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ARTICLE · 21 JUNE 2012

Update - ICANN Reveals List Of Proposed New gTLDs

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Further to our recent bulletin regarding new generic top level domains (gTLDs), the application period finally closed on May 30.

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Further to our recent bulletin regarding new generic top level domains (gTLDs), the application period finally closed on May 30 and the list of proposed new gTLDs for which the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) received applications was revealed on June 13.

ICANN received 1930 applications for new gTLDs, including 116 in non-ASCII characters including, for example, strings using Arabic, Chinese and Cyrillic scripts.

Among the types of gTLDs applications filed were many brand names (e.g., .AIG, .BANANAREPUPLIC, .BLOOMINGDALES, .FIAT, .HEINZ, .MICROSOFT) and generic terms (e.g., .HAIR, .MAKEUP, PHOTOGRAPHY, .PIZZA), as well as 66 geographic names (e.g., .QUEBEC, .BARCELONA, .DUBAI, .NYC) and 84 community-based domains (i.e., gTLDs which are endorsed by a clearly identified, pre-established existing community having a clear link to the gTLD) (e.g., .GAY, PHARMACY, CATHOLIC, .HALAL).

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