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'''.law''' is a generic top level domain name ([[gTLD]]) for the legal industry proposed to the [[New gTLD Program]] of the [[ICANN|Interet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]].  
'''.law''' is a generic top level domain name ([[gTLD]]) for the legal industry proposed to the [[New gTLD Program]] of the [[ICANN|Interet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]].  


==Applicants==
==Current Applicants==
There are several companies applying to become the registry operator for the TLD, which include:
# [[Top Level Domain Holdings]] (TLDH), one of 68 TLDs that the company applied for on its own behalf.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/06/gtld-application-update-92-applications-submitted/ gTLD application update: 92 applications submitted]</ref>
* [[Top Level Domain Holdings]] (TLDH)- a company engaged in providing gTLD acquisition, consultancy services and registry solutions through [[Minds + Machines]], its wholly-owned subsidiary back-end registry solutions provider.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/06/gtld-application-update-92-applications-submitted/ gTLD application update: 92 applications submitted]</ref>
# [[Radix]]- a subsidiary company of the [[Directi]] Group, which has applied for 31 new TLDs. The company partnered with [[ARI Registry Services]] to serve as back-end registry solutions provider.<ref>
* [[Radix]]- a subsidiary company owned by [[Directi]] Group, which considered as one of the largest domain name registrar and web hosting provider based in Dubai. The company partnered with [[ARI Registry Services]] to serve as back-end registry solutions provider.<ref>
[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/05/31/directi-invest-over-30-million-applies-for-31-new-gtlds-including-law-web-bank-shop/ http://www.thedomains.com/2012/05/31/directi-invest-over-30-million-applies-for-31-new-gtlds-including-law-web-bank-shop/]</ref>
[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/05/31/directi-invest-over-30-million-applies-for-31-new-gtlds-including-law-web-bank-shop/ http://www.thedomains.com/2012/05/31/directi-invest-over-30-million-applies-for-31-new-gtlds-including-law-web-bank-shop/]</ref>
*[[TLD INVEST GmbH]]- an Austrian company with specialties in providing TLD consultancy services. <ref>[http://www.tldinvest.net/projects.html TLD INVEST GmbH Projects]</ref>
# [[TLD INVEST GmbH]]- an Austrian company.<ref>[http://www.tldinvest.net/projects.html TLD INVEST GmbH Projects]</ref>
*[[STRAAT Investments]],a holding company founded & chaired by [[Juan Diego Calle]] and the parent company of [[.co Internet]] is also interested to become the registry operator of .law. The domain name string is part of the 13 new gTLDs applied for by the company with ICANN. Neustar will provide the back-end registry solutions for the TLD. <ref>
# [[STRAAT Investments]], a holding company founded & chaired by [[Juan Diego Calle]] and the parent company of [[.co Internet]] is also interested to become the registry operator of .law. The domain name string is part of the 13 new gTLDs applied for by the company with ICANN. Neustar will provide the back-end registry solutions for the TLD.<ref>
[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/12/parent-company-of-co-internet-applies-for-13-top-level-domains-heres-the-list/ Parent company of .Co Internet applies for 13 top level domains (here’s the list)]</ref>
[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/06/12/parent-company-of-co-internet-applies-for-13-top-level-domains-heres-the-list/ Parent company of .Co Internet applies for 13 top level domains (here’s the list)]</ref>
 
# [[Donuts]] (Corn Dynamite, LLC), one of 307 TLDs applied for by the company
Obviously, the law string is highly contested and it will definitely auctioned by ICANN.
# [[Famous Four Media]] (Silver Registry Limited)
# [[Merchant Law Group LLP]]


==References==
==References==