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[[Google]] filed separate [[String Confusion Objection]]s against all three applicants of .cars, stating that the string was confusingly similar to [[Google]]'s application for [[.car]]. On 7 August 2013 the [[ICDR]] decided one of three objections submitted against .cars, ruling in favor of the applicant, [[Donuts]]. The [[ICANN]] community initially saw this ruling as setting a precedent that plural-word strings are not confusingly similar to their singular forms.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130814_panels_rule_no_confusion_between_singular_and_plural_tlds/ Panels Rule No Confusion between singular and plural TLDs, Circle ID] Retrieved 25 Sept 2013</ref> However, later rulings, such as [[Donuts]]' application for [[.pets]], showed that no such precedent had been set. This created some controversy within the community.
[[Google]] filed separate [[String Confusion Objection]]s against all three applicants of .cars, stating that the string was confusingly similar to [[Google]]'s application for [[.car]]. On 7 August 2013 the [[ICDR]] decided one of three objections submitted against .cars, ruling in favor of the applicant, [[Donuts]]. The [[ICANN]] community initially saw this ruling as setting a precedent that plural-word strings are not confusingly similar to their singular forms.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130814_panels_rule_no_confusion_between_singular_and_plural_tlds/ Panels Rule No Confusion between singular and plural TLDs, Circle ID] Retrieved 25 Sept 2013</ref> However, later rulings, such as [[Donuts]]' application for [[.pets]], showed that no such precedent had been set. This created some controversy within the community.
On August 27, 2013, the [[Google]] objection to the [[DERCars, LLC]] application was decided, with [[Google]] winning and the objection prevailing. It would be the only determination of the 3 objections that Google won, as the objection against [[Uniregistry]] failed on October 10, 2013.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/odr/determination Objection Determinations, ICANN.org] Retrieved 07 Nov 2013</ref>
On August 27, 2013, the [[Google]] objection to the [[DERCars, LLC]] application was decided, with [[Google]] winning and the objection prevailing. It would be the only determination of the 3 objections that Google won, as the objection against [[Uniregistry]] failed on October 10, 2013.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/odr/determination Objection Determinations, ICANN.org] Retrieved 07 Nov 2013</ref> This ruling meant that DERcars' application for .cars would be in the same contention set as Google's application for .car. Given that [[Donuts]] and [[Uniregistry]] also applied for .cars (and Google's objections to their applications were overruled), an arguable inconsistency had arisen.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/10/09/uh-oh-icann-will-be-forced-to-act-after-conflicting-cars-decisions/ ICANN to be forced to act after conflicting cars decisions] Domainnamewire, retrieved December 3rd 2014.</ref>
On February 12th 2014, ICANN announced that DERCars and United TLD (Rightside), which lost String Confusion Objection rulings for their .cars and .cam applications respectively, would have the right to appeal the 'inconsistent' rulings against them, and that they were the only parties with the right to do so.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/15797-icann-reveals-gtld-objections-appeals-process ICANN reveals appeals process for gTLD objections] Domainincite, retrieved 3rd December 2014.</ref>
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