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===Lawsuits Over the Program===

[[Name.Space]], which has been operating an alternative root since 1996, sued ICANN in October, 2012, for trademark infringement and anti-competitive behavior. The company is seeking an injunction against the implementation of any of the 189 [[TLD]]s applied for in the 2011 round that overlap with its alternative [[Root Zone|root zone]]. The suit alleges that the company is being victimized by "ICANN insiders". In the 2000 TLD expansion round, Name.Space applied to have 118 of its 482 alternative [[TLD]]s added into ICANN's root zone. The plaintiff is asking for damages and and the injunction to prevent ICANN's approval and root implementation of the 189 overlapping TLDs.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10754-company-files-for-injunction-against-189-new-gtlds Company Files for Injunction Against 189 New gTLDs, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

==Search performance==

The performance of new gTLDs in search is a question of great interest to current and potential future gTLD applicants, and will have a huge impact on uptake of new gTLDs in the future.

As of December 2014, no clear consensus has emerged. Some have found that new gTLDs perform as well as or better than original TLDs, <ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141210_early_data_suggests_new_gtlds_perform_well_in_search_environment/ Early data suggests new gTLDs perform well in search environment] Circleid, retrieved 17th December 2014.</ref> while others maintain that new gTLDs have no advantage in search.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2014/12/15/new-tlds-search-results/ New TLDs search results] Domain Name Wire 15th December 2014, retrieved 17th December 2014.</ref>

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 ===Lawsuits Over the Program===
 [[Name.Space]], which has been operating an alternative root since 1996, sued ICANN in October, 2012, for trademark infringement and anti-competitive behavior. The company is seeking an injunction against the implementation of any of the 189 [[TLD]]s applied for in the 2011 round that overlap with its alternative [[Root Zone|root zone]]. The suit alleges that the company is being victimized by "ICANN insiders". In the 2000 TLD expansion round, Name.Space applied to have 118 of its 482 alternative [[TLD]]s added into ICANN's root zone. The plaintiff is asking for damages and and the injunction to prevent ICANN's approval and root implementation of the 189 overlapping TLDs.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10754-company-files-for-injunction-against-189-new-gtlds Company Files for Injunction Against 189 New gTLDs, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
+==Search performance==
+The performance of new gTLDs in search is a question of great interest to current and potential future gTLD applicants, and will have a huge impact on uptake of new gTLDs in the future.
+As of December 2014, no clear consensus has emerged. Some have found that new gTLDs perform as well as or better than original TLDs, <ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141210_early_data_suggests_new_gtlds_perform_well_in_search_environment/ Early data suggests new gTLDs perform well in search environment] Circleid, retrieved 17th December 2014.</ref> while others maintain that new gTLDs have no advantage in search.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2014/12/15/new-tlds-search-results/ New TLDs search results] Domain Name Wire 15th December 2014, retrieved 17th December 2014.</ref>
 ==Chinese version of this page/本页中文版==