5 more new gTLD applications have been formerly withdrawn, for a total of 13 withdrawn applications
Here are the application just posted as withdrawn on the ICANN website:
.GMBH
.Swiss
.Hilton
.Ansons
.Skolkovo
Here are more details about each withdrawn application
.GMBH
This application was submitted by GMBH Registry, LLC of Reston, Virginia and was submitted by Josh Borne of Fairwinds Partners.
The TLD mission was to:
“bringing to market a trusted, hierarchical, and intuitive namespace for business entities organized as a Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (“GmbHs”). ”
“GMBH Registry is an entity that has been newly created for the purpose of bringing the .GMBH gTLD to market.”
“Commonly found in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Central European countries, GmbHs entities vary in size and revenue, and are among the most popular type of business entity. ”
“It is with this wide usage of the GmbH entity across business segments in mind that GMBH Registry is applying for the .GMBH gTLD. The .GMBH gTLD will provide businesses and consumers with a trusted and secure namespace to both display and access online content related to GmbH entities worldwide.”
There are still 5 other applicants for the .GMBH TLD including Google and Straat Investments (.Co operators) and Donuts.
.SWISS
The application was withdrawn by Swiss Airlines.
The other applicant for .Swiss is the community application of the Government, The Swiss Confederation.
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