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From wiki: >exFAT is a proprietary file system. However exFAT is protected under US patent law, and its initial application was issued on 10 July 2009 under th
by techrat 12y ago
From wiki:
>exFAT is a proprietary file system. However exFAT is protected under US patent law, and its initial application was issued on 10 July 2009 under the application number US2008168029.[7] On 12 November 2013, the patent was granted by the US patent office under US8583708.
Patent length is 20 years, so we're looking at least until 2033 before exFat is expired and (safely) freely usable.
- cowsandmilk 12y ago> Patent length is 20 years, so we're looking at least until 2033 before exFat is expired and (safely) freely usable. Nope. For the dates this was filed, length goes from filing date. Depending on how dangerous you want to be, you could argue it expires anywhere from 2024-2028.