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'''.citi''' is a [[Brand TLD]] being proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[Citigroup Inc.]]<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref>
'''.citi''' is a [[Brand TLD]] being proposed in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicant is [[Citigroup Inc.]]<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref>


Citigroup filed several comments with ICANN, claiming that the .citi TLD is not confusingly similar to [[.city]], which has three applications. In the past, however, Citigroup has won several [[UDRP]] cases related to the similarity of their trademarks and domain names using "city."<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10130-is-city-confusingly-similar-to-citi-udrp-says-yes Is .city confusingly similar to .citi? UDRP says yes, domaincite.com]</ref>
Citigroup filed several comments with ICANN, claiming that the .citi TLD is not confusingly similar to [[.city]], which has three applications. In several past [[UDRP]] cases, however, Citigroup has argued that the two words are confusingly similar, and won, leading to the suspension of domain names using "city" in a manner similarly to Citigroup trademarks.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10130-is-city-confusingly-similar-to-citi-udrp-says-yes Is .city confusingly similar to .citi? UDRP says yes, domaincite.com]</ref>


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Revision as of 05:45, 7 September 2012

Status: Proposed
Type: Brand TLD

More information:

.citi is a Brand TLD being proposed in ICANN's New gTLD Program. The applicant is Citigroup Inc.[1]

Citigroup filed several comments with ICANN, claiming that the .citi TLD is not confusingly similar to .city, which has three applications. In several past UDRP cases, however, Citigroup has argued that the two words are confusingly similar, and won, leading to the suspension of domain names using "city" in a manner similarly to Citigroup trademarks.[2]

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