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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:36.0pt'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D'>+1.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D'>Marie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org [mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Pascal Böhner<br><b>Sent:</b> jeudi 2 février 2017 17:23<br><b>To:</b> gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] TMCH Blog<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>That’s an interesting discussion as it brings us, again, to the question what the role of the TMCH is. Are they to decide on the requirements for protection of the mark? I don’t think so. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>If you are able to register the mark “THE” somewhere (in line with the requirements of that jurisdiction) the TMCH has to accept protection of that mark. They should an can not supervise TM offices. If someone else is of the opinion that the mark shall not exist, it is the mark to be challenged.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The only role I see for the TMCH is to provide mechanisms for treating challenged or cancelled marks, or maybe even its own challenge mechanism (where the TMCH still should not decide on registrability of a mark).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Best regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><br>Pascal Böhner <br>Rechtsanwalt <br>Fachanwalt für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz <br><br><br></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>BARDEHLE<br>PAGENBERG</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Pascal Böhner<br>Prinzregentenplatz 7<br>81675 München<br>T +49.(0)89.928 05-0 <br>F +49.(0)89.928 05-444<br><a href="mailto:pascal.boehner@bardehle.de">pascal.boehner@bardehle.de</a> | </span><span lang=DE style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:DE'><a href="http://www.bardehle.com/de/team/detail/p/boehner-pascal-1/vcard.vcf"><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>vCard</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'> | </span><span lang=DE style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:DE'><a href="http://www.bardehle.com/de/team/detail/person/boehner-pascal-1.html"><span lang=EN-US style='mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>Profile</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'><br><a href="http://www.bardehle.com">www.bardehle.com</a><br><br>BARDEHLE PAGENBERG<br>Partnerschaft mbB<br>Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte<br>Amtsgericht München<br>Partnerschaftsregister 1152<br><br><b>"Law Firm of the Year" </b>2016 for Intellectual Property Law – named by <b><i>Best Lawyers</i></b><sup>®</sup> and <b><i>Handelsblatt<br></i>"TOP-KANZLEI Patentrecht 2015"</b> – awarded by <b><i>WirtschaftsWoche</i></b></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><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 style='mso-outline-level:1'><b><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:DE'>Von:</span></b><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:DE'> <a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org">mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>] <b>Im Auftrag von </b>J. Scott Evans via gnso-rpm-wg<br><b>Gesendet:</b> Donnerstag, 2. Februar 2017 17:10<br><b>An:</b> Jonathan Frost <<a href="mailto:jonathan@get.club">jonathan@get.club</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> gnso-rpm-wg <<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>><br><b>Betreff:</b> Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] TMCH Blog<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'>In most jurisdictions in the world you can obtain a valid and enforceable trademark registration with no demonstration of use. If the system is being abused, then we need to put the n fail safes. We could have a challenge mechanism. In the US, which requires "use", token (fake use) is not deemed sufficient.<br><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><br>On Feb 2, 2017, at 8:03 AM, Jonathan Frost <<a href="mailto:jonathan@get.club">jonathan@get.club</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:DE'>These TMCH gaming issues have been well documented all the way back to 2014 .</span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2014/02/10/how-common-words-like-pizza-money-and-shopping-ended-up-in-the-trademark-clearinghouse-for-new-tlds/"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:DE'>http://domainnamewire.com/2014/02/10/how-common-words-like-pizza-money-and-shopping-ended-up-in-the-trademark-clearinghouse-for-new-tlds/</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:DE'> </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:DE'>Gaming the TMCH is as easy as starting an ecommerce store on a template and selling various products like t-shirts and pens with the arbitrary use of a common/valuable term (e.g.. pizza pen shop). This allows registration of the trademark for the term in any number of jurisdictions and subsequent registration in the TMCH.</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:DE'> </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><b><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language:DE'>Jonathan Frost</span></b></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language:DE'>General Counsel</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language:DE'>Telephone: (+1)877-707-5752</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#595959;mso-ansi-language:DE'>100 SE 3rd Avenue, #1310</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#595959;mso-ansi-language:DE'>Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language:DE'>E-Mail: </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><a href="mailto:jonathan@get.club"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:DE'>jonathan@get.club</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language:DE'> </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language:DE'>Website: </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><a href="http://www.get.club/"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:DE'>www.get.club</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666;mso-ansi-language:DE'> </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><a href="https://app.getsignals.com/link?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.nic.club%2f&ukey=agxzfnNpZ25hbHNjcnhyGAsSC1VzZXJQcm9maWxlGICAgMCxgJ8KDA&k=00a65763b45344369d29299760b3ae45"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:DE;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><image002.jpg></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:DE'> </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:6.0pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:8.0pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:DE'>Please be advised that this communication is confidential. 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If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify Jonathan Frost by telephone at 877.707.5752 or by email at </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><a href="mailto:jonathan@get.club"><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:8.0pt;mso-ansi-language:DE'>jonathan@get.club</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:8.0pt;color:black;mso-ansi-language:DE'> and delete the original message. </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:DE'> </span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose'></span><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-outline-level:1'><b><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:DE'>From:</span></b><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:DE'> <a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org">mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Phil Corwin<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 2, 2017 9:13 AM<br><b>To:</b> Jon Nevett <<a href="mailto:jon@donuts.email">jon@donuts.email</a>>; gnso-rpm-wg <<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] TMCH Blog</span><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-ansi-language:DE'>I’m tempted to say that is one of *** craziest things I’ve ever seen, but if I use *** word *** I might be cited for infringement or have to pay a licensing fee ;-)</span><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-ansi-language:DE'> </span><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-ansi-language:DE'> </span><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-ansi-language:DE'> </span><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-ansi-language:DE'>Seriously, it would be interesting to know in what jurisdiction <b>the</b> trademark was granted in and whether they professed to demonstrate use in commerce.</span><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-ansi-language:DE'> </span><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-ansi-language:DE'>Also seems to be an example of a situation where everyone in general but no one in particular has an incentive to challenge <b>the</b> acceptance of <b>the</b> mark by <b>the</b> TMCH.</span><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-ansi-language:DE'> </span><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=DE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-ansi-language:DE'>Philip S. 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lang=DE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:DE'> <a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org">mailto:gnso-rpm-wg-bounces@icann.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jon Nevett<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 02, 2017 8:55 AM<br><b>To:</b> gnso-rpm-wg<br><b>Subject:</b> [gnso-rpm-wg] TMCH Blog</span><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'>FYI -- for those who haven't seen this blog:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><a href="https://www.thedomains.com/2017/02/01/the-trademark-clearinghouse-worked-so-well-one-company-got-24-new-gtld-using-the-famous-trademark-the/">https://www.thedomains.com/2017/02/01/the-trademark-clearinghouse-worked-so-well-one-company-got-24-new-gtld-using-the-famous-trademark-the/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=DE style='font-size:24.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-ansi-language:DE'>The Trademark ClearingHouse Worked So Well One Company Got 24 new gTLD using The Famous Trademark “The”<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1><p class=entry-meta><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'>February 1, 2017 by <a href="https://www.thedomains.com/author/michael-berkens/" title="Posts by Michael Berkens">Michael Berkens</a> <span class=entry-comments-link><a href="https://www.thedomains.com/2017/02/01/the-trademark-clearinghouse-worked-so-well-one-company-got-24-new-gtld-using-the-famous-trademark-the/#comments">5 Comments</a></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'><a href="http://www.trademark-clearinghouse.com/" target="_blank">The Trademark ClearingHouse (TMCH)</a> which was set up/ contracted by ICANN to protect those famous worldwide brand names from abuse by those nasty domain name squatters resulted in a whole new industry.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'>Those playing the TMCH for their own benefit to get first jump at new gTLD domain names to get registered in Sunrise ahead of all other under common words like “the”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'>Actually there maybe no better example than those domain names obtained on the world-famous trademarks as of the word”the”, which <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_common_words_in_English">is the most used word in the English language</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'>The world-famous trademark for the word “the” was obtained by Goallover Limited of London who according to <a href="http://DomainTools.com">DomainTools.com</a> owns an amazing amount of domain names approaching nearly 100, but was able to get all of the following new gTLD’s using their globally well-known trademark on the word “the” under the ICANN trademark clearinghouse rules which allows them to obtain the domain names ahead of all other applicants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'>Of course the company could have had obtained even more “the” new gTLD domain names in Sunrise but apparently did not apply for more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'>Somehow the company doesn’t appear to own the domain name <a href="http://The.Com">The.Com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'>For all Trademark Holders its nice to know the world is a safer place:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'>the.car<br>the.career<br>the.cars<br>the.casino<br>the.doctor<br>the.earth<br>the.foundation<br>the.furniture<br>the.game<br>the.group<br>the.ltd<br>the.mba<br>the.pub<br>the.report<br>the.run<br>the.school<br>the.services<br>the.storage<br>the.tools<br>the.university<br>the.watch<br>the.wine<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=DE style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:DE'><hr size=1 width="100%" noshade style='color:#A0A0A0' align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=DE style='mso-ansi-language:DE'>No virus found in this message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 2016.0.7998 / Virus Database: 4749/13855 - Release Date: 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