Author Topic: MS FAT patent challenged. (Read 775 times)

mobrien_12 · « **on:** 16 April 2004, 08:51 »

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

quote:
Excerpt from the article
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.

WMD · « **Reply #1 on:** 17 April 2004, 00:41 »

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

Claris · « **Reply #2 on:** 18 April 2004, 03:43 »

Who wants in on my patent on the hammer?

M51DPS · « **Reply #3 on:** 18 April 2004, 08:56 »

quote:
Originally posted by Claris:
Who wants in on my patent on the hammer?

I already have a patent on "heavy objects that hurt", so there's no way you're getting a patent.

solarflare · « **Reply #4 on:** 19 April 2004, 00:13 »

quote:
Originally posted by Claris:
Who wants in on my patent on the hammer?

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!!

!

PseudoRandomDragon · « **Reply #5 on:** 19 April 2004, 06:31 »

Big deal, assembler programmers invent the wheel every day.

Fett101 · « **Reply #6 on:** 19 April 2004, 08:17 »

quote:
Originally posted by M51DPS:

I already have a patent on "heavy objects that hurt", so there's no way you're getting a patent.

pshaw. My "objects" patent will beat that out.

Xeen · « **Reply #7 on:** 19 April 2004, 10:00 »

I got it! I'm gonna patent the atom. And since everything on Earth is composed of atoms, I own everything, including you!

Then I'm gonna patent ideas, which will give me ownsership of all intellectual property.

Finally, I'm gonna patent patents

Stilly · « **Reply #8 on:** 19 April 2004, 10:10 »

you do that and ill sue your ass for infringing my quark patent

i also already have a patent for patents

oh and the nervous system

[ April 19, 2004: Message edited by: The Stiller ]

Commander · « **Reply #9 on:** 19 April 2004, 10:31 »

quote:
Originally posted by xeen:
[QB]I got it! I'm gonna patent the atom. [QB]

.. i'll patent matter, antimatter and energy. take THAT!

hm_murdock · « **Reply #10 on:** 19 April 2004, 16:48 »

Sorry guys

United States Patent # 5,903,445

Held by: James J. Champlin

"All Of Fucking Creation"

United States Patent # 6,000,340

Held by: James J. Champlin

"A method of creating a universe"

United States Patent # 6,000,901

Held by: James J. Champlin

"Life processes"

mobrien_12 · « **Reply #11 on:** 20 April 2004, 06:29 »

Sorry guys, you lose. I patented sex.

Guess who is gonna be richer than Bill G.

WMD · « **Reply #12 on:** 20 April 2004, 08:30 »

This thread is gold!

Claris · « **Reply #13 on:** 22 April 2004, 05:15 »

quote:
Originally posted by WMD:
This thread is gold!

Sorry, Gold is MY patent.

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I'm gonna patent the atom. And since everything on Earth is composed of atoms, I own everything, including you! Then I'm gonna patent ideas, which will give me ownsership of all intellectual property. Finally, I'm gonna patent patents Logged Stilly Member Posts: 653 Kudos: 29 MS FAT patent challenged. « Reply #8 on: 19 April 2004, 10:10 » you do that and ill sue your ass for infringing my quark patent i also already have a patent for patents oh and the nervous system [ April 19, 2004: Message edited by: The Stiller ] Logged just say know Commander Member Posts: 242 Kudos: 52 MS FAT patent challenged. « Reply #9 on: 19 April 2004, 10:31 » quote: Originally posted by xeen: [QB]I got it! I'm gonna patent the atom. [QB] .. i'll patent matter, antimatter and energy. take THAT! Logged Ballmer needs a firm kick in the ass.... 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