Results of First-Ever Linux Patent Review Announced, Patent Insurance Offered. Management, O. S. R. Open Source Risk Management (OSRM).
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Review of Linux kernel reveals no infringement of Court-validated software patents; 283 issued but not yet Court-validated patents a conceivable risk [Excerpt] Open Source Risk Management (OSRM) [...] today announced results of the firstever evaluation of potential patent infringement by the Linux kernel, along with a patent insurance program for enterprise Linux users. [\n] Well-known patent attorney Dan Ravicher, founder and executive director of the Public Patent Foundation and senior counsel to the Free Software Foundation, reviewed all U.S. software patents that have been litigated through appeal, examining whether the Linux kernel contains technology that could trigger patent claims against end-users. In conclusion, he found that no court-validated software patent is infringed by the Linux kernel. However, Ravicher also found 283 issued but not yet court-validated software patents that, if upheld as valid by the courts, could potentially be used to support patent claims against Linux. In response, OSRM will be expanding its risk mitigation and insurance offerings to cover this quantifiable risk. [\n] [...]
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  title = {Results of First-Ever {{Linux}} Patent Review Announced, Patent Insurance Offered},
  author = {Management, Open Source Risk},
  date = {2004-08},
  publisher = {{Open\hspace{0.6em}Source\hspace{0.6em}Risk\hspace{0.6em}Management (OSRM)}},
  location = {{2530 Meridian Parkway Durham, New York, United States}},
  url = {https://archive.is/VDH0r},
  abstract = {Review of Linux kernel reveals no infringement of Court-validated software patents; 283 issued but not yet Court-validated patents a conceivable risk

[Excerpt] Open Source Risk Management (OSRM) [...] today announced results of the firstever evaluation of potential patent infringement by the Linux kernel, along with a patent insurance program for enterprise Linux users.

[\textbackslash n] Well-known patent attorney Dan Ravicher, founder and executive director of the Public Patent Foundation and senior counsel to the Free Software Foundation, reviewed all U.S. software patents that have been litigated through appeal, examining whether the Linux kernel contains technology that could trigger patent claims against end-users. In conclusion, he found that no court-validated software patent is infringed by the Linux kernel. However, Ravicher also found 283 issued but not yet court-validated software patents that, if upheld as valid by the courts, could potentially be used to support patent claims against Linux. In response, OSRM will be expanding its risk mitigation and insurance offerings to cover this quantifiable risk.

[\textbackslash n] [...]},
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