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February 20, 2026 — Volpe Koenig’s Imagine That! IP Law Blog takes a deep dive into managing patent risk in Open Source-driven products.  Author Brandon R. Theiss says, “Open Source is the paradoxical infrastructure of the modern economy. It is frequently “free” in price, yet indispensable in value.” He highlights why both copyright and patent compliance in Open Source S...


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February 24, 2026 —  Building on two decades of leadership in Open Source governance and Intellectual Property strategy, Shane Coughlan is joining OIN’s next-generation Open Source patent protection framework. Most recently, he served as General Manager of the OpenChain Project at the Linux Foundation, where he helped define scal...


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Veteran Open Source Leader to Champion the Next Era of Open Source Patent Protection

Durham, NC (February 24, 2026) – Open Invention Network (OIN), the world’s largest patent non-aggression community dedicated to safeguarding open source software (OSS), today announced the ap...


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We’re excited to introduce OIN 2.0, New Linux System Protections, New Rankings & New Opportunities in this issue of INSIDER!

Table of Contents OIN 2.0 is Live Linux System Table 13

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January 27, 2026 —

OIN has built the largest active patent cross-license in history, with more than 4,000 members that collectively hold more than 3 million patents & generate over $10 trillion in annual revenue. OIN 2.0 expands upon this legacy of clearing patent risk in Open Source at scale by offering community members updated patent protection, while enabling i...


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