'''DAG''', or '''Draft Applicant Guidebook''', is a guidebook provided by [[ICANN]] to assist potential new generic Top Level Domain ([[gTLD]]) applicants with issues concerning trademark holders and brand owners. As of 2010, ICANN has released four versions of the DAG, with the latest version having been released in June 2010.<ref name="link1">[http://www.domainnews.com/en/icann-s-new-gtld-draft-applicant-guidebook-gives-added-protection-to-trademark-holders.html domainnews.com]</ref>. In order to improve the DAG, ICANN holds public, open forums, and the comments from these dialogues are often reviewed and incorporated into new versions.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-2-en.htm icann.org]</ref> | '''DAG''', or '''Draft Applicant Guidebook''', is a guidebook provided by [[ICANN]] to assist potential new generic Top Level Domain ([[gTLD]]) applicants with issues concerning trademark holders and brand owners. As of 2010, ICANN has released four versions of the DAG, with the latest version having been released in June 2010.<ref name="link1">[http://www.domainnews.com/en/icann-s-new-gtld-draft-applicant-guidebook-gives-added-protection-to-trademark-holders.html domainnews.com]</ref>. In order to improve the DAG, ICANN holds public, open forums, and the comments from these dialogues are often reviewed and incorporated into new versions.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-2-en.htm icann.org]</ref> |