IAL is the only group that has resolved gTLD contention sets via private auction. The first Applicant Auction was held in June 2013, and to date, Innovative Auctions has resolved contention for 14 TLDs, with a total sales price of $18.66 million <ref name="Applicant Auction">[[http://www.applicantauction.com/blog/]]</ref>. The next (third) auction will be held on September 23. | IAL is the only group that has resolved gTLD contention sets via private auction. The first Applicant Auction was held in June 2013, and to date, Innovative Auctions has resolved contention for 14 TLDs, with a total sales price of $18.66 million <ref name="Applicant Auction">[[http://www.applicantauction.com/blog/]]</ref>. The next (third) auction will be held on September 23. |