The patent–issued on Valentine’s Day–covers all rich-media technology implementations, including Flash, Flex, Java, Ajax, and XAML, when the rich-media application is accessed on any device over the Internet, according to the patent holders. http://www.aviransplace.com/index.php/archives/2006/02/22/us-grants-patent-for-ajax/ If you ask me, it's pathetic
Holy Crap. Why does the patent office even allow for patents on the web? It's so hurtful to the economy.