Agile network protocol for secure communications using secure domain names
Victor Larson, Fairfax, VA (US); Robert Dunham Short, III, Leesburg, VA (US); Edmund Colby Munger, Crownsville, MD (US); and Michael Williamson, South Riding, VA (US)
Filed by Victor Larson, Fairfax, VA (US); Robert Dunham Short, III, Leesburg, VA (US); Edmund Colby Munger, Crownsville, MD (US); and Michael Williamson, South Riding, VA (US)
Assigned to VIRNETX INC., Scotts Valley Drive, CA (US)
Attention is directed to the decision of VirnetX Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., No. 2018-1751, (Fed. Cir.) (Jun. 28, 2019).; VirnetX Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., No. 2022-2234, (Fed. Cir.) (Oct. 20, 2023). This reexamination may not have resolved all questions raised by these decisions. See 37 CFR 1.552(c) for ex parte reexamination and 37 CFR 1.906(c) for inter partes reexamination.
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
Claims 36-60 were previously cancelled.
Claims 1-35 are cancelled.
1. A system for providing a domain name service for establishing a secure communication link, the system comprising:
a domain name service system configured to be connected to a communication network, to store a plurality of domain names and corresponding network addresses, to receive a query for a network address, and to comprise an indication that the domain name service system supports establishing a secure communication link.