Better watch out if you have a site that does domain name suggestions based on user entered terms.

Verisign settled its suit filed by buydomains.com

Verio's next on the list.

Who else is on their list?

Guess if you cant compete, sue!

I am sure there are millions of other sites that do domain name suggestions based on the terms. What gives them the right to sue?

A small peice of litigation known as a Patent Almost every internet method for anything or pure technology is being patented in the ongowing legalwars.... Every big company has an endless list of intellectual property these days.....

NameBoy must be shaking in his little eboots :D

Originally posted by ninji
A small peice of litigation known as a Patent Almost every internet method for anything or pure technology is being patented in the ongowing legalwars.... Every big company has an endless list of intellectual property these days.....

Consider how many patents are out there for the mouse trap, or the pencil sharpener.

I didnt think you could patent an IDEA, they will or they SHOULD have a very tough time proving that Verisign or Verio stole their patent outright [Verisign caved and settled the suit]. Dont know if Verio will have the legal balls to fight.

could you post a link please from a news site discussing this?

I have a PDF file of the case document.

The plot thickens

Read these articles

http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/ga/Arc10/msg03189.html

http://www.icannwatch.org/article.pl?sid=03/05/13/0336206&mode=thread

Basicaly, everythings going to be patented soon and everyones gonna sue everyone else. Wonderful place we have created for ourselves.