US 20040220903A1

( 12) Patent Application Publication ( 10) Pub. N o. : US 2004/ 0220903 A1

( 19) United States
Shah et al. ( 43) Pub. D ate: N ov. 4, 2004
( 5 4) METHOD AN D SYSTEM TO CORRELATE
TRAD EMARK D ATA TO IN TERN ET
D OMAIN N AME D ATA
( 7 5 ) Inventor s : F ais al Shah, B ois e, ID ( US) ; James L.
Hepw or th, B ois e, ID ( US) ; Kelly
James Riley , B ois e, ID ( US)
Cor r es pondence Addr es s :
Mr . Er ic S. Chen
PILLSB URY WIN THROP LLP
Suite 2800
7 25 South F ig uer oa Str eet
Los Ang eles , CA 90017 - 5 406 ( US)
( 7 3) As s ig nee: EMARKMON ITOR IN C. , B ois e, ID
( Us )
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Appl. N o. : 10/ 427 , 194
F iled: Apr . 30, 2003
Publication Clas s i? cation
( 5 1) Int. Cl? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G06 F 17 / 30; G06 F 7 / 00
( 5 2) Us . 01. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 07 / 3
( 5 7 ) AB STRACT
A s y s tem to cor r elate tr ademar k data to Inter net domain
name data includes a us er s y s tem having a us er inter f ace. A
hos t s y s tem is in communication With the us er s y s tem. The
hos t s y s tem ex ecutes a s of tWar e application adapted to
r eceive a name of a tr ademar k oWner . The s of tWar e appli
cation cr eates a s ear ch s tr ing including at leas t the name of
the tr ademar k oWner , and s ear ches f or tr ademar ks oWned by
and as s ig ned to the tr ademar k oWner bas ed on the s ear ch
s tr ing . The s of tWar e application g ener ates a tr ademar k lis t
including the located tr ademar ks oWned by and as s ig ned to
the tr ademar k oWner . The s of tWar e application g ener ates
domain names cor r es ponding to the tr ademar k lis t, and
identi? es Whether the domain names g ener ated ar e available
f or r eg is tr ation.
B ROWSER IN TERN ET SERVER
3
D ATA SERVER
25
F ILE SERVER
30
OUTSID E
UPD ATE
SOURCE
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