST.

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05/25/2026

OIN Community member WSO2 launches an Open Source API platform allowing agentic AI consumption by making APIs accessible to autonomous agents via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

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05/22/2026

Shane Coughlan, our OIN 2,0 Global Ambassador, will present “Understanding OIN 2.0 - the Next Stage in Patent Risk Reduction for Open Source” at IIPLA in Shanghai June 8th! Registration is open!

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05/18/2026

Big news for Open Source! The OIN 2.0 Linux System source code — 5,100+ packages — is now permanently preserved in the Software Heritage archive. This strengthens the long-term preservation of key Open Source Software (OSS), enhances legal certainty, boosts transparency & protects against risks like link rot or repository shutdowns. A strong foundation for the continued growth of OIN 2.0 and the Open Source community.

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05/14/2026

OIN 2.0 participating not only demonstrates your global leadership in Open Source but strengthens our shared role in protecting continued innovation for everyone.

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05/12/2026

TIME magazine recognizes 4 OIN Community Members on its top “Top 10 Most Influential AI Companies of 2026” — Alibaba Group, Alphabet, ByteDance & Meta.

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