Open Patents

Concept and specific organisation.

URL = http://www.openpatents.org/

OpenPatents.org

"The basic idea behind OpenPatents.org is to change the rules of the patent game such that it is to the advantage of participants to help solve the problems of software patents.

This is done with two tools: A certification mark and a patent license.

• The Certification Mark: The Open Patent Certification Mark license can be applied to goods and services that are "playing fair" with respect to patents, (according to standards that will be published)

• The Patent License: The Open Patent License (still under development) is in effect a mutual nonagression pact, with a number of additions"

More Information

See:

Concepts:

1. Open Source Patent Licensing
2. Patent Commons

Proposals:

1. Defensive Patent License

Initiatives:

1. Eco-Patent Commons
2. Global Innovation Commons
3. Peer to Patent ; Peer-to-Patent ; Post-Issue Peer To Patent
4. Open Patent Alliance
5. Public Patent Foundation