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Posted September 8, 2009 at 11:24 pm
The Open Invention Network has purchased twenty-two patents in order to protect Linux from potential lawsuits in the future. Such litigation could potentially threaten the open source kernel.The group purchased the patents from Allied Security Trust - a consortium of companies, including Verizon, HP and Cisco, created to buy up patents in a self-defensive move.
Link: government.zdnet.com
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