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As part of its Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs Policy,<ref name="ingo">[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/igo-ingo-protection-policy-2020-02-18-en ICANN.org - Protection of IGO & INGO Identifiers in all gTLDs Policy]</ref> the names of the Red Cross & Red Crescent, as well as the name of and common terms associated with the International Olympic Committee are reserved at the second level across all gTLDs.<ref name="reserved">[https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/reserved-names/ReservedNames.xml#red-cross2 ICANN.org - Reserved Names]</ref> The emblems of the Red Cross & Red Crescent are protected internationally by the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols.<ref>[https://www.icrc.org/en/copyright-and-terms-use International Red Cross - Copyright]</ref> The marks and names of the International Olympic Committee are protected by the Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol, national mandates, and traditional trademark registration.<ref>[https://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2012/03/article_0003.html WIPO Magazine - The Olympic Properties]</ref>  

As part of its Protection of IGO and INGO Identifiers in All gTLDs Policy,<ref name="ingo">[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/igo-ingo-protection-policy-2020-02-18-en ICANN.org - Protection of IGO & INGO Identifiers in all gTLDs Policy]</ref> the names of the Red Cross & Red Crescent, as well as the name of and common terms associated with the International Olympic Committee are reserved at the second level across all gTLDs.<ref name="reserved">[https://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/packages/reserved-names/ReservedNames.xml#red-cross2 ICANN.org - Reserved Names]</ref> The emblems of the Red Cross & Red Crescent are protected internationally by the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols.<ref>[https://www.icrc.org/en/copyright-and-terms-use International Red Cross - Copyright]</ref> The marks and names of the International Olympic Committee are protected by the Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol, national mandates, and traditional trademark registration.<ref>[https://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2012/03/article_0003.html WIPO Magazine - The Olympic Properties]</ref>  

In addition, the names and acronyms of many international nongovernmental organizations were subject to a claims notification process across all new gTLDs. <ref name="ingo" /> Attempts to register a domain that matched a label on the INGO identifier list<ref>For a downloadable XML list of INGO identifiers, see [https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ingo-identifier-list-2018-01-16-en ICANN's INGO Identifier List]</ref> were met with a notice that the registrant may or may not have rights to register the name. Such an attempt also triggered a notification to the INGO in question. The Claims Notification process was designed to assist INGOs in protecting their rights during an initial launch period for registration within a new gTLD. The idea was for registries to conform to a specific "Claim System Specification."<ref name="ingo" /> However, as of March 2021, no Claims System Specification is listed as having been adopted.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ingo-claims-system-specification-2018-01-16-en]</ref>

In addition, the names and acronyms of many international nongovernmental organizations were subject to a claims notification process across all new gTLDs.<ref name="ingo" /> Attempts to register a domain that matched a label on the INGO identifier list<ref>For a downloadable XML list of INGO identifiers, see [https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ingo-identifier-list-2018-01-16-en ICANN's INGO Identifier List]</ref> were met with a notice that the registrant may or may not have rights to register the name. Such an attempt also triggered a notification to the INGO in question. The Claims Notification process was designed to assist INGOs in protecting their rights during an initial launch period for registration within a new gTLD. The idea was for registries to conform to a specific "Claim System Specification."<ref name="ingo" /> However, as of March 2021, no Claims System Specification is listed as having been adopted.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/ingo-claims-system-specification-2018-01-16-en]</ref>

==Review of Rights Protection Mechanisms==

==Review of Rights Protection Mechanisms==