ENS Founder Challenges Unstoppable Domains’ Patent Claims

• Nick Johnson, founder and core developer of Ethereum Name Service (ENS), has written an open letter to Unstoppable Domains (UDs) questioning their patent applications for blockchain domain resolving.
• Johnson argues that UDs infringe on ENS's innovations and calls for a legally binding patent commitment.
• ENS is a decentralized naming service committed to open source values and has refrained from applying for patents.
• UDs is a naming service that allows users to register and manage domain names on various blockchains and has pursued patent applications for blockchain domain resolving.
• Johnson points out a specific patent granted to UDs that relies on innovations developed by ENS.
• Johnson expresses skepticism about UDs' commitment to the Web3 Domain Alliance and calls for legal effect to be given to their commitments.
• ENS Labs is prepared to challenge the patent if UDs does not make an unconditional and irrevocable patent commitment.

The article expresses concern and skepticism regarding Unstoppable Domains' patent applications and calls for a legally binding patent commitment.