.now
| gTLD | |
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| Type | gTLD |
| Status | Delegated |
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.now is a delegated TLD in ICANN's 2012 New gTLD Program. Amazon's application succeeded and the company currently manages the TLD.[1]
Previous Applicants
[edit | edit source]- Donuts (Grand Turn, LLC) - This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
- Global Top Level ApS
- One.com A/S
- Starbucks (HK) Limited (Richard Li company)
- XYZ.COM LLC[2]
Objection
[edit | edit source]An official Legal Rights Objection was filed by the applicant Starbucks (HK) Limited, against all fellow applicants.[3]
A Legal Rights Objection, as defined by the ICANN approved mediator, WIPO, is when, "third parties may file a formal objection to an application on several grounds, including, for trademark owners and Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) [..] When such an objection is filed, an independent panel (comprised of one or three experts) will determine whether the applicant’s potential use of the applied-for gTLD would be likely to infringe [..] the objector’s existing trademark, or IGO name or acronym."[4]
Usage
[edit | edit source]- ms.now: American news agency owned by Versant Media (NASDAQ: VSNT), formerly known as MSNBC.
- mediaco.now: Publicly traded (NASDAQ: MDIA) media company with portfolio of digital, television, & radio properties.
- marvin.now: eClinical operations and data management, based in Germany.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ .NOW Delegation. Retrieved 13 Jul 2016.
- ↑ Now Status, ICANN.org
- ↑ LRO Cases, WIPO.int
- ↑ LRO, WIPO.int Retrieved 25 March 2013
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