Complexities remain for the
Future:New gTLDs
n Nov 16, 2000 ICANN announced NEW gTLDs: .PRO (FOR
PROFESSIONALS), .BIZ (FOR BUSINESSES), . COOP (NON
PROFITS) .AERO (AIR TANSPORT), .INFO (UNRESTRICED),
.MUSEUM (GUESS), .NAME (INDIVIDUALS).
n FTC WARNING: Under ICANN Rules there is NOW SOME
LIMITED PROTECTION FOR TRADEMARK  OWNERS but NO
guaranteed pre-registration of these new gTLDs.
n How-Whenč See www.icann.org Some (.info, .Name, .biz) are
slowly registered after submittals of trademark ownership and others
provide for trademark claims (.pro), “sunset”
n This JUST IN: .BIZ in litigation over whether the pre-”registration”
process is an “illegal Lottery.”