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Though MARQUES is based in Europe, the members of MARQUES come from all around the world, including representatives from such companies as Syngenta, Nestle, Diageo Coty, Bacardi, Red Bull, Gucci, Hoffman La Roche, DSM, InBev, GlaxosmithKline, Sara Lee, and Tetra Pak and so on.

Though MARQUES is based in Europe, the members of MARQUES come from all around the world, including representatives from such companies as Syngenta, Nestle, Diageo Coty, Bacardi, Red Bull, Gucci, Hoffman La Roche, DSM, InBev, GlaxosmithKline, Sara Lee, and Tetra Pak and so on.

The members of MARQUES alone account for two million domain names, out of which majority are the gTLDs. Majority of the MARQUES members comprise of the Internet Stakeholder Constituency.<ref>[http://www.ecta.org/IMG/pdf/ECTA-MARQUES_19_MAY_2010__3_-3.pdf ecta.org ECTA and MARQUES]</ref>

The members of MARQUES alone account for two million domain names, out of which majority are gTLDs. A majority of MARQUES members comprise the [[Internet Stakeholder Constituency]].<ref>[http://www.ecta.org/IMG/pdf/ECTA-MARQUES_19_MAY_2010__3_-3.pdf ecta.org ECTA and MARQUES]</ref>

== MARQUES and ICANN ==

== MARQUES and ICANN ==

MARQUES have been a close follower of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). It has been following its initiative related to the implementation of the new gTLDs. MARQUES had also come into support of the efforts of ICANN Board to protect the trademarks of the small and medium enterprises. It also suggested ICANN that the right protection should be universal for all the businesses. <ref>[http://www.ecta.org/IMG/pdf/marques-ecta_comments_to_icann_and_gac_11_march_2011_final-2.pdf ecta.org MARQUES and ECTA comments to ICANN and GAC]</ref>

MARQUES have been a close follower of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ([[ICANN]]), especially in relation to the impementation of the new gTLD process. Additionally, MARQUES had also come into support of the CANN Board in protecting the trademarks of small and medium enterprises. It also suggested that the right of trademark protection should be universal for all the businesses.<ref>[http://www.ecta.org/IMG/pdf/marques-ecta_comments_to_icann_and_gac_11_march_2011_final-2.pdf ecta.org MARQUES and ECTA comments to ICANN and GAC]</ref>

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