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I started using the internet in 1990, and the web in 1994. I remember when Yahoo! was only 1 page, and it was believed that there were only 100 web pages in the world. Companies were hiring html developers (with 5 - 7 years experience of course), and domain n

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

ames were free.

I've owned my domain name for almost 9 years now. At one time, there was no such thing as "cybersquating", "typo domains", etc. Now its and issue that many of us have to deal with at any time or another.

I've discovered that people will reso

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

t to great lengths to protect their identity once they've squatted on a domain, but there are many tools to track down the truth about who they are.

How Squattors Hide - Fake Registration Info

One tactic I found used is that squatto

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

s will use fake registration information to hide the true owner of a domain name. I found one "company" that owned hundreds of domain names, many of large corporations, but registered each one using a different mailing address and a different name. Many of th

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

names were silly like "Arthur Arthurson", but the company erred by listing all of its domains on link farms, exposing their tactic.

Front Companies

Another method the same company used would be to provide a contact phone number for a fictitious sou

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

ding company. For example, if they owned the domain "exxon.com", they would make a front company and call it "Exxon Secretarial Services". They then tried to create a realistic looking corporate web site. This method was exposed because they used the same pho

ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc

e number for all of their front companies. Searching Google for the phone number turned up a large number of fake businesses.

Changing Company Names

I am aware of another squattor who besides being heavily involved in the porn business owns a few do

easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi

ains that it really shouldn't have. Over the years, they have changed their company name but kept the same physical address, a sign that someone is after them and they keep on running. Their names tend to follow the same theme, so the company might be called

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

Diamond Web Services" this year, but maybe "Sapphire Web Services" last year. Keeping the same contact address exposes that they are in fact the same company. Using whois history tools, you can see how they change their company name ever year.

Denying Own

and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ

rship

Most smart squattors will claim that they don't own the domain name, but they are just holding it for someone else. This creates a layer of anonymity that is hard to crack. The truth of the matter is that the registrant has control of the domain n

ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi

me, and anyone who is simply the administrator should be listed as the Administrative Contact. If someone is listed as the Registrant than they are by all means the owner of the domain name.

Foreign Registrations

One company I cam across used a fore

ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

gn registration in a distant country to hide its true identity. One might think it is hard or impossible to negotiate with a foreign entity, if you can even speak the same language. But in the case, the foreign registration was just a cover for another domest

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod

c company that was trying to hide the fact that it was a competitor. The mistake was that the registrant was squatting on 2 domains, and on one he left as an email contact the address of the domestic company, which led to the true identity.

Escrow Service

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin

Escrow services allow anyone to sell domain names without anyone knowing who is the true owner or who is receiving the proceeds from any sale. I contacted some escrow services regarding cyber squatting and was told that since true domain ownership is a

tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen

complicated issue, they do not get involved. One cybersquattor was exposed because the NIC required a signed letter from the existing registrant, which exposed his true identity. This led to identifying other domains that he was squatting on.

Tools t

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As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel

Uncover Squattors

Whois history allows domain owners to see the whois records for many popular domain names. Not all domains will be listed, but surprisingly many are. I was able to use this to track previous owners for the past 6 years. Find this

ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

tool at http://www.domaintools.com/

HTML codes tend to be used repeatedly by squattors. Many squattors will use paid parking sites to earn revenue off of domains. However, in some, affiliate codes will be used by the individual, allowing multiple sites to be

y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products

tracked to the same individual.

Google and USENET can be useful. Not only did I uncover the name of a squattor, but I found someone else who was looking for him. A great way to track these people down is to combine forces and work together. Post keywords ide

.

As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de

tifying the squattor in domain forums along with your contact information.

Using domain name sales records, I was able to determine when certain domains transferred hands. I could also tell how much the owner paid for the domain name.

Find out which domains

elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

are hosted on an IP address at http://www.webhosting.info/. Some IP's might have a small number of domains hosted, while others might have hundreds of thousands. This tool is useful to find what other domains a squattor might own, some of which might be yours

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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