Application describes ways to use AI to assist with parking page creation and optimization. D3Serve, a company applying blockchain technology to domain names, has filed a sweeping patent application (pdf) covering aspects of domain parking ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Freename gets patent for rules-based resolution of web3 names
· Policy & LawPatent describes platform that decides which name to resolve. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 12,401,618 (pdf) to Freename AG for "Internet infrastructure system and method." Freename is primarily a platform for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Unstoppable Domains files patent for way to take down blockchain domains
· Policy & LawCompany suggests ways to take down domains used for nefarious purposes. One of the features of blockchain-based naming systems is also a bug: it's not possible to take down domains that are used in bad ways. It is perhaps a bit ironic that ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy gets patent for “Recommending domains from free text”
· Domain RegistrarsPatent describes way to suggest domain names based on text inputs. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today granted patent number 12,399,944 (pdf) to GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) for "Recommending domains from free text". GoDaddy filed a similar ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
D3Serve Labs files patent application for blockchain-based domain transfer system
· Policy & LawProposed system bypasses registrar pre-approval and enables features like fractional ownership. D3Serve Labs (no relation to D3 Global Inc.) has filed a patent application (pdf) for Method and system for enabling the transfer of domain. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
PayPal wants patent for system that scans newly-registered domains
· UncategorizedPatent describes automated crawler and checkout simulator to spot fraud in newly-registered domains. PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has filed a patent application describing a method to proactively detect scam websites by automatically crawling newly ... Continue Reading3 Comments
GoDaddy patent targets spam-induced domain search overload
· Domain RegistrarsA newly issued patent aims to mitigate "resource starvation" resulting from bulk domain availability queries. Domain registrar GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has secured a patent designed to address spam-induced resource depletion caused by excessive bulk ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Unstoppable Domains applies for patent for blockchain control of web2 domains
· Policy & LawThe company already has several issued patents related to blockchain and domain names. Unstoppable Domains has filed a patent application for Off-chain domain name record resolution based on blockchain assets. The patent application describes ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign gets RDAP patent
· Policy & LawPatent describes way to obtain information from "thick" RDAP records. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 12,250,217 to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for GTLD domain name registries RDAP architecture (pdf). The patent is a ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Unstoppable Domains gets patent for reserved domain name registration
· Policy & LawPatent describes way to validate that an entity has rights to register a reserved name. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today granted patent 12,184,604 (pdf) to Unstoppable Domains for "Domain name registration based on verification of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
