It seems like a complex solution to an easy-to-solve problem. IBM has filed a patent application (pdf) for "Guided Word Association Based on Domain Name Detection". It's a system to detect so-called cases of combosquatting, where bad actors use ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign gets another neural network name suggestion patent
· Policy & LawDomain suggestions are outside of the box. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,812,449 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for Method for generating a domain name using a learned information-rich latent space. It ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.Art domain registry gets patent for using Whois to store artwork information
· Policy & LawPatent is related to .Art's "Digital Twin" offering. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,805,263 (pdf) to UKCI Holdings Limited, operator of the .art domain name registry, for Domain name registry ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Verisign awarded patent for using machine learning in name spinning
· Policy & LawIdea uses neural networks to find relevant domain names. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,778,640 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for "Deep neural network generation of domain names." The patent ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Verisign gets patent for showing contextually-relevant domain names in SERPs
· Policy & LawIt'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
GoDaddy and Verisign get more patents
· Policy & LawCompanies keep building their patent war chests. The United States Patent and Trademark Office granted two patents to GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) and one to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) today. The two companies are the most prolific patent filers in the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy files customer support-related patent applications
· Domain SalesPatents cover a better way to provide support. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has filed a couple of patent applications (pdf, pdf) for an improved customer service experience. Whether or not you think it should be patentable, I sure wish companies would ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Verisign patent suggests a new model for expired domains
· Expired DomainsPatent contemplates selling pools of access to each registrar. Someone looking in from the outside would consider the current model for drop catching expired domain names to be inefficient. Each registrar has a connection to the registry, which ... Continue Reading7 Comments
GoDaddy patent: Images to Domain Names
· Domain RegistrarsClever idea uses image information to suggest domain names and create a website. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,630,639 (pdf) to GoDaddy for "Suggesting a domain name from digital image metadata." The patent ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Afilias gets patent for managing domain name bundles
· UncategorizedPatent describes way to manage multiple domain names at once. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,599,632 (pdf) to registry operator Afilias for "Domain name registration and management." The patent describes the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
