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Microsoft FAT Patent Upheld

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the fat-getting-fatter dept.

theodp writes "After initially rejecting Microsoft's File Allocation Table (FAT) patents, the USPTO has ruled them valid. From the article: 'Microsoft has won a debate where they were the only party allowed to speak, in that the patent re-examination process bars the public from rebutting arguments made by Microsoft, said unimpressed Public Patent Foundation President Dan Ravicher.'"

3 of 558 comments (clear)

  1. MS FAT Patent Upheld by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Guess it's time for that diet.

  2. I knew it by commodoresloat · · Score: 5, Funny

    They finally patented Steve Ballmer.

  3. Re: $25c by some+guy+I+know · · Score: 5, Funny
    You've lost me completely. Are you talking dollars or cents?
    $25c is obviously twenty-five dollar-cents, which will become to either 25 dollars or 25 cents when its quantum state collapses.
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    Those who sacrifice security to condemn liberty deserve to repeat history or something. - Benjamin Santayana