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Revision as of 14:12, 12 August 2009
Microsoft has a number of patents on how to deal with filename in their commonly used FAT filesystem.
These include:
Timeline
- December 2003: MS starts threatening people[1]
- Rejected in September 2004[2] thanks to the work of PubPat[3] and others.
- Reinstated in January 2006: Microsoft's file system patent upheld
See also
- Microsoft
- Microsoft vs. TomTom - where MS forced TomTom to pay for patents, seemingly including their FAT patents
