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− | * [http://www.google.com/patents?id=cLAkAAAAEBAJ&dq=5,579,517 US5,579,517] | + | * [http://www.google.com/patents?id=cLAkAAAAEBAJ&dq=5,579,517 US5,579,517] "The '517 patent" |
* [http://www.google.com/patents?id=bUohAAAAEBAJ&dq=5,758,352 US5,758,352] | * [http://www.google.com/patents?id=bUohAAAAEBAJ&dq=5,758,352 US5,758,352] | ||
==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
* December 2003: MS starts threatening people[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/05/1070351761346.html] | * December 2003: MS starts threatening people[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/05/1070351761346.html] | ||
− | * | + | * September 2004: The '517 patent is rejected[http://www.pubpat.org/assets/files/MicrosoftFAT/Reynolds_517_Rejected_040916.PDF] thanks to the work of PubPat[http://www.pubpat.org/Microsoft_517_Rejected.htm] and others. |
− | * | + | * January 2006: The '517 patent is reinstated[http://news.cnet.com/Microsofts-file-system-patent-upheld/2100-1012_3-6025447.html] |
+ | * January 2009: [[Microsoft vs. TomTom, 2008|Microsoft uses it's FAT patents against TomTom]] | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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** [http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.file-systems/31491/ the LKML thread] | ** [http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.file-systems/31491/ the LKML thread] | ||
** [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] | ||
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[[Category:Example software patents]] | [[Category:Example software patents]] | ||
[[Category:Microsoft]] | [[Category:Microsoft]] |
Revision as of 14:25, 12 August 2009
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
Contents
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
See also
- Microsoft
- Microsoft vs. TomTom - where MS forced TomTom to pay for patents, seemingly including their FAT 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- PubPat: Microsoft FAT Patent (page out of date)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,