Meinberg Joins the Open Invention Network - OIN

Bad Pyrmont, December 16, 2015 - Meinberg one of the world's leading manufacturers of time and frequency synchronization equipment, has joined the Open Invention Network to support and protect LINUX and LINUX-related systems from patent aggression.

The Open Invention Network is a shared defensive patent pool with the mission to protect the LINUX ecosystem by building a variety of defences against patent attacks and to foster a successful environment for open source software. As OIN Licensee, Meinberg benefits from royalty-free access to a valuable and growing portfolio of strategic patents.

Heiko Gerstung, Managing Director of Meinberg, said: "Meinberg is a strong proponent of open source and benefits from a lot of high quality software products from this ecosystem. By joining the OIN community we want to express our support for defending open software against patent aggression."

"We are glad more and more industry leaders like Meinberg are joining OIN's patent non-aggression pact," says Valer Mischenko, OIN's EMEA director. "Meinberg's joining does not only demonstrate its own commitment to Linux and Open Source, it also strengthens our community as a whole and invites the rest of the industry to do the same, thus creating the type of environment where a healthy balance of cooperation and competition drives innovation to levels not seen before."

About Open Invention Network
Open Invention Network (OIN) is the largest patent non-aggression community in history and supports freedom of action in Linux as a key element of open source software. Funded by Google, IBM, NEC, Philips, Red Hat, Sony and SUSE, OIN has more than 1,700 OIN community members and owns more than 1,000 global patents and applications. The OIN patent license and member cross-licenses are available royalty free to any party that joins the OIN community.

For more information, visit http://www.openinventionnetwork.com

About Meinberg
Meinberg is a modern electronics manufacturer located in Bad Pyrmont, Germany. Meinberg offers leading edge synchronization solutions, including high end PTP and NTP timeserver products, GPS and GLONASS receivers, DCF77/WWVB/MSF receivers, IRIG/AFNOR time code generators/readers and a large variety of accessories like antennas, diplexers, converters and signal distribution systems. The Meinberg IEEE 1588 grandmaster clocks and NTP timeserver appliances are well known for their innovative feature set, their flexibility and reliability, making them one of the leading network time synchronization solutions available today. Meinberg products are deployed all over the world and deliver synchronization for mission critical applications in power grid/substation automation, digital broadcasting, telecommunication networks, aviation and space and the labs of world class research organizations.