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==Current Applicants==
==Current Applicants==
# [[Merck KGaA]]. [[Community gTLD|Community Application]]. This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1631 here].
# [[Merck KGaA]]. [[Community gTLD|Community Application]]. This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1631 here].
# [[Merck Registry Holdings, Inc.]] This applicant has filed two applications for the TLD, one with [[Community TLD|community status]] and one without.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref>
# [[Merck Registry Holdings, Inc.]] This applicant has filed two applications for the TLD, one with [[Community TLD|community status]] and one without.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref> The other applicant filed a community objection against the application.<ref>[http://www.iccwbo.org/products-and-services/arbitration-and-adr/expertise/icann-new-gtld-dispute-resolution/pending-cases/ Pending Cases, ICCWBO.org] Retrieved 14 May 2013</ref>
===Community Application===
===Community Application===
The American healthcare company, [[Merck & Co. Inc.]], applied twice, once through a community application and once as a general applicant. This was clearly done as a way to edge out any competition that may have also applied for a Merck community application, or keep a stake in the [[.merck]] TLD should its own community status be denied. The competitive community applicant is the German-based [[Merck KGaA]] pharmaceutical company, which employes over 40,000 people in 70 countries.
The American healthcare company, [[Merck & Co. Inc.]], applied twice, once through a community application and once as a general applicant. This was clearly done as a way to edge out any competition that may have also applied for a Merck community application, or keep a stake in the [[.merck]] TLD should its own community status be denied. The competitive community applicant is the German-based [[Merck KGaA]] pharmaceutical company, which employes over 40,000 people in 70 countries.