Changes

==New gTLDs==

==New gTLDs==

Despite award claims being made by an applicant co-founded by a former managerial personnel of ICANN, .ECO gTLD has yet to be awarded or delegated.  planet.ECO LLC is one of the four applicants for the [[.ECO]] string as part of the [[New gTLD Program]]. The small disadvantaged business paid the required $185,000 application fee to ICANN, and has successfully completed an extended and detailed evaluation, requiring over $10 million in guaranteed committed funds, by ICANN.<ref>[http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/03/prweb11653286.htm]</ref>

Despite award claims being made by an applicant co-founded by a former managerial personnel of ICANN, .ECO gTLD has yet to be awarded or delegated.  planet.ECO LLC is one of the four applicants for the [[.ECO]] string as part of the [[New gTLD Program]]. The small disadvantaged business paid the required $185,000 application fee to ICANN, and has successfully completed an extended and detailed evaluation, requiring over $10 million in guaranteed committed funds, by ICANN.

planet.ECO LLC is the exclusive US Trademark holder of ECO(R) <ref>[https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=3716170&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch]</ref>. The company received and refused offers to license its .ECO trademark from both .ECO gTLD applicants, Big Room Inc. and Dot Eco LLC.  planet.ECO LLC then filed Cease and Desist orders to stop the use and infringement of their .ECO Trademark.  Both companies ignored orders and pursued infringing by marketing and campaigning for .ECO and used the .ECO trademark hundreds of times in the submission of their gTLD applications.  Both companies also filed complaints for the cancellation of the .ECO trademark with the US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.  planet.ECO LLC then filed an infringement case against [[Big Room Inc.]] and Dot Eco LLC on March 2, 2012.  Big Room Inc. and Dot Eco LLC then filed additional complaints for the cancellation of the .ECO trademark with the US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board before withdrawing all filings with the exception of one, which was withdrawn and dismissed with prejudice by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.  

planet.ECO LLC is the exclusive US Trademark holder of ECO(R) <ref>[https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=3716170&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch]</ref>. The company received and refused offers to license its .ECO trademark from both .ECO gTLD applicants, Big Room Inc. and Dot Eco LLC.  planet.ECO LLC then filed Cease and Desist orders to stop the use and infringement of their .ECO Trademark.  Both companies ignored orders and pursued infringing by marketing and campaigning for .ECO and used the .ECO trademark hundreds of times in the submission of their gTLD applications.  Both companies also filed complaints for the cancellation of the .ECO trademark with the US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.  planet.ECO LLC then filed an infringement case against [[Big Room Inc.]] and Dot Eco LLC on March 2, 2012.  Big Room Inc. and Dot Eco LLC then filed additional complaints for the cancellation of the .ECO trademark with the US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board before withdrawing all filings with the exception of one, which was withdrawn and dismissed with prejudice by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.