A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem.
Red Hat highly encourages its employees to disclose and submit patent inventions liberally
- Red Hat wants to build up a patent portfolio for defensive purposes.
- It will discourage other companies from suing Red Hat, claiming that we infringe their patents
- Such a portfolio will help deter litigation-minded companies from bringing us to court
- We will be able to countersue them for infringing our patents