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==Applicants==

==Applicants==

There are six applicants for the .corp TLD including: <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>

There are five applicants for the .corp TLD including: <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>

# [[DotCorp Ltd.]], a Hong Kong-based company that intends to offer .corp internationally.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9251-another-corp-gtld-bid-revealed Another Corp gTLD Bid Revealed, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

# [[DotCorp Ltd.]], a Hong Kong-based company that intends to offer .corp internationally.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9251-another-corp-gtld-bid-revealed Another Corp gTLD Bid Revealed, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

# [[Dot Registry LLC]], an American company that is also applying for [[.inc]], [[.llc]], [[.llp]]. Dot Registry LLC intends to limit registration of their strings to only verifiable American companies that qualify for the respective designation; this initiative has already received some support from U.S. Secretaries of State. The company is using [[Neustar]] for their backend registry services.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9216-dot-registry-applying-for-four-us-only-gtlds Dot Registry Applying For Four US only gTLDs, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

# [[Dot Registry LLC]], an American company that is also applying for [[.inc]], [[.llc]], [[.llp]]. Dot Registry LLC intends to limit registration of their strings to only verifiable American companies that qualify for the respective designation; this initiative has already received some support from U.S. Secretaries of State. The company is using [[Neustar]] for their backend registry services.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9216-dot-registry-applying-for-four-us-only-gtlds Dot Registry Applying For Four US only gTLDs, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

===Former Applicants===

===Former Applicants===

# [[PROC Registry, LLC]], [[Joshua Bourne]], Managing Partner of [[FairWinds Partners]] is the main contact person in the application. This application was '''WITHDRAWN'''.

# [[PROC Registry, LLC]], [[Joshua Bourne]], Managing Partner of [[FairWinds Partners]] is the main contact person in the application. This application was '''WITHDRAWN'''.

==Objections==

==Objections==

Jeff Bullock, the Secretary of State for Delaware, has raised concerns about new gTLD applications for [[.inc]], .corp, and [[.ltd]]. He believed that the applications do not adequately safeguard consumers, businesses, the public at large, state regulators, or the internet itself from the gTLDs being potentially used for fraudulent or misleading purposes.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10553-delaware-secretary-of-state-opposes-any-corporate-themed-new-gtlds Delaware secretary of state opposes any corporate-themed new gTLDs]. Published 2012 September 21. Retrieved 2012 November 13.</ref> Delaware's lenient company laws make it the state US corporations are most registered in.

Jeff Bullock, the Secretary of State for Delaware, has raised concerns about new gTLD applications for [[.inc]], .corp, and [[.ltd]]. He believed that the applications do not adequately safeguard consumers, businesses, the public at large, state regulators, or the internet itself from the gTLDs being potentially used for fraudulent or misleading purposes.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10553-delaware-secretary-of-state-opposes-any-corporate-themed-new-gtlds Delaware secretary of state opposes any corporate-themed new gTLDs]. Published 2012 September 21. Retrieved 2012 November 13.</ref> Delaware's lenient company laws make it the state US corporations are most registered in.