Begin forwarded message: > From: David Olive <[log in to unmask]> > Date: February 27, 2013 12:24:38 AM PST > To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [Soac-infoalert] New gTLD Program: String Similarity > Contention Sets | ICANN > > > http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-26feb13-en.htm > > New gTLD Program: String Similarity Contention Sets > > > 26 February 2013 > ICANN is publishing today the contention sets identified by the > string similarity review for applications submitted as part of the > New gTLD Program. Review the full list of contention sets here: PDF > [162 KB], CSV [65 KB] or from the Applicants' Corner page on the > new gTLD microsite. > > Overall statistics about Contention Sets > > 2 Non-Exact Match Contention Sets > .hotels & .hoteis > .unicorn & .unicom > 230 Exact Match Contention Sets > 754 Total Applications in contention > The Current Application Status page on the new gTLD microsite will > be updated to reflect these contention sets. > > The role of the String Similarity Panel is to assess whether a > proposed gTLD string creates a probability of user confusion due to > similarity with any reserved name, any existing TLD, any requested > IDN ccTLD, or any new gTLD string applied for in the current > application round. > > Per the Applicant Guidebook, a contention set is a group of two or > more applications containing identical or visually similar applied- > for gTLD strings. For more information on string contention > procedures, please refer to Module 4 [PDF, 428 KB] of the Applicant > Guidebook. > > As a reminder, the objection filing period is open until 13 March > 2013. For more information refer to the Objection & Dispute > Resolution page. > > > -- > David A. Olive > Vice President, Policy Development Support > Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) > 1101 New York Avenue, NW - Suite 930 > Washington, D.C. 20005 > Office: 202.570.7126 Mobile: 202.341.3611 >  > > > > >  > _______________________________________________ > soac-infoalert mailing list > [log in to unmask] > https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-infoalert IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask]