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|priority = 133 - [[Donuts]] (Snow Sky, LLC)<br>495 - [[Radix]] (DotCity Inc.)<br>551 - [[TLD REGISTRY LIMITED]]
|priority = 133 - [[Donuts]] (Snow Sky, LLC)<br><s>495 - [[Radix]] (DotCity Inc.)<br>551 - [[TLD REGISTRY LIMITED]]</s>
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Citigroup, applicant for [[.citi]], has filed several comments with ICANN claiming that .citi and .city are not confusingly similar. 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 similar 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>
Citigroup, applicant for [[.citi]], has filed several comments with ICANN claiming that .citi and .city are not confusingly similar. 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 similar 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>
==Current Applicants==
==Current Applicant==
# [[Donuts]] (Snow Sky, LLC), filed for 307 new gTLDs, each via its own LLC. The company has partnered with [[Demand Media]] to provide back-end registry solutions.<ref>
[http://www.domainnamenews.com/new-gtlds/donuts-inc-eye-popping-list-of-307-new-top-level-domains/11730 Donuts Inc eye popping list of 307 new top-level domains]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/842 here].
==Previous Applicants==
# [[Radix]] (Dot City Inc.), .city is one of 31 applications submitted by Radix, which has partnered with [[ARI Registry Services]] to provide its backend registry services.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/?s=radix Radix, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
# [[Radix]] (Dot City Inc.), .city is one of 31 applications submitted by Radix, which has partnered with [[ARI Registry Services]] to provide its backend registry services.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/?s=radix Radix, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
# [[TLD Registry Limited]], [[Michael Lerer]], Project Manager of [[Sedari]] is the contact person of the applicant.
# [[TLD Registry Limited]], [[Michael Lerer]], Project Manager of [[Sedari]] is the contact person of the applicant.
[http://www.domainnamenews.com/new-gtlds/donuts-inc-eye-popping-list-of-307-new-top-level-domains/11730 Donuts Inc eye popping list of 307 new top-level domains]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/842 here].
==Private Auction Resolves Contention==
Both Radix and TLD Registry withdrew their applications after an April 2014 [[private auction]] that was administered by [[Applicant Auction]], in which Donuts won the rights to the string.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/16566-millions-spent-on-new-gtlds-as-11-contention-sets-settled Millions spent on New gTLDs as 11 contention sets settled, DomainIncite] Retrieved 01 May 2014</ref>
===GAC Warning===
===GAC Warning===
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