# Proof of RIA's Pre Feb 2001

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/proof-of-rias-pre-feb-2001/180012>\
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**Created:** [February 24, 2006, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/proof-of-rias-pre-feb-2001/180012 "2006-02-24T17:59:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lacuna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lacuna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lacuna)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2006, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/proof-of-rias-pre-feb-2001/180012/1 "2006-02-24T17:59:23Z")

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Hi,

I need your help if possible,  
You may have heard that Neil Balthaser is claiming to have patented Rich Internet Applications, which would be bad news for us as developers…

If you have any proof of RIA projects created before Feb 2001 PLEASE post here with it or details of it

or

post here:  
[http://osflash.org/balthaser\_patent\_prior\_art\_discovery](http://osflash.org/balthaser_patent_prior_art_discovery)

Thanks Kirupians!

~ Lacuna :love: