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mobrien_12:
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20040415155729460

 
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The Public Patent Foundation has some news for us. They just filed a formal request with the USPTO today, asking them to revoke Microsoft's patent on the FAT file system because, they say, it's causing significant public harm. "Microsoft is using its control over the interchange of digital media to aid its ongoing effort to deter competition," the request states. With the request, they filed some prior art to demonstate that the patent was obvious and shouldn't have been granted in the first place.

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WMD:
Ah, good.  After all, didn't the CPM guys or QDOS guys write it originally?

Claris:
Who wants in on my patent on the hammer?

M51DPS:

quote:Originally posted by Claris:
Who wants in on my patent on the hammer?
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I already have a patent on "heavy objects that hurt", so there's no way you're getting a patent.

solarflare:

quote:Originally posted by Claris:
Who wants in on my patent on the hammer?
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Guess what - Im gonna patent 'the wheel', it's new invention that I designed yesterday - Lets hope I get it - then ive got 100 years of back royalties waiting for me!!

LOL!

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