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IAL is the only group that has resolved gTLD contention sets via private auction. The first Applicant Auction was held in June 2013, and resolved 6 domains, selling for a combined $9.01 million <ref name="Applicant Auction">[[http://www.applicantauction.com/blog/2013/6/6/first-applicant-auction-a-success-6-domains-valued-at-over-9-million]</ref>. The second auction will be held on August 13th <ref name="Applicant Auction blog">[[http://www.applicantauction.com/blog/2013/6/19/first-applicant-auction-settled-next-auction-august-13th Next Applicant Auction August 13th]</ref>.

IAL is the only group that has resolved gTLD contention sets via private auction. The first Applicant Auction was held in June 2013, and resolved 6 domains, selling for a combined $9.01 million <ref name="Applicant Auction">[[http://www.applicantauction.com/blog/2013/6/6/first-applicant-auction-a-success-6-domains-valued-at-over-9-million]</ref>. The second auction will be held on August 13th <ref name="Applicant Auction blog">[[http://www.applicantauction.com/blog/2013/6/19/first-applicant-auction-settled-next-auction-august-13th Next Applicant Auction August 13th]</ref>.

[[Innovation Auctions]]' model is preferred by many applicants, including the largest [[TLD]] applicant, [[Donuts]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10828-heres-how-donuts-wants-to-resolve-its-158-new-gtld-contention-fights Here's How Donuts Wants To Resolve its 158 Contention Fights, DomainIncite.com]Published 23 Oct 2012, Retrieved 8 Jan 2013</ref> [[Raymond King]], applicant for 10 TLDs with [[Top Level Design]] expressed his favor for Private Auctions in general, and Innovative Auctions specifically, in an [http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130102_private_vs_icann_auction_of_last_resort/ opinion piece on CircleID].

[[Innovative Auctions]]' model is preferred by many applicants, including the largest [[TLD]] applicant, [[Donuts]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10828-heres-how-donuts-wants-to-resolve-its-158-new-gtld-contention-fights Here's How Donuts Wants To Resolve its 158 Contention Fights, DomainIncite.com]Published 23 Oct 2012, Retrieved 8 Jan 2013</ref> [[Raymond King]], applicant for 10 TLDs with [[Top Level Design]] expressed his favor for Private Auctions in general, and Innovative Auctions specifically, in an [http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130102_private_vs_icann_auction_of_last_resort/ opinion piece on CircleID].

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