Patent for FAT

[mrg81]

Hi,


Just out of curosity, Has Microsoft Patented the FAT file system.

MRG.

[HTRegz]

Hey Hey,

Microsoft does indeed hold the patents for FAT

They were called into question by PUBPAT (The Public Patent Foundation) in 2004, however after review they were upheld...

http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/ip/tech/fat.asp -- Microsoft FAT licensing + Patent Numbers

[url]http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3576896[/ur] -- Article on FAT Patent being upheld.

[url]http://news.com.com/Microsofts+file+system+patent+upheld/2100-1012_3-6025447.html[/url -- Another Article on the FAT Patent being upheld.

http://www.pubpat.org/Microsoft_517_Reexam_Filed.htm -- Original Request for ReExam

Peace,
HT

[Nokia]

Yeah, there has been legal issues since 2004 with the Patents, IBM and Zerox have taken then to court twice and in a sense won their cases, where as MS's patents where rejected but the decisions that rejected the Patents where non-binding, which allowed Microsoft to appeal.

Unfortunatley at a Patent Appeal only the company in question (MS) is allowed to put a case forward, so in Jan this year MS put their case to the patent commison and won - this time the decision was binding and can never be appealed againt! Another feather in microsofts cap!

http://news.com.com/Microsofts+file+...3-6025447.html

//But you can buy a license of them to use it at a nice price of 25c per unit upto a maximum of $250,000 ! Bargain!

[mrg81]

Thanks for the replies, But are they going to charge for the derivatives of FAT as well.

MRG.

[@tt!tud3]

Originally posted here by mrg81
Hi,


Just out of curosity, Has Microsoft Patented the FAT file system.

MRG.

Yes
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01...s_patent_case/