Dear Subscribers:
In accordance with Section
10 of the The Internet Standards
Process (RFC 2026), we are writing on behalf of
.NU Domain and its affiliate WorldNames,TM Inc. to notify you of the publication of World
Intellectual Property Organization International Publication No. WO 01/90955 A2 entitled
"Internationalized Domain Name System with Iterative Conversion." A copy of
this document is available at the following website:
http://l2.espacenet.com/dips/bnsviewer?CY=ep&LG=en&DB=EPD&PN=WO0190955&ID=WO+++0190955A2+I+
This patent application generally relates
to a system, method, and logic for managing data, including a database for
implementing a key value operation, such as a DNS resource record lookup, with
a key having a predetermined encoding, such as Unicode. Also provided is an
iterative converter for iteratively converting the key from each of multiple
encodings to the predetermined encoding before performing the key value
operation with each converted key. The system may also include a validator for
verifying that a syntax of each converted key is valid and a normalizer for
normalizing each converted key.
We believe that many of the technologies being discussed
in this mailing list infringe one or more of the 213 claims starting at page
87 of the attached publication. We would therefore like to propose that you
review these claims and contact us immediately with regard to obtaining a
license and/or authorized access to WorldNames™ MLDNS™
multilingual DNS products and services described
at the
following hyperlink:
http://www.worldnames.net/MLDNS/default.cfm
Please note that failure to promptly obtain the
appropriate authorization may subject you and your organization to liability
for royalties in the U.S. as of the date that you receive this letter under
35 U.S.C. §154(d). Once the application
is granted, additional remedies are also available including
injunctions, treble
damages, and attorney
fees. A variety of other presumptions and remedies may also be available
in the
U.S. and abroad.
If you believe that you have a defense to these allegations, such as
non-infringement or prior
invention, then please provide us with additional
information to refute our allegations and avoid further involvement with this
matter. Similarly, if you believe that any of the attached claims are not
patentable, then please bring them to
our attention, along with any relevant prior
art, so that we may submit that information to the
appropriate patent offices.
We are looking forward to hearing from you as soon as
possible.
Sincerely,
William F. Heinze, Esq.*
Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer
& Risley, L.L.P.
100 Galleria Parkway, N.W., Suite 1750
Atlanta,
GA 30339-5948
Tel.: (770) 933-9500
Fax: (770) 951-0933
Profile: http://www.tkhr.com/wfh.htm
*Admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of
Virginia. Not admitted in Georgia.