All new names of the New TLDs must be inspected against the Trademark Clearing House http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/t...-clearinghouse databases of registered trademarks -- the new registries are charged for this. Trademark names are rejected to be registered unless the registrant is the rightful trademark owner.

Good question including the .string as a wordspace? Seems so by the above ...

** see > http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/t...ringhouse/faqs still reading