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==Determinations==
==Determinations==
The first determinations were decided in early July 2013 by the [[WIPO]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13654-first-three-new-gtld-objections-thrown-out First Three New gTLD Objections Thrown Out, DomainIncite] Retrieved 13 Dec 2013</ref> By December 2013 more than 200 Objections had been decided.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/odr/determination Objection Determinations, ICANN.org] Retrieved 13 Dec 2013</ref>
The first determinations were decided in early July 2013 by the [[WIPO]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13654-first-three-new-gtld-objections-thrown-out First Three New gTLD Objections Thrown Out, DomainIncite] Retrieved 13 Dec 2013</ref> By December 2013 more than 200 Objections had been decided.<ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/odr/determination Objection Determinations, ICANN.org] Retrieved 13 Dec 2013</ref>
===Controversial Decisions===
A number of the determinations by expert panelists have become a top of much debate within the Internet and ICANN community. These include conflicting decisions on plural vs. singular strings, and different decisions on separate applications for the same string.
====Plural vs Singular Strings====
The [[String Similarity Panel]] decided in February 2013 that the strings [[.hotel]] and [[.hotels]] would not be confusing to Internet users. Furthermore, an Objection case submitted by the applicant of [[.car]] against [[.cars]] was decided in favor of [[.cars]], as the panelist decided the strings were not confusingly similar. These two cases were initially thought to set the precedent for further decisions that plural versions of strings are not confusingly similar to their singular counterparts. However, an [[ICDR]] panelist decided that [[.pets]] and [[.pet]] are confusingly similar, and he determined the case in favor of [[Google]], the [[.pet]] applicant. [[ICANN]] has yet to respond to or reconcile these conflicting decisions.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/14224-google-beats-donuts-in-objection-pet-and-pets-are-confusingly-similar Google beats Donuts in Objection - .pet and .pets are confusingly similar, DomainIncite] Retrieved 13 Dec 2013</ref>
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==Public Comments vs. Formal Objections==
==Public Comments vs. Formal Objections==