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** [http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/6/26/314 A related FAQ produced by Andrew Tridgell and Linux Foundation] | ** [http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/6/26/314 A related FAQ produced by Andrew Tridgell and Linux Foundation] | ||
* [http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/QA_Microsofts_chief_patent_lawyer_on_TomTom_and_Linux_40354407.html Microsoft's IP chief on TomTom, Linux and patents], techflash, Feb 2009 | * [http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/QA_Microsofts_chief_patent_lawyer_on_TomTom_and_Linux_40354407.html Microsoft's IP chief on TomTom, Linux and patents], techflash, Feb 2009 | ||
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| + | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20070315210041/http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/86141 Federal Patent Court declares FAT patent of Microsoft null and void], The H, April 2007 | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 19:08, 23 April 2010
Microsoft has a number of patents on how to deal with filename in their commonly used FAT filesystem.
These include:
- US5,579,517 "The '517 patent"
- US5,758,352
Timeline
- December 2003: MS starts threatening people[1]
- September 2004: The '517 patent is rejected[2] thanks to the work of PubPat[3] and others.
- January 2006: The '517 patent is reinstated[4]
- January 2009: Microsoft uses it's FAT patents against TomTom
Related pages on ESP Wiki
- Microsoft
- Microsoft vs. TomTom - where MS forced TomTom to pay for patents, seemingly including their FAT patents
- Litigation
- Example software patents
External links
- PubPat: Microsoft FAT Patent (page out of date)
- Groklaw report on A patch to remove VFAT filename conversion from the Linux kernel,
- Microsoft's IP chief on TomTom, Linux and patents, techflash, Feb 2009
In Germany
- German appeal court upholds Microsoft FAT patent, The H, April 2010
- Federal Patent Court declares FAT patent of Microsoft null and void, The H, April 2007
