SnapNames Get Patent patent No. 7,418,471

[500,000]

Surprised no one posted this before.
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7418471.html

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A preferred embodiment of the present invention can accept an indication of a domain name or set of domain names from interested entity. The desired domain names are names that an interested entity desires to register through a domain name registration system or systems, such as that operated by a registry-accredited registrar. The system can closely monitor the domain name registry or registrar databases used to provide domain name resolution or registration over a distributed network, such as the Internet, and determine the expiration or availability of the name or names supplied by the interested entity. When a desired domain name appears to be available, the system can register or re-register the domain name through a domain registration service. If there is more than one interested entity for a domain name, the system can also facilitate an auction for the domain name.

[Acro]

They need to patent Halvarez - the official snapnames rabbit.

[tetrapak]

True, that bastard made me pay $x,xxx more than i should have paid in the last years.

[BobDiGiTaL]

i'm confused,
If you try to register an unregistered name that has had interest in the past, Snapnames will start an auction for you instead of just adding the name to your account?

[Acro]

No, the patented process goes like this:

1. You add the domain
2. Five minutes before the auction starts, Halvarez joins in as bidder #2
3. You end up paying more than what you planned to

[Carter]

They need to patent Halvarez - the official snapnames rabbit.

lol
Now they have the patent...they are ready to drive a car.

[Onward]

No, the patented process goes like this:

1. You add the domain
2. Five minutes before the auction starts, Halvarez joins in as bidder #2
3. You end up paying more than what you planned to

That is the process I am familiar with....

[rentdn]

Many times I've been in auction in Halavarez , but he never raised his initail bid lol , maybe I was just lucky

[Carter]

Many times I've been in auction in Halavarez , but he never raised his initail bid lol , maybe I was just lucky

You are lucky!
Probably when you bidded Halvarez sleep in the SnapNames Office

[tetrapak]

Probably yes. Couple of times he went up to $200 when there was only the two of us.. At least there i no Halvarezs at over NJ.

[rentdn]

You are lucky!
Probably when you bidded Halvarez sleep in the SnapNames Office

Haha probably was too tired

[HuntingMoon]

just seeing halvarez makes my eyes water

[katherine]

If you are in an auction with halvarez only you should be happy - he rarely makes a move