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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Anne,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>The list that we received last time was without comments. So I took the liberty of compiling from the Applicant Status webpage (using the filters) a list of strings that might occur in “staff’s list” – and make remarks! Please: if any entry is incorrect, or entries are missing: correct it.<br><br>But after I have concluded my little research it seems that the ONLY 3 strings that aren’t either withdrawn, ineligible, denied (e.g. corp, mail, home) are these three:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Hotel (won CPE and is held up by contenders)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Web (VeriSign won the auction for an applicant, and that doesn’t sit well with others: still fighting over the issue!)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Webs (don’t “get it”: web.com won a string similarity objection, but it says in the online tool that it is “in contracting”?)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>All other strings are either available again (.thai, .ram, .halal, etc; for those who love to burn their fingers: go for it!) or “banned” (.mail, .corp) or in contracting.<br><br>.hotel is a community application available for community members only. Trust me: they will NOT want to revert to “closed registry”. VeriSign will NOT have shelled out a Gazillion Dollars in order to revert to a “closed string”. So in regard to “pending strings from 2012”: I don’t see that any of the 3 wants to change to a closed string. Unless of course I have missed strings in my research. So my “gut feeling” of “less than 5” wasn’t THAT bad after all: 3 strings that potentially might be still “in the work” by the next round; and only these 3 COULD in theory try to “profit” from the new AGB. Those who are in contracting CAN’T – because the AGB is only finalized in a year – and they are NOW in contracting.<br><br>Here the research result (please do not rely on it; it was a 5 min research):<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=0 style='width:767.0pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Availability<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>String<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Applicant<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Background<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Soon delegated<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> MERCK<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> Merck Registry Holdings, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>In ICANN auction in October<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Soon delegated<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> AMAZON<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> Amazon EU S.à r.l.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Seemingly won the TLD shortly ago<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Soon delegated<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Gothic";color:black'>アマゾ</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"MS Gothic";color:black'>ン</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> Amazon EU S.à r.l.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>"Amazon" in Japanese. Should in theory be solved then, too!<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Soon delegated<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> MUSIC<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> DotMusic Limited<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Contention solved and right now in contracting<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Soon delegated<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> CPA<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> American Institute of Certified Public Acc.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Prevailed and is in Pre-Delegation Testing now<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Soon delegated<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> SPA <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Asia Spa and Wellness Promotion Council LTD<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>In contracting<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Accountability Mechanism<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>HOTEL <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> HOTEL Top-Level-Domain S.a.r.l<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Won CPE; held up by contender<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Accountability Mechanism<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>WEB<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> NU DOT CO LLC<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Won auction via VeriSign; held up by contender<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>???<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>WEBS <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> Vistaprint Limited<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Web.com applicant objected and won string confusion!<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Strangely the application status tool says "in contracting"<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Available again<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> THAI<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> Better Living Management Company Limited<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Not approved: Available for application!<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Available again<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> PERSIANGULF<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> Asia Green IT System Ltd. Sti.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>GAC Warning - not approved: Available for application!<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Available again<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> HALAL <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Asia Green IT System Bilgisayar San. Ltd. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Religious term - not approved: Available for application!<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Available again<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> GCC<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> GCCIX WLL<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Opposed by Gulf Coop. Council (GCC): Available for application!<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Available again<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> RAM<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> FCA US LLC.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>A God in India! Available for application!<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Banned String<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> CORP<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Forever Banned; not available for application!<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Banned String<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> MAIL<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Forever Banned; not available for application!<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.4pt'><td width=189 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:142.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Banned String<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=96 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:70.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> HOME<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=339 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:254.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'></td><td width=401 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:301.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:14.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Forever Banned; not available for application!<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Alexander<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Aikman-Scalese, Anne [mailto:AAikman@lrrc.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Dienstag, 27. August 2019 00:08<br><b>To:</b> Alexander Schubert <alexander@schubert.berlin>; gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Closed Generics and the 2012 Round<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#003300'>The 2012 list previously provided to us by staff contained far more than 5 strings. I am not sure why I keep having to ask for this list to be recirculated. Steve? Julie? Trang?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#003300'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Gnso-newgtld-wg <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alexander Schubert<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 26, 2019 1:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Closed Generics and the 2012 Round<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>[EXTERNAL]</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>seems there are right now less than 5 strings not completed - and presumably these will find completion till the next application round starts. IF there should be still a string undelegated: obviously not available until withdrawn.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Otherwise I would expect both application rounds to be SEPARATED completely:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>No 2012 application can invoke any 2nd round policy elements. They can withdraw and apply again of course.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>More interesting question: if in a few years the first delegated generic keyword based brand TLDs (.smart!) become ten years old; but aren't used: we need to determine how to release them back into the pool of available strings. Blocking a geo-name or a generic keyword for your "brand" - then not even USING IT: how is THAT serving the Internet User? Maybe AtLarge has an opinion here? .smart uses TWO domains right now. WOW. They needed to block the ENTIRE NAMESPACE; to use TWO domains after +SEVEN years? And two domains in use is actually more than average. Most brands don't have ANY domain in active use. They clocked up the system - asked for priority numbers in the lottery - then never USED their loot? <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Unused generic term & geo-name based "brand"-gTLDs (Spec 13) should not be eligble for renewal - and need to be made available again. Do we have any policy in this regard? <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Alexander<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="composer_signature"><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#364F67'>Sent from my Samsung device<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: "Aikman-Scalese, Anne" <<a href="mailto:AAikman@lrrc.com">AAikman@lrrc.com</a>> <br>Date: 8/26/19 22:49 (GMT+02:00) <br>To: Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a> <br>Subject: Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Closed Generics and the 2012 Round <br><br><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#993366'>Hi Jeff – Do we have Susan’s draft language on your first point yet? (You may recall that there were even discussions about PROHIBITING new applications for the same string as some still pending from 2012 –that was not agreed so Susan is working on a statement that 2012 string application processing must be complete before any new application for that string would be considered. HOWEVER – again here is the “rub” – When you say 2012 string applications have to be “completed”, what are you saying about the policy that applies to those? What if the pending strings from 2012 don’t meet current new gTLD policy but they did not violate that policy as of the time of application? We can only skirt this issue for so long. Are 2012 strings going to be allowed to update to current gTLD policy in order to get authorization to proceed or not? Or are you saying GNSO Council will have to launch another PDP for that purpose?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#993366'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 26, 2019 12:43 PM<br><b>To:</b> Aikman-Scalese, Anne <<a href="mailto:AAikman@lrrc.com">AAikman@lrrc.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Closed Generics and the 2012 Round</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>[EXTERNAL]</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Anne,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Where has it been proposed that applications from 2012 get priority? I am not aware of any recommendation that we have made that gives “priority” to any applicants from 2012. We did recommend that any applications that were still outstanding for a string that is applied from in a subsequent round be completed. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>With respect to Exclusive Generics, the Board resolution on this matter stated that any applications that wanted to maintain their “exclusive generic” status would be “deferred to the next round of the New gTLD Program, subject to rules developed for the next round…” They did not state that any of those applications would get priority. However, there were no applications that were deferred from the last round.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>If we did allow some form of Exclusive Generic in the next round, then those rules would only apply to new applicants for TLDs. Discussing what happens to TLDs from 2012 that wanted to be Exclusive Generics, but ended up opening their TLDs because of the Board Resolution is not within the topics contained within our Charter. So yes if we wanted to discuss that issue we would need an amendment to our charter to allow us to tackle that subject. The GNSO could then either grant our request or farm that issue out to a separate group. That is within their discretion. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>This is no different than any other changes we recommend where applicants from the past round would want the same things. For example, if we accept changes to the code of conduct, the COI, reserved names, agreement, etc., the existing registries would not get the benefit of those changes unless the changes go through a PDP that has jurisdiction over those issues. All Applications / TLDs are treated according the to rules for the round in which they applied. This is true regardless of whether they have launched yet or not.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I hope this clears things up.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Jeff Neuman</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Senior Vice President </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Com Laude | Valideus</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>D: +1.703.635.7514</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>E: </span><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'><a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com"><span style='color:blue'>jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Aikman-Scalese, Anne <<a href="mailto:AAikman@lrrc.com">AAikman@lrrc.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 26, 2019 2:55 PM<br><b>To:</b> Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Closed Generics and the 2012 Round</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks Jeff. Your reasoning below is not consistent with what has been proposed in relation to giving priority to applications from the 2012 round that have not been withdrawn. (How is it that this “priority” is in scope for our WG but nothing else re 2012 applicants is in scope? AND if I applied for a Closed Generic and didn’t get it in 2012, why should I have to require another PDP authorization from GNSO Council in order to be treated similarly to new applicants and convert to a Closed Generic? (I believe some open registries that won contention sets in 2012 may not have not have actually launched yet. Why would we say that whether or not they can launch as a Closed Generic is up to GNSO Council?)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Anne</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Gnso-newgtld-wg <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeff Neuman<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 26, 2019 5:27 AM<br><b>To:</b> Jeff Neuman <<a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com">jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Closed Generics and the 2012 Round</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>[EXTERNAL]</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thanks all. We have already got a number of people signed up for the group. I expect substantive discussions on this topic to start this week. So, it is not too late to join. But remember that if you join, the expectation is that we will attempt to find a compromise solution that we all can live with (if possible).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>You can view the member list for the small group here: <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/Members+New+gTLD+%3A+Topic+of+Closed+Generics">https://community.icann.org/display/NGSPP/Members+New+gTLD+%3A+Topic+of+Closed+Generics</a> Please allow a day or two to pass before seeing your name on the list if you just volunteered over the weekend or today. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We will not be talking about Closed Generics in our next meeting tomorrow (late tonight for some of us).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Jeff Neuman</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Senior Vice President </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Com Laude | Valideus</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>D: +1.703.635.7514</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>E: </span><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'><a href="mailto:jeff.neuman@comlaude.com"><span style='color:blue'>jeff.neuman@comlaude.com</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Gnso-newgtld-wg <<a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeff Neuman<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 23, 2019 11:01 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org">gnso-newgtld-wg@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Gnso-newgtld-wg] Closed Generics and the 2012 Round</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>All,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><br>There has been a lot of discussion in the past 24 hours or so on the applicability of our work on the 2012 applications. Some have expressed concerns about the “fairness” of establishing a policy or new procedures for subsequent rounds when Closed Generics were not allowed in 2012. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The applicable Board Resolution covering Closed Generics required the 2012 applicants for Closed Generics to do one of three things. Applicants could have withdrawn their applications completely, signed the then-current Registry Agreement which did not allow Closed Generics, or could have deferred their applications for consideration in a subsequent round. As we covered on the call on Thursday, all of the applicants chose either to convert their applications to open TLDs or withdraw their applications completely. There were NO applicants that elected to defer their applications to any future round. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Therefore, although in theory we could have had some issues that we needed to address involving applicants in the 2012 round, the reality is that we do not have any such issues. To address the arguments about fairness of any new policy recommendations on applicants from the previous round, all we can say is that we need to focus on what the right policy should be first without the consideration of the fairness or unfairness to previous applicants from having different rules. If we as a group determine that the right policy is something other than what happened in 2012, then it will by up to the GNSO Council to either set up a new group to deal with that issue or to refer the issue to this group at a later date. But for now, as some have stated, that issue is out of scope for our group. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The reality is that there are many things that this group is considering which could produce results that may treat new applicants differently than previous round applicants. Some of those changes may be favorable to the new applicants and some less favorable. The same is true with respect to previous applicants. If we did not make any changes to policy or implementation for fear of the impact on previous or new applicants, no changes would ever be made. 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