Group Out To Revoke MS FAT Patent

KingFishKingFish
edited April 2004 in Science & Tech
A little-known public interest group this week asked the U.S. government to revoke a Microsoft patent that covers the company's Windows file system.
The Public Patent Foundation on Thursday asked the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to revoke one of Microsoft's patents related to the FAT (File Allocation Table) file system, the older of two main systems used by Windows to store files.

"We are concerned that there is a potential for Microsoft to use its patent portfolio to foreclose competition from free and open-source software," Public Patent Foundation founder and Executive Director Dan Ravicher said in an interview.
Source: ZDNet

Comments

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    ****ing ridiculous.

    Excuse me, I have to go tell the NBA that they can't use basketballs as that may infringe on the free enterprise of new sports venues.
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