Comments on: SnapNames Awarded Domain Backordering Patent

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:57:29 +0000

Any patent can be granted (eg: 5443036 – cats chasing laster dots) – but that doesn’t make them valid.

Without an inventive step, it’s unenforceable.

Nothing that’s “obvious to one skilled in the art” (in this case – programming and domain registrations) is enforceable either.

By: Lorna

Lorna — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:23:41 +0000

adding snap names to my plonk list. I’ll never do business with such a stupid and silly company again.

By: Tan Tran

Tan Tran — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:09:39 +0000

The wording on the patent seems very broad in terms of expiring domains process. Does this mean that snapnames literally has the power to wipe out namejet and pool with their leverage?

Or does this mean that there will be a very nasty legal fight ahead of us among these companies.

Tan

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By: Andrew Allemann

Andrew Allemann — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:54:54 +0000

@ Patrick – keep in mind this dates back to 2000 and 2001. And it’s not just the idea of getting expired domains, but how they technically set up to do it.

By: Andrew Allemann

Andrew Allemann — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:54:13 +0000

@ M. Menius – they filed a patent on it, but that doesn’t mean they actually do it. Theoretically, they could buy the information or get it from partner registrars.