GoDaddy has applied for following patents:
1) Methods and Systems for Recommending Packages of Domain Names for Registration
It essentially describes a way to determining which domain names a user will want and presenting them as a package.
Two others are related to submitting an offer for a domain name when it is already registered:
2) System for Communicating an Offer for a Domain Names
3) Method for Communicating an Offer for a Domain Name
If the domain name you want is already registered, the registrar will ask if you want to submit an offer on the domain name.
The first patent seems to be innovative. That may bring in a lot of sales if the method works.
1) Methods and Systems for Recommending Packages of Domain Names for Registration
It essentially describes a way to determining which domain names a user will want and presenting them as a package.
Two others are related to submitting an offer for a domain name when it is already registered:
2) System for Communicating an Offer for a Domain Names
3) Method for Communicating an Offer for a Domain Name
If the domain name you want is already registered, the registrar will ask if you want to submit an offer on the domain name.
The first patent seems to be innovative. That may bring in a lot of sales if the method works.