Patent describes system similar to AfternicDLS and SedoMLS but at the registry level. Minds + Machines Chairman Fred Krueger has filed a patent application (pdf) for the resale of domain names, titled "Domain Name Registration and Resale". Here's ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy wants to patent way of onboarding new TLDs
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy files four patents related to adding new TLD options to a registrar. GoDaddy has filed four patent applications describing methods for adding new top level domain names to a registrar's offerings. Each top level domain name a registrar ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Network Solutions patents domain purchasing system
· Domain RegistrarsPatent for domain purchasing system granted ten years after application was filed. Network Solutions, now part of Web.com, has received a patent for its Certified Offer service...ten years after applying for it. Network Solutions applied for the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Verisign gets patent for Recovery of a Failed Registry
· Policy & LawVerisign adds to patent war chest. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted Verisign patent number 8,656,209 for "Recovery of a Failed Registry". I wrote about the patent application in 2012. Verisign describes the system as one that ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Direct nav company files patent application for bidding on domain parking traffic
· Domain ParkingSanta Monica company wants to patent optimized bidding on zero click domain parking traffic. Adrenalads, a direct navigation company based in Santa Monica, has filed a patent application for analyzing and bidding on zero click traffic. U.S. Patent ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign files patent application for automatically creating Whois service for TLDs
· ServicesVerisign wants to patent a way to scale creation of whois service for top level domain names. Verisign has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office related to automatically creating Whois for new top level domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign creates patent website, still doesn’t disclose its IP plans
· ServicesDomain name registry shows off its patent portfolio, but still won't say how it plans to make money from it. Verisign has created a website dedicated to its patents and released a whitepaper about its intellectual property - but still won't say how it ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign gets patent for non-existent domain traffic analysis
· Expired DomainsPatent covers tool to identify potentially valuable unregistered domain names. The U.S Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent to Verisign that covers analysis of traffic to non-existent domain names. U.S. Patent number 8,504,673 (pdf) is ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Yahoo gets patent for prioritizing cybersquatting cases
· Policy & LawPatent covers discovering and prioritizing cybersquatting issues. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 8,499,032 (pdf) to Yahoo for a "System and method for compiling a set of domain names to recover". The invention, which ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy gets patent for Geo Domain tool
· Domain RegistrarsFirst patent related to system for generating geo domain names is granted. Back in 2009 GoDaddy released a geo domain tool that allowed you to find domain names specific to a location, e.g. AustinAllergists.com. Last year I reported that GoDaddy ... Continue Reading3 Comments