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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This was one of the arguments offered by Donuts/Foggy Beach LLC and rejected by the panelist (send in the lifeguard):<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Courier'>The Applicant argues that the addition of one letter to a short word such as "game with that letter located on a<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Courier'>different row on a typewriter keyboard does not equal visual similarity. I do not find this to be a persuasive<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Courier'>argument.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> owner-bc-gnso@icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>J. Scott Evans<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 04, 2013 5:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> psc@vlaw-dc.com; bc-gnso@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [bc-gnso] {String similarity decision -- 5e2cea81-3212-45ed-b422-8e47a2b5364e}_50_504_T_00243_13_determination.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>That applicants are having to file objections on this type of issue shows how the evaluation systems is broken. This decision is right on.<br><br>J. Scott<br><br>Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><div id="_origMsg_"><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Phil Corwin <<a href="mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com">psc@vlaw-dc.com</a>>; <br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org">bc-gnso@icann.org</a> <<a href="mailto:bc-gnso@icann.org">bc-gnso@icann.org</a>>; <br><b>Subject: </b>[bc-gnso] {String similarity decision -- 5e2cea81-3212-45ed-b422-8e47a2b5364e}_50_504_T_00243_13_determination.pdf <br><b>Sent: </b>Fri, Oct 4, 2013 9:14:24 PM <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Google has prevailed in its string similarity objection against Donuts' .games...<br><br><a href="http://images.go.adr.org/Web/AmericanArbitrationAssociation/%7B5e2cea81-3212-45ed-b422-8e47a2b5364e%7D_50_504_T_00243_13_determination.pdf?utm_content=buffer63fb1&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer" target="_blank">http://images.go.adr.org/Web/AmericanArbitrationAssociation/%7B5e2cea81-3212-45ed-b422-8e47a2b5364e%7D_50_504_T_00243_13_determination.pdf?utm_content=buffer63fb1&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer</a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>