It's a neat idea that will never be adopted by large search engines. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent #10,764,245 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for "Domain name determination". The idea behind the patent is that a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Network Solutions Adds to Domain Forwarding Patent
· Domain RegistrarsCompany files continuation patent for domain name forwarding. To most domain name owners, domain name forwarding is a basic function offered by domain registrars. Many registrars offer it for free. Simply login, type where you want the address to ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Go Daddy Awarded Three New Patents
· Domain RegistrarsGo Daddy gets three new patents, bringing total to five. The Go Daddy Group, Inc, parent company of domain registrar GoDaddy, has been awardedthree new patents this month. Based on a search of "Go Daddy" with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Go ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy Releases SmartSpace Based on Patent Filing
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy's new product linked to recent patent filings. A few months ago I noticed that GoDaddy filed a few patents related to social networking portals. GoDaddy just released SmartSpace, which appears to be include features referenced by the patent ... Continue Reading1 Comment