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→Verisign Vs. ICANN
United States District Court Judge Howard Matz dismissed the law suit filed by Verisign with prejudice on August 26, 2004. In its ruling the judge cited that Verisign failed to sufficiently prove its anti-trust complaint against ICANN.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-federal-district-court-dismisses-verisigns-anti-trust-claim-against-icann-with-prejudice-71761617.html U.S. Federal District Court Dismisses VeriSign's Anti-Trust Claim Against ICANN with Prejudice]</ref> In response to the court's dismissal on the case, Verisign re-filed its anti-trust complaint against ICANN at the the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles.<ref>[http://www.fateback.com/news/domain_names/data/VeriSign_refiles_lawsuit_against_ICANN.html Verisign Re-files lawsuit against ICANN]</ref>
United States District Court Judge Howard Matz dismissed the law suit filed by Verisign with prejudice on August 26, 2004. In its ruling the judge cited that Verisign failed to sufficiently prove its anti-trust complaint against ICANN.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-federal-district-court-dismisses-verisigns-anti-trust-claim-against-icann-with-prejudice-71761617.html U.S. Federal District Court Dismisses VeriSign's Anti-Trust Claim Against ICANN with Prejudice]</ref> In response to the court's dismissal on the case, Verisign re-filed its anti-trust complaint against ICANN at the the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles.<ref>[http://www.fateback.com/news/domain_names/data/VeriSign_refiles_lawsuit_against_ICANN.html Verisign Re-files lawsuit against ICANN]</ref>
On November 10, 2004, ICANN requested arbitration to the International Chamber of Commerce International Court Of Arbitration regarding its dispute against Verisign in relation to the contractual rights and responsibilities of both parties under the .net Registry Agreement.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/legal/verisign-v-icann/icann-net-arbitration-request-12nov04.pdf ICANN Request for Arbitration]</ref> On January 15, 2005, Verisign filed a similar request for arbitration regarding its dispute with ICANN.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/legal/verisign-v-icann/vs-netArbitReq-15jan05.PDF Verisign Request for Arbitration]</ref>
===ICANN & Verisign Settlement Agreement==
On February 28, 2006, ICANN announced its approval of a settlement agreement between Verisign in connection with the dispute on the .com registry agreement. Based on the settlement a new registry agreement for the .com domain space was made subject to the final approval of the Department of Commerce.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-28feb06.htm Settlement Agreement]</ref>
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