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The ABA and Roundtable initiative is endorsed by the Australian Bankers' Association, American Bankers Insurance Association, British Bankers' Association, European Banking Federation, Independent Community Bankers of America, the International Banking Federation, and numerous financial services institutions.<ref>[http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=344544/ ABA and the Financial Services Roundtable Apply for Financial Domains to Protect Consumers]</ref>

The ABA and Roundtable initiative is endorsed by the Australian Bankers' Association, American Bankers Insurance Association, British Bankers' Association, European Banking Federation, Independent Community Bankers of America, the International Banking Federation, and numerous financial services institutions.<ref>[http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=344544/ ABA and the Financial Services Roundtable Apply for Financial Domains to Protect Consumers]</ref>

===Domain Security Company Stops Pursuit of .bank===

===Domain Security Company Ends Pursuit of .bank===

On August 31, 2010, Mary Iqbal, CEO of Domain Security Company filed an application (85, 120, 345) with the United States Patent Office (USPT) as the rightful owner of the .bank intended for domain name registration services.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2010/09/08/trademark-application-filed-for-bank-top-level-domain-name/ Trademark Application Filed for .Bank Top Level Domain Name]</ref> A similar patent application for .bank was also filed by the company in Pakistan. According to Iqbal, she had been working on the idea for several years and she is serious about her application with ICANN to become the registry operator of the .bank TLD. On January 10 2012, the USPTO issued the patent no. 4, 085, 335 for .bank to Asif LLC, the previous name of Domain Security Company.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/tiny-start-up-secures-bank-gtld-trademark/ Tiny start-up secures .bank gTLD trademark]</ref>  

On August 31, 2010, Mary Iqbal, CEO of Domain Security Company filed an application (85, 120, 345) with the United States Patent Office (USPT) as the rightful owner of the .bank intended for domain name registration services.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2010/09/08/trademark-application-filed-for-bank-top-level-domain-name/ Trademark Application Filed for .Bank Top Level Domain Name]</ref> A similar patent application for .bank was also filed by the company in Pakistan. According to Iqbal, she had been working on the idea for several years and she is serious about her application with ICANN to become the registry operator of the .bank TLD. On January 10 2012, the USPTO issued the patent no. 4, 085, 335 for .bank to Asif LLC, the previous name of Domain Security Company.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/tiny-start-up-secures-bank-gtld-trademark/ Tiny start-up secures .bank gTLD trademark]</ref>