Invention helps large organizations determine which domains they own and if they are susceptible to attack. Disney owns a lot of domains: disney.com, disneyland.com, espn.com, marvel.com...the list goes on and on. In fact, like many companies, ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Voice over domain names? Namecheap files interesting patent application
· Policy & LawNamecheap's application describes a way to call people by domain name. Domain name registrar Namecheap has filed a U.S. patent application for a "domain communication system." The application (pdf) describes a system where you can contact ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Verisign gets patents covering blockchain and registration via chatbot
· Policy & LawDomain registry expands on previous patents with three new patents granted today. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted three patents to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN() today. Patent number 11,621,939 (pdf) is for Domain name suggestion and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Identity Digital gets patent for multi-TLD domain management system
· ServicesSystem makes it easier for registrars to interact with registries that have multiple top level domains. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,570,141 (pdf) to Afilias (now part of Identity Digital) for Coordinating ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Unstoppable Domains and CNNIC get blockchain patents
· Policy & LawTwo entities get U.S. patents related to blockchain and domain names. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted two patents today related to blockchain and domain names. Unstoppable Domains obtained patent number 11,558,344 for Resolving ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Identity Digital gets patent for “Whitelist domain name registry”
· ServicesInvention explains ways to approve entities to register restricted domain names. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today granted patent number 11,552,923 (pdf) to Identity Digital for "Whitelist domain name registry". Some top level domains ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy gets another domain suggestion patent
· Domain RegistrarsPatent describes way to use training data to create search results. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,539,661 (pdf) to GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY). Using a learning algorithm to suggest domain names is closely related to ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Verisign files more blockchain patent applications
· Policy & LawUSPTO publishes two more blockchain-related patent applications from Verisign. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published two of Verisign's (NASDAQ: VRSN) blockchain-related patent applications last week. Application ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Verisign gets patent for registering domains through Amazon Alexa
· ServicesPatent covers using your voice to register domains, do Whois lookups, etc. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,451,511 (pdf) to Verisign for "Audio-based systems, devices, and methods for domain services." Yep, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Patent filed for “SafeMode” transitioning of top level domain names
· ServicesPatent describes a method for transferring top level domains from one registry operator to another. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has published patent application 17/126103 (pdf) for "SafeMode management of domain transitioning." The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
