Patent suggests ways a registrar can decide which domains to display to customers. The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued patent #10,387,959 to GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) today. The patent (pdf) for "Portfolio-based domain name ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Amazon.com Gets Patent for Selling and Leasing Domain Names
· Domain SalesAmazon granted patent for domain name marketplace. Amazon.com subsidiary Amazon Technologies, Inc. was today granted U.S. patent number 7,805,379 for "Method and system for leasing or purchasing domain names". This patent, which was applied for in ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Another Silly Patent Application: 104 Domains
· Policy & LawCompany tries to patent geo-targeted directory that starts with "104". Apparently it's kooky patent day. This morning I wrote about a company trying to patent "virtual domain names". Another patent application published today (pdf) is for a ... Continue Reading5 Comments