Re: [ga] If you thought the trademark people were interesting.....

[Rick Wesson <wessorh@ar.com>]

John,

you are a Patent Attorney right? so, you understand the term "prior art"


-rick (who is unimpressed)

On Tue, 2 Jul 2002, John Berryhill wrote:

>
> ...then wait until you meet the patent people:
>
>
> These are published applications, not patents.  I boldy predict a small wave
> of these:
>
> Hello Enum, meet John Goodspeed:
>
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> United States Patent Application 20020065828
> Goodspeed, John D.  May 30, 2002
> Network communication using telephone number URI/URL identification handle
>
>
> Abstract
> A method and device for enabling Internet users to communicate with one
> another or access information more easily, without requiring lengthy,
> hard-to-remember addresses. The method also enables personnel and resource
> management by providing easily updated databases containing information
> related to the resource or person of interest. By using an associated
> telephone number associated with the person, or resource, as an Internet
> address or URL, messages are sent, or access to information is enabled, by
> routing the message or request for information to the appropriate location.
> ----------
>
> Hello Registrars, "is your name taken" taken:
>
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> United States Patent Application 20020065903
> Fellman, Barry  May 30, 2002
> Internet domain name registration system
>
>
> Abstract
> A system and method is disclosed for querying a database for multiple names
> submitted at one time to a query server. The method includes a process for
> querying a database, such as a domain name registry database, for multiple
> names or text strings and displaying the query results for each of the names
> in an easy-to-read table. In the disclosed embodiment of a domain name
> registration system, a user is allowed to submit multiple names to a query
> server to determine the availability of the names for domain name
> registration. After the query results are returned for each of the multiple
> names submitted, the user is presented with a table listing the availability
> of each name in combination with multiple Top-Level Domain (TLD) extensions.
> The user is able to select one or more names from the table for registration
> in the registry database. After the query server has attempted to register
> each of the selected names, the user is presented with a Registry Response
> Table indicating which of the selected names were successfully registered as
> domain names. Thus, the system and method increases the speed and
> productivity of querying and updating a domain name registry or other
> database.
> ----------
>
> Hello new.net:
>
>
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> United States Patent Application 20020073233
> Gross, William ;   et al.  June 13, 2002
>
> Systems and methods of accessing network resources
>
>
> Abstract
> The present invention provides methods and systems for utilizing non-ICANN
> compliant top-level domain (TLD) names. In one embodiment of the present
> invention, client-based address conversion software is used to intercept a
> requested Internet address having a non-ICANN compliant TLD. The address
> conversion software then appends an extension, including at least an
> ICANN-compliant TLD, to the end of an Internet address. Further, one
> embodiment of the present invention is operable with proxy servers. In
> addition, an email address conversion method and system is provided that
> intercepts emails whose recipient address includes a non-standard TLD and
> appends at least a standard TLD thereto. When an email is received,
> including a sender's email address with a domain having a predetermined
> ICANN compliant TLD, at least the predetermined TLD is stripped from the
> sender's email address for display.
> ---------
>
> John Berryhill
> Patent Attorney
>
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