who invented the original USB flash drive?
Trek was the first company to sell a USB Flash Drive (ThumbDrive) in early 2000.
However, the ownership of the patent for this device has been widely disputed. According to The Straits Times’s report, other companies started marketing similar devices. M-Systems, which is listed on Nasdaq, called its gadgets DiskOnKey and Diskey. Electec is M-Systems’ importer, and FE Global is its sole distributor in Singapore. Lexar can also lay claim to a pioneering USB flash drive product. In 2000 they introduced a Compact Flash (CF) card having an internal USB function. Lexar offered a companion Card Reader and USB cable that eliminated the need for a USB hub.
Trek sued the four companies for infringing its patent. They counterclaimed, asking that Trek’s patent be revoked as it was invalid.
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