10 new Legal Rights Objections to gTLD applications have been filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), hitting Google and Donuts among others.
Google was hit with an objection for the new gTLD .Goo by NTT Resonant Inc which operates a internet search engine and web portal based in Japan, which crawls and indexes primarily Japanese language websites known as Goo.
Donuts was hit with an objection by Coach, Inc., the fashion company, which has its own new gTLD application submitted for .Coach
The Dish Network objected to the application of its main competitor, Directv for the new gTLD .direct
Afilias was hit with two objections one by Blue Cross and Blue Shield for .Blue and one by the Canadian Real Estate Association for .MLS
Here is the list of objections hitting the WIPO site today
.coach Coach, Inc. Koko Island, LLC aka Dozen Donuts, LLC aka Donuts, Inc Legal Rights Objection March 8,2013 Pending
.academy Academy, Ltd., d/b/a Academy Sports + Outdoors Half Oaks, LLC Legal Rights Objection March 11, 2013 Pending
.blue Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (“BCBSA”) Afilias Limited Legal Rights Objection March 12, 2013 Pending
.direct The DirecTV Group Inc. Dish DBS Corporation Legal Rights Objection March 12, 2013 Pending
.mls The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) Afilias Limited Legal Rights Objection March 12, 2013 Pending
.merck Merck KGaA Merck Registry Holdings, Inc. Legal Rights Objection March 12, 2013 Pending
.merck Merck KGaA Merck Registry Holdings, Inc. Legal Rights Objection March 13, 2013 Pending
.merckmsd Merck KGaA MSD Registry Holdings, Inc Legal Rights Objection March 13, 2013 Pending
.goo NTT Resonant Inc. Charleston Road Registry Inc. Legal Rights Objection March 13, 2013 Pending
.yellowpages Hibu (UK) Limited Telstra Corporation Limited Legal Rights Objection March 13, 2013 Pending
Prior to today only one Legal Rights Objection had been filed on the new gTLD .delmonte
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