U.S. Grants Patent For Using AJAX

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Now any site that uses rich-media technology implementations, including Flash, Flex, Java, Ajax, and XAML, when the rich-media application is accessed on any device over the Internet, including desktops, mobile devices, set-top boxes, and video game consoles will need a licence.

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:angry: !!!!!

now I'm not jumping into conclusions so don't start saying am some Linux guru/troll or whatever you guys call it... but someone said on the blogs

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I'm surprised that no one noticed the law firm that was listed as the agent for the patent...

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds LLP

That should stoke the conspiracy fires a bit...

I didn't know who those names were so I went on google and searched for those names a result came back with this URL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Gates_&_Ellis

again.... don't flame me but... is Microsoft behind this? ( and yes I know about XAML )

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Here’s what the patent abstract says it covers: A host computer, containing processes for creating rich-media applications, is accessed from a remote user computer system via an Internet connection. User account information and rich-media component specifications are uploaded over the Internet for a specific user account. Rich-media applications are created, deleted, or modified in a user account, with rich-media components added to, modified in, or deleted from the rich-media application based on information contained in a user request. After creation, the rich-media application is viewed or saved on the host computer system, or downloaded to the user computer system over the Internet.

Because he began developing the methods and processes more than a half decade ago, he believes he can prove his invention is novel and nonobvious, two requirements to get a patent, and can fend off any patent challenges from potential licensees who might contend the invention is neither new nor obscure. “Are we ready to defend our patent?” Balthaser asks. “Absolutely. We’re ready to defend it vigorously if we have to. But [litigation is] not the approach we’re taking in terms of licensing.”

Well that just plain SUCKS! I seriously doubt this will really pull through though, they will be sued by HUGE companies till kingdom come to turn this around.

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mmm that is very weird coz AJAX is multiple language based so in theory they would have to patent both languages to take full charge and start making AJAX a licensing language for companys to use. and sif some small ass company or person can patent javascript and XML otherwise it could be exploited in many way if you think about it because AJAX can be implimented into many languages you could say that its not AJAX and that its just XML and Javascript which ISNT AJAX lol pantent idiots these days, need to get a life.

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Further proof the U.S. patent system is very much so out of hand. But you have to seriously wonder if anything will come of this.

Thousands of companies have 'rich media' applications, this patent is simply too generic. Remember when someone was awarded a patent for the hyperlink? How much did they ever make in royalities?

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Further proof the U.S. patent system is very much so out of hand. But you have to seriously wonder if anything will come of this.

Thousands of companies have 'rich media' applications, this patent is simply too generic. Remember when someone was awarded a patent for the hyperlink? How much did they ever make in royalities?

Let's not blame soley the US, don't forget the UK's mess with GMail having to be renamed googlemail

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Let's not blame soley the US, don't forget the UK's mess with GMail having to be renamed googlemail

actually lets, its one thing to brand your product the same way as somenoe else. but the us patent system is just poorly made if this kinda of thing can pass as patentable.

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:o How can they do this? Isn't XAML Microsoft's, Java is a Sun Microsystems', Flash is Macromedia's, and so forth and so on. How can they patent the use of something they didn't create or own in the first place?

Thats what i thought...

plus, too many companies / people are using / have created AJAX based applications now... I dont see this going anywhere really IMO...

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  sinatosk said:
now I'm not jumping into conclusions so don't start saying am some Linux guru/troll or whatever you guys call it...

We "Open Source" types of people generally dislike all software patents. :p

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I believe there is tons of "prior art" which would bring this patents down. Not to mention it involves the use of other company's already patented stuff. Its like saying I will put a honda engine, a ferrari body, etc etc and patent it as a car (and nobody can create a car without royalties). In the worst case (if this company wins court cases), the stated names like "flash" etc can be renamed to take care of this issue.

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