− | In May 2007, SnapNames filed for and obtained a patent (No 7,472,160 B2) <ref>http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7472160.PN.&OS=PN/7472160&RS=PN/7472160</ref>, titled "Domain name management system and method". The patent is filed under the names of Raymond King, Ron Weiner, and Len Albert. This system makes it possible to identify a registered domain name which has received a threshold level of interest from potential buyers, thus rendering it auctionable. | + | In May 2007, SnapNames filed for and obtained a patent (No 7,472,160 B2) <ref>http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7472160.PN.&OS=PN/7472160&RS=PN/7472160</ref>, titled "Domain name management system and method". The patent is filed under the names of Raymond King, Ron Weiner, and Len Bayles. This system makes it possible to identify a registered domain name which has received a threshold level of interest from potential buyers, thus rendering it auctionable. |