On Mon, 7 Feb 2005, nodata wrote:
With that search, looks like FAT is equally troubled with patents: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=...
"Microsoft's attempt to create a lucrative future revenue stream from its patent portfolio has tripped at the first hurdle." http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/30/microsoft_fat_patent_rejected/
there are other fat patents. thats just one.
-Dan