InformationWeek: Linux, Open Source Get Patent Protection Program http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-112044/informationweek:linux-open-source-get-patent-protection-prog Posts in the discussion thread "InformationWeek: Linux, Open Source Get Patent Protection Program" - The Linux Defenders program, sponsored by the Software Freedom Law Center and the Linux Foundation, is designed to address intellectual property concerns about meritless patents for the Linux and open source community. The program solicits prior art to help invalidate and reject poor quality patent applications and patents, while encouraging high quality inventions and defensive applications. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:09:25 +0000 http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-112044#post-331042 InformationWeek: Linux, Open Source Get Patent Protection Program http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-112044/informationweek:linux-open-source-get-patent-protection-prog#post-331042 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:25:20 +0000 zoobab 2946 "The Linux Defenders program, sponsored by the Software Freedom Law Center and the Linux Foundation, is designed to address intellectual property concerns about meritless patents for the Linux and open source community. The program solicits prior art to help invalidate and reject poor quality patent applications and patents, while encouraging high quality inventions and defensive applications."

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