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Microsoft's Linux-related patents rejected

October 5, 2005 U.S. Patent Office rejects claims on popular FAT storage format, used in the open-source OS. But software giant can pursue issue further. TAGS: Public Patent Foundation, rejection, patent, flash memory, art, Linux, Microsoft Corp., open source, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft FAT patent falls flat

September 30, 2004 Open-source advocates notch a victory, since the technology is used by Linux. Now Redmond has 90 days to respond. TAGS: patent, Public Patent Foundation, Lexar Media Inc., Linux, USB flash drive, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., open source, digital camera, Unix, camera, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft's file system patent upheld

January 10, 2006 After initially rejecting patents on the Windows file system, the Patent and Trademark Office rules them valid. TAGS: Public Patent Foundation, File Allocation Table, patent, file system, decision, flash memory, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows

Group seeks to invalidate Microsoft patent

April 16, 2004 The Public Patent Foundation asks the U.S. Patent Office to revoke Microsoft's hold on its File Allocation Table storage system, saying it's necessary to the open-source software movement. TAGS: Public Patent Foundation, patent, File Allocation Table, biotechnology, open-source software, organization, file system, flash memory, intellectual property, open source, representative, agency, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft file patent faces exam

June 11, 2004 Public-interest group wants FAT file system patent yanked for the good of Linux. TAGS: patent, Public Patent Foundation, file system, request, intellectual property, Linux, founder, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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