Patent ID: 7747592

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for monitoring domain name registrations, said method comprising: (a) receiving a request to monitor a name, wherein the request to monitor is to identify at least one domain name that is similar to the name to be monitored and wherein the at least one similar domain name matches at least one domain variation of the name to be monitored; (b) determining a domain space about the name to be monitored, the domain space including the at least one domain variation of the name to be monitored; (c) searching a database of domain name registrations to identify one or more registrations of domain names that match the at least one variation of the name being monitored; (d) notifying the requestor of the identified one or more registrations of domain names that have been identified by said searching (c) as matching the at least one variation of the name being monitored; and (e) sending warning messages to one or more registrants, other than the requestor, of the identified one or more registrations indicating that the identified one or more registrations are substantially similar to the name being monitored, wherein the warning message sent to each of the one or more registrants includes a notice indicating that the corresponding registrant has registered an offending registration.