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2005-06-03

Red Hat Calls for Intellectual Property and Patent Policy Reform

Red Hat commits significant resources toward Fedora Foundation, global reform of Government Public Policy and advocates a patent commons

Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions to the enterprise announced today at the Red Hat Summit, strong commitment to patent reform to remove barriers to innovation. Mark Webbink, Deputy General Counsel at Red Hat, addressed the audience articulating a three-part intellectual property strategy aimed at ensuring an open right to innovate.

Red Hat's Press Release, 6/3/05