GoDaddy Receives Patent On 'Announcing A Domain Name Registration On A Social Website'
from the no-joke dept
Another day, another crazy patent. DomainNameWire has the story that GoDaddy has successfully received a patent on "Announcing a domain name registration on a social website." The patent, 8,276,057, was filed back in September of 2009. Take a look at the claims for yourself to understand exactly what's being claimed, but reading through them, I'm at a complete loss as to how this is considered worthy of a patent. It has been common practice that after you do something online that options be presented to allow that action to be posted to a social networking site. It's done so often that I actually find it kind of annoying these days. But basically any programmer could implement variations on that, and nothing in what GoDaddy describes appears to be anything unique or special or out of the ordinary. Thankfully, with StackExchange's new prior art crowdsourcing effort, folks are already finding prior art. Unfortunately, that effort is supposed to be for patent applications... and this patent has already been approved for reasons that defy any logic.
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This is basically 'Announce X *on the internet*'.
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Holy Crap
Good grief.
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This is a red letter day. Hazzar
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1) Well that explains a lot... a LOT, of what your comments are about.
2) Don't you have an spell checking on your computer? Your English is more broken than my speaking.
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The problem is that they have more deep pockets than the average company.
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Oh and I also patented a few other things you probably violated to GoDaddy, like computers that run off of electricity!
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Actually, I think we should have made a left toin at Albukoykee.
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"GOGOGO, DOWNDOWNDOWN, MINEMINEMINE!!!!"
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"Oh George, you were naughty to pretend you was a bunny rabbit. I will punish you good. Bad ol' George."
Probably because my name is George. Gosh it's hot. ;)
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Another good reason
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Pham Award Nominee!
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For your interest:
See Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) 2209 and 2204.
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Follow the money.
Patents have to be a very lucrative racket, even at the application end. Also, how much of that money goes to the USPTO, ie, how are they funded?
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