Unstoppable Domains and ENS Clash Over Blockchain Domain Patents

CryptoPotato.com published an article on patent disputes in the Web3 domain name space.

According to the article, Nick Johnson, the lead developer of ENS, expressed significant concerns about Unstoppable Domains’ patent applications related to blockchain domain names while highlighting ENS’ advocacy for open source, open standards, and governance.

At the center of the debate is Unstoppable Domains’s first patent, US11558344, granted in January, which, according to Johnson, is based entirely on innovations developed by ENS. The letter claims that the patent lacks original innovations and questions the irony of supporting open innovation while pursuing patents mirroring ENS’s work.

I think it’s clear a new naming space already has many challenges, they certainly need to be working toward the same unified goal.