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|priority = 397 - [[Uniregistry]], Corp.<br>800 - [[Donuts]] (Pioneer Tigers, LLC)
|priority = <s>397 - [[Uniregistry]], Corp.</s><br>800 - [[Donuts]] (Pioneer Tigers, LLC)
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'''.gratis''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].
'''.gratis''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].
==Applicants==
==Current Applicant==
# [[Donuts]] (Pioneer Tigers, LLC), one of 307 applications by the company. This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/743 here].
# [[Donuts]] (Pioneer Tigers, LLC), one of 307 applications by the company. This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/743 here].
==Previous Applicant==
# [[Uniregistry]], Corp., one of 54 applications submitted by [[domainer]] [[Frank Schilling]]'s company.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/13/here-are-the-54-new-gtlds-that-frank-schillings-uniregistry-applied-for/ Here are the 54, TheDomains.com]</ref><ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Gratis Status, ICANN.org]</ref>
# [[Uniregistry]], Corp., one of 54 applications submitted by [[domainer]] [[Frank Schilling]]'s company.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/13/here-are-the-54-new-gtlds-that-frank-schillings-uniregistry-applied-for/ Here are the 54, TheDomains.com]</ref><ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Gratis Status, ICANN.org]</ref>
The Commission specifically notes that this objection is not a part of the GAC Early Warning process, and goes on to note that "the Commission does not consider itself legally bound to [ICANN] processes," given that there is not legal agreement between the two bodies.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/docs/20121127093808906.pdf DomainIncite.com/Docs] Published 27 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Dec 2012</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/11130-europe-rejects-icanns-authority-as-it-warns-of-problems-with-58-new-gtlds Europe Rejects ICANNs Authority As it Warns of Problems with 58 New gTLDs, DomainIncite.com] Published 27 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Dec 2012</ref>
The Commission specifically notes that this objection is not a part of the GAC Early Warning process, and goes on to note that "the Commission does not consider itself legally bound to [ICANN] processes," given that there is not legal agreement between the two bodies.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/docs/20121127093808906.pdf DomainIncite.com/Docs] Published 27 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Dec 2012</ref><ref>[http://domainincite.com/11130-europe-rejects-icanns-authority-as-it-warns-of-problems-with-58-new-gtlds Europe Rejects ICANNs Authority As it Warns of Problems with 58 New gTLDs, DomainIncite.com] Published 27 Nov 2012, Retrieved 11 Dec 2012</ref>
==Private Deal==
In February 2014, it was reported that Uniregistry and Donuts reached a private deal which resolved a number of New gTLD string contention sets involving only the two companies. Although the deal coincided with a round of [[Private Auctions]] conducted by [[Applicant Auction]] on February 18th, neither companies immediately commented on the nature of the deal and Applicant Auction did not disclose the participants of its recent auctions. If the companies had participated in a private auction, it would mark the first private auctions that [[Uniregistry]] participated in, after the company initially questioned the legality of private auctions in the New gTLD Program.<ref name="deal">[http://domainincite.com/15861-uniregistry-doing-private-new-gtld-auctions-company-deals-with-donuts-on-five-strings Uniregistry doing Private New gTLD Auctions? Company Deals with Donuts on Five Strings, DomainIncite] Retrieved Feb 21 2014</ref>
In the private deal, Donuts became the sole applicant for .gratis, [[.furniture]], and [[.auction]], while Uniregistry won [[.audio]] and [[.juegos]].<ref name="deal"></ref>
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