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# [[Donuts]] (Ruby Glen, LLC), one of 307 applications submitted by the company
# [[Donuts]] (Ruby Glen, LLC), one of 307 applications submitted by the company
==Web.com==
==Current Applications==
===Web.com===
Some have said that Web.com has a strong case through the Legal Rights Objection because it owns the Web.com trademark. In a statement, Web.com CEO [[David Brown]] said, ''"We believe we possess the natural platform from which to successfully market the new .WEB top level domain since we are the sole owner of the Web.com trademark as issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office."'' <ref>[http://domainincite.com/archives/9134-as-new-gtlds-enter-a-new-phase-the-first-wave-of-announcements-crashes As new gTLDs enter a new phase, the first wave of announcements crashes]</ref>
Some have said that Web.com has a strong case through the Legal Rights Objection because it owns the Web.com trademark. In a statement, Web.com CEO [[David Brown]] said, ''"We believe we possess the natural platform from which to successfully market the new .WEB top level domain since we are the sole owner of the Web.com trademark as issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office."'' <ref>[http://domainincite.com/archives/9134-as-new-gtlds-enter-a-new-phase-the-first-wave-of-announcements-crashes As new gTLDs enter a new phase, the first wave of announcements crashes]</ref>
==Previous .web Applications & Current Contention==
==Previous .web Applications & Current Contention==
.web was applied for in the 2000 [[gTLD#First Round: New gTLD Expansion|first round of TLD expansion]] by [[Image Online Design]]. ICANN did not approve the application at that time, but IOD argues that it never officially rejected its application. Thus, in October, 2012, IOD sued [[ICANN]] for breach of contract and trademark infringement. It is seeking an injunction to prevent ICANN from awarding the [[TLD]] to any of the current 2012 applicants, which does not include IOD, and also for profits from the alleged trademark infringement. The original application for .web was denied in part because IOD was already operating an alternative root using that [[TLD]]. They claim to still have 20,000 domains registered in their alternate route.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10783-original-web-gtld-applicant-sues-icann Original Web gTLD Applicant Sues ICANN, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
.web was applied for in the 2000 [[gTLD#First Round: New gTLD Expansion|first round of TLD expansion]] by [[Image Online Design]]. ICANN did not approve the application at that time, but IOD argues that it never officially rejected its application. Thus, in October, 2012, IOD sued [[ICANN]] for breach of contract and trademark infringement. It is seeking an injunction to prevent ICANN from awarding the [[TLD]] to any of the current 2012 applicants, which does not include IOD, and also for profits from the alleged trademark infringement. The original application for .web was denied in part because IOD was already operating an alternative root using that [[TLD]]. They claim to still have 20,000 domains registered in their alternate route.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10783-original-web-gtld-applicant-sues-icann Original Web gTLD Applicant Sues ICANN, DomainIncite.com]</ref>