Linux patent pool to push for 'defensive publication'
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Computerworld reports that Open Invention Network (OIN) will soon start an effort around defensive patents: "A tech vendor-backed company that buys up patents in an effort to protect the Linux community from intellectual property litigation will soon launch a Web site to help inventors file defensive publications".