We have not even reached the first year anniversary of the first New gTLD and marks are already expiring at the TMCH. So far 33,902 marks have been submitted to the Trademark Clearinghouse as of the 18th of November 2014.
Trademark holders had the option to choose between a 1 year trademark registration with the Trademark Clearinghouse or a multiple-year registration. About half (50,61%) of the trademark holders opted for the 1 year registration and already 1,181 marks have expired from a total of about 10,000+ marks coming up for renewal in the next few months.
Full Article: http://onlinedomain.com/2014/11/20/...e-already-expired-848-marks-are-not-verified/