Four new gTLD applications withdrawn, including one closed generic
Kevin Murphy,
July 2, 2013, 09:40:10 (UTC),
Domain Registries
Four new gTLD application were withdrawn overnight, including the first “closed generic” bid to be dropped since ICANN implemented a freeze on such applications.
Today’s withdrawals are:
- .movie — Of the eight applications for this string, this Dish DBS bid was one of only two proposed with single-registrant business models. It would have undoubtedly have been captured by the current ICANN hold on closed generics.
- .chesapeake — A dot-brand filed by Chesapeake Energy. It had already passed Initial Evaluation. While arguably a geographic string, it had not been classified as such by ICANN and had no objections or GAC advice.
- .chk — An abbreviation of the above, matching Chesapeake’s stock market ticker symbol. It had also already passed IE and had a clear run at delegation.
- .kerastase Yet another L’Oreal dot-brand application, the sixth of its original 14 bids to be withdrawn.
The total withdrawals to date now stands at 94, 49 of which were uncontested.
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