This could be major. Have you heard of the new patent, No. 7,000,180? The patent title is "Methods, Systems, And Processes For The Design And Creation Of Rich-Media Applications Via The Internet." According to the patent holders, the patent covers technologies such as Flash, Java, and AJAX, when the rich-media application is accessed via the Internet.

Right now, I do not know what to make out this patent. As a Web Developer and Multimedia Developer, I have to be very interested in how the patent will affect the industry.

You can read the patent for yourself on the US Patent Web site: Methods, systems, and processes for the design and creation of rich-media applications via the internet .

Also, you read a news article on the patent here: U.S. Grants Patent For Broad Range Of Internet Rich Applications