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| **A sample (pdf) of Donuts Inc.'s [http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/tlds/gallery/gallery-startup-info-17nov13-en.pdf Trademark Clearinghouse TLD Startup Information Form for .gallery] | | **A sample (pdf) of Donuts Inc.'s [http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/tlds/gallery/gallery-startup-info-17nov13-en.pdf Trademark Clearinghouse TLD Startup Information Form for .gallery] |
| ** A sample (.docx) of dotShabaka's [http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/xn--ngbc5azd Trademark Clearinghouse TLD Startup Information Form] | | ** A sample (.docx) of dotShabaka's [http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/xn--ngbc5azd Trademark Clearinghouse TLD Startup Information Form] |
− | * Launch Program Application: can be completed anytime after the contracting process has begun and needs to be submitted to ICANN before the Sunrise Period starts.<ref>http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse PDF Trademark Clearinghouse Rights Protection Mechanism Requirements: Approved Launch Program Application Process </ref> | + | |
− | ***[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/launch-application-process-12nov13-en.pdf Launch Program Application (PDF)] provided by ICANN.
| + | *Launch Program Application: can be completed anytime after the contracting process has begun and needs to be submitted to ICANN before the Sunrise Period starts.<ref>http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse PDF Trademark Clearinghouse Rights Protection Mechanism Requirements: Approved Launch Program Application Process </ref> |
| + | **[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/launch-application-process-12nov13-en.pdf Launch Program Application (PDF)] provided by ICANN. |
| ***A sample (pdf) of dotShabaka's [http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/tlds/xn--ngbc5azd/xn--ngbc5azd-launch-policy-23oct13-en.pdf Launch Policy] | | ***A sample (pdf) of dotShabaka's [http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/tlds/xn--ngbc5azd/xn--ngbc5azd-launch-policy-23oct13-en.pdf Launch Policy] |
| + | **New information on Qualified Launch Plans is expected to be released by ICANN. There is currently a draft that is open to public comment that addresses if and how registries could allocate some of their 100 reserved names to 3rd parties for the promotion of new gTLDs.<ref name="apweb"></ref> |
| ====Tips & Additional Information==== | | ====Tips & Additional Information==== |
| *It is not necessary to provide gTLD prices or pricing strategies in Startup Documents.<ref>http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/webinars, 22 January 2014; Additional Questions and Answers PDF</ref> | | *It is not necessary to provide gTLD prices or pricing strategies in Startup Documents.<ref>http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/webinars, 22 January 2014; Additional Questions and Answers PDF</ref> |