OPEN SOURCE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT

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Olliance Group helps clients understand the value and impact of open source software and develop strategies and policies that realize the productivity benefits while managing potential risks. Where clients intended use includes distribution, Olliance assists in the development of an appropriate licensing strategy and compliance controls. Olliance has conducted extensive research into industry best practices for open source IP management and compliance policy and process development. But most importantly, Olliance has real world experience addressing real world open source compliance issues through our work with dozens of firms from small to large, in developing open source software use and licensing strategies, policies and processes.

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Olliance Group's open source IP management consulting services help you chose the right license vehicles to support your open source strategy and business models and manage your use of open source software with minimum risk and overhead. We have deep experience in IP Management for end user companies and government agencies, proprietary software ISVs, open source ISVs and startups.

Partnerships with open source industry leaders such as Blackduck, Palamida, OpenLogic, and leading open source law firms allow Olliance to deliver complete IP and licensing approaches.

Whether you are deploying open source solutions internally, building proprietary applications on an open source code base, considering M&A or an IPO or releasing a proprietary application as open source, Olliance's open source licensing and intellectual property services provide you with the peace of mind you need to leverage open source effectively, efficiently, and safely.

Key elements include:

  • Open Source License and IP strategy formulation
  • Code compliance assessment
  • Policy and process development
  • Code-base assessment
  • Remediation planning

For more insight into IP Management, download the Olliance Group whitepaper, Open Source Software Intellectual Property Management