263 total objections filed against new top level domain applications.
As per the requirements of the applicant guidebook, ICANN has published a list of all new top level domain objections accepted for consideration.
Below is a summary. You can learn more about how these objections will proceed here.
String Confusion
67 objections based on string confusion were filed.
The top objector was Commercial Connect LLC, which has applied for .shop. It has objected to 9 IDNs as well as .shop, .shopping, .shopyourway, .store, and .supply. You can understand more about where it’s coming from in this letter (pdf).
Verisign filed the second most objections with 16.
Legal Rights
69 legal rights objections were filed with WIPO.
In many cases one competing applicant filed objections against all competitors. For example, Starbucks (HK) Limited (not related to the coffee chain) opposed all .now applications. The company owns now.com as well.
In others a non-party objected, such as the United States Postal Service objecting to .mail.
Limited Public Interest
This category was the smallest, with just 23 objections.
Financial firms made up the bulk of objectors, with TIAA-CREF, Prudential, TD Ameritrade, and Charles Schwab ganging up on Fidelity by opposing names such as .mutualfunds and .retirement.
Community Objections
Most objections fell into this category, with 104 objections in total.
As with legal rights objections, many were filed by competitors against all competing applications.
Is there one for sports memorabilia or sports cards? I looked through the list, but could not find anything.