Damn I need to move that last domain off of Go Daddy. Ill do that today.
Go Daddy patents “announcing a domain name registration on a social website”
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Re: Go Daddy patents “announcing a domain name registration on a social website”
#42For what it's worth, this doesn't happen in a vacuum. If you want to read the arguments, enter the patent number 8276057 at this website: http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/pair Look under the heading "file wrapper" for all the communication. In particular, read: CTNF Non-Final Rejection REM Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment NPL Non Patent Literature NOA Notice of Allowance and Fees Due (PTOL-85)…
For those who haven't seen it:
http://patents.stackexchange.com/
(This is the same as askpatents.com)
Re: Go Daddy patents “announcing a domain name registration on a social website”
#43For what it's worth, this doesn't happen in a vacuum. If you want to read the arguments, enter the patent number 8276057 at this website: http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/pair Look under the heading "file wrapper" for all the communication. In particular, read: CTNF Non-Final Rejection REM Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment NPL Non Patent Literature NOA Notice of Allowance and Fees Due (PTOL-85)…
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Re: Go Daddy patents “announcing a domain name registration on a social website”
#44I have JUST patented announcing the patent of announcing a domain name registration on a social website... You all owe me £1m each ... (I also patented talking about it).
Genius, however, I had already patented getting a patent on patenting the announcing of a domain name registration on a social website. times infinity...
Guys, this isn't reddit.
Edit: Or Slashdot.
Re: Go Daddy patents “announcing a domain name registration on a social website”
#45For what it's worth, this doesn't happen in a vacuum. If you want to read the arguments, enter the patent number 8276057 at this website: http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/pair Look under the heading "file wrapper" for all the communication. In particular, read: CTNF Non-Final Rejection REM Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment NPL Non Patent Literature NOA Notice of Allowance and Fees Due (PTOL-85)…
Someone should post this on AskPatents.com, to make sure the Patent Office sees it, or is it too late for that already?
Re: Go Daddy patents “announcing a domain name registration on a social website”
#46For what it's worth, this doesn't happen in a vacuum. If you want to read the arguments, enter the patent number 8276057 at this website: http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/pair Look under the heading "file wrapper" for all the communication. In particular, read: CTNF Non-Final Rejection REM Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment NPL Non Patent Literature NOA Notice of Allowance and Fees Due (PTOL-85)…
Someone should post this on AskPatents.com, to make sure the Patent Office sees it, or is it too late for that already?
The patent is valid as of the issue date. A re-examination request can be filed at any time during the life of the patent.
I haven't yet heard what, if any, formal relationship AskPatents.com will have to the examination process going forward. However, at least for an already-issued patent a re-exam would be required.
Re: Go Daddy patents “announcing a domain name registration on a social website”
#47I'd love it if the clerk(s) in question could explain how it isn't "obvious to a person 'skilled in the relevant art' applying reasonable diligence and effort." One thing these characters could patent is a system and method of auto renewing and parking a domain they host if their site is used to check on it as it approaches expiry. I give GoDaddy a wide berth.
Be careful what you wish for.
There are pretty well established guidelines for determining the "obviousness" of a patent, and one of these (as you mention) is determining whether the patent would be obvious to one with an ordinary level of skill in the relevant art.
The average software developer can't code fizzbuzz. Therefore anything more sophisticated than fizzbuzz is potentially patentable.
Think about that. Really let it sink in.
I have come to believe that the problem isn't with software patents, the problem is with us. Most software developers really are that bad. It is easy to forget this, but the people who hang out on Hacker News are really a slim minority.
We need to get our own house in order and demand more of the people who practice this art. Other industries have professional certification or restrictive guild systems - maybe we need to adopt the same.
Re: Go Daddy patents “announcing a domain name registration on a social website”
#48How can it be for real? Not surprising tho since the structure of the legal system and the law as it currently is just cannot keep up with technological progress.
Re: Go Daddy patents “announcing a domain name registration on a social website”
#49They are going to be patenting sandwiches next!
Re: Go Daddy patents “announcing a domain name registration on a social website”
#50No.
GoDaddy titles a patent "Announcing a Domain Name Registration on a Social Website"
Regardless of your position on US copyright law, you simply must understand this important and not-so-subtle distinction before you make arguments about the validity of a patent. There are 18 claims in this patent. Read and complain about specific claims.
To choose a random example, patent US496217 by Stihl (1990) is titled "Handle for a chain saw", yet Stihl did not patent handles on chain saws.