Open Invention Network Announces Community Prior Art Review

clipped from www.openinventionnetwork.com Open Invention Network Announces Community Prior Art Review: Patents Cited in Recent TomTom-Targeted Litigation Placed on Linux Defenders Portal Durham, NC (April 28, 2009) - Open Invention NetworkSM (OIN), a collaborative enterprise that enables innovation in open source and an increasingly vibrant ecosystem around Linux, today announced that U.S. patents 5579517, 5758352 and 6256642 have been placed for prior art review on the Post-Issue Peer-to-Patent website associated with the Linux Defenders portal. These patents were recently cited in litigation that targeted TomTom NV. OIN's mission includes encouraging the Linux community to review patents-of-interest that may be of suspect quality or riddled by questions regarding prior art. Accordingly, the patents used in the recent TomTom patent action have been posted by OIN for review and submission of prior art by the Linux community. Submissions may be made by visiting http://www.post-issue.org