ICANN: about 274 new gTLD objections filed
There have been roughly 274 formal objections against new gTLD applications, ICANN said last night.
During a webinar with applicants, new gTLD program manager Christine Willet broke down the numbers. There have been:
- 67 String Confusion Objections — these are of the “your TLD looks like my TLD” variety.
- 71 Legal Rights Objections — “Your TLD looks like my trademark”
- 23 Limited Public Interest Objections — “Your TLD infringes human rights”
- 113 Community Objections — “Your TLD screws over my community”
Willett stressed that the numbers are based on ICANN’s non-comprehensive insight and subject to a couple of caveats.
The number could be higher if ICANN was not copied in on some objections sent to arbitration panels, or lower if the panels throw some out for not passing baseline administrative checks.
Judging by the small number of objections to be revealed by the World Intellectual Property Organization — which is handling trademark disputes for ICANN — most LROs so far are applicant versus applicant.
The International Chamber of Commerce has not yet published any information about Community Objections or Limited Public Interest Objections.
The International Center for Dispute Resolution has only revealed one String Confusion Objection so far, which we reported on a couple weeks ago.
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