Addendum (from OSRM press release)
Addendum (from OSRM press release)
Posted Aug 8, 2004 6:05 UTC (Sun) by lilo (guest, #661)In reply to: Linux Scare Tactics (Forbes) by stumbles
Parent article: Linux Scare Tactics (Forbes)
"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."