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Germany Rejects Microsoft FAT Patent

Posted by kdawson on from the skinny-on-inventiveness dept.

Askmum writes in with news that a German patent court has ruled Microsoft's patent on FAT invalid in that country, finding that it is "not based on inventive activity." Just one of 6,000-odd patents Microsoft has amassed since a 1991 memo from Bill Gates turned around the company's attitude to patents.

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  1. Sorry but, by Jason+Hood · · Score: 4, Funny

    this patent is only valid in the US and Samoa. Germany has no right to allow any Fat patents.

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    1. Re:Sorry but, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      now what's this? a dig at an "yo filesystem so FAT, it got rejected by germany"? weak. just weak.

    2. Re:Sorry but, by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 4, Funny

      "now what's this? a dig at an "yo filesystem so FAT, it got rejected by germany"? weak. just weak."

      Yo mama's so fat we had to format her with NTFS.

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    3. Re:Sorry but, by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yo mama's so fat, SHE killed REISER.

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  2. Hmm.. by SevenHands · · Score: 4, Funny

    Doesn't McDonalds already own this patent in Germany?

  3. FAT Patent? by TheVelvetFlamebait · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought it was only slightly chubby...

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