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  • The community invoked by the objector is a clearly delineated community; and
  • Community opposition to the application is substantial; and
  • There is a strong association between the community invoked and the applied-for gTLD string; and
  • The application creates a likelihood of material detriment to the rights or legitimate interests of a significant portion of the community to which the string may be explicitly or implicitly targeted.

 Excerpt from

Section 3.5.4 of the AGB

The four tests described here will enable a DRSP panel to determine whether there is substantial opposition from a significant portion of the community to which the string may be targeted. For an objection to be successful, the objector must prove that:

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If opposition by a community is determined, but there is no likelihood of material detriment to the targeted community resulting from the applicant’s operation of the applied-for gTLD, the objection will fail.

The objector must meet all four tests in the standard for the objection to prevail.