Microsoft FAT Patent Upheld

theodp writes "After initially rejecting Microsoft's File Allocation Table (FAT) patents, the USPTO has ruled them valid. From the article: 'Microsoft has won a debate where they were the only party allowed to speak, in that the patent re-examination process bars the public from rebutting arguments made by Microsoft, said unimpressed Public Patent Foundation President Dan Ravicher.'"

MS FAT Patent Upheld

[Anonymous Coward]

Guess it's time for that diet.

I knew it

[commodoresloat]

They finally patented Steve Ballmer.

Damn!

[ScaryMonkey]

Better get to the gym!

FAT cat

[telchine]

They might as well register FAT cat as a trademark whilst they're at it :-)

FAT tax?

[todd10k]

A fax tax you say? At 25 cents a pound, half of slashdot now owe microsoft 100 bucks.

Re: $25c

[some guy I know]

You've lost me completely. Are you talking dollars or cents?

$25c is obviously twenty-five dollar-cents, which will become to either 25 dollars or 25 cents when its quantum state collapses.

Re:More accurate history of FAT

[Anonymous Coward]

You are a tad incorrect, sir.

Ronald McDonald http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Mcdonald [wikipedia.org] is the inventor of FAT. He has been shipping it to his clients for years now. Obviously this constitutes as prior art; One can see millions and millions of people who are dependant on FAT.

Fat is the basis for several of Ronald McDonald's technologies, including but not limited to:

- McCheeseburgers
- McFries
- Chicken McNuggets
- McGrittles
- McDonalds Coffee

He has tried to enforce his patents with the help of City Hall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_McCheese [wikipedia.org] and the Police Chief, Big Mac, but unfortunatly a criminal only known by the psuedonym "The Hamburgler" http://www.shermangalleries.com.au/artists_exhib/a rtists/lindeman/images/hamburgler.jpg [shermangalleries.com.au] has been infringing for years.

Re:Food chain

[warsql]

Probably because 32 GB ought to be enough for anyone.