Company files patent application for improved whois searching across multiple registries. Verisign has filed a patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a "searchable web whois". The application was filed in 2012 and just published ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
How common words like Pizza, Money, and Shopping ended up in the Trademark Clearinghouse for new TLDs
· Policy & LawThe Trademark Clearinghouse for new TLDs is giving some people first dibs on domains like realestate.guru and pizza.restaurant. The .info domain name got seriously gamed when it had its trademark sunrise period in 2001. There was no ... Continue Reading27 Comments
10 takeaways from new top level domain name sunrise periods so far
· UncategorizedHere are ten things to think about after 15 top level domain names have completed their sunrise periods. 14 of Donuts' domain names as well as شبكة. have gone through sunrise so far. Only one of the fifteen domains received more than 200 sunrise ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Verisign files patent application for automatically creating Whois service for TLDs
· ServicesVerisign wants to patent a way to scale creation of whois service for top level domain names. Verisign has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office related to automatically creating Whois for new top level domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign creates patent website, still doesn’t disclose its IP plans
· ServicesDomain name registry shows off its patent portfolio, but still won't say how it plans to make money from it. Verisign has created a website dedicated to its patents and released a whitepaper about its intellectual property - but still won't say how it ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Adrian Peterson needs a new lawyer
· Policy & LawMistake ridden domain name complaints cost the player his online identity. Minnesota Vikings player Adrian Peterson needs to get a new lawyer -- and not for his criminal issues. He needs new intellectual property lawyers. If your lawyers make a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
When a Business Relationship Goes Sour, Make Sure You Own the Domain Name
· Policy & LawAnother lawsuit shows that domain names are important intellectual property. I've written numerous times about web design companies holding a client's domain name hostage. Here's another cautionary tale about domain name ownership. A Florida ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Cost-Per-Action Search Engine Patent Headed to Auction Block
· Policy & LawPatent could potentially target Google and Microsoft. A U.S. patent directed at cost-per-action advertising on search engines as well as cash-back search is headed to the auction block. Sunnyvale, California based AnchorFree Inc. has enlisted ICAP ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Intellectual Property Group Suggests Protections for New Domains
· Policy & LawImplementation Recommendation Team suggests drastic changes to existing protections for IP holders. The Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT), formed by ICANN's Intellectual Property Constituency, has released its preliminary report (pdf) of ... Continue Reading4 Comments