'''.patch''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[AOL]] Inc.<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>
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'''.patch''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[AOL]] Inc.<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 The application was withdrawn in August 2013 apparently due to cost cutting at AOL.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/14229-uniregistry-wins-gift-and-aol-yanks-patch-bid Uniregistry Wins Gift and AOL yanks Patch Bid, DomainIncite.com]Published Aug 16 2013</ref>
===Application Details===
===Application Details===
The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18:
The following is excerpted from the applicant's response to question #18: