01345nas a2200181   4500008003900000022001400039245009200053210006900145260004200214300001000256490000600266520079600272653001501068653001001083653001101093100002301104856003601127       2012                          d  a1927-032100aOpen Invention Network: A Defensive Patent Pool for Open Source Projects and Businesses0 aOpen Invention Network A Defensive Patent Pool for Open Source P  aOttawabTalent First Networkc01/2012  a12-170 v23 aThis article explores how patents impact innovation within free/libre open source software (F/LOSS) businesses and projects. The number of software patent suits brought each year is increasing and is diverting millions of dollars in funds from developers to lawyers. With patent suits on the rise, the US Supreme Court has left the F/LOSS community in a position where it must either wait years for legislation or address the issue of patent suits itself. However, defending the Linux kernel and related technologies is a different challenge than the one that faces proprietary software businesses. This article describes Open Invention Network, an initiative that is designed to meet the particular challenges facing the F/LOSS community and businesses by providing a defensive patent pool.10ainnovation10alinux10apatent1 aNicholson, Deborah  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/511