PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. and MONTREAL — According to a story on www.xbiz.com, Manwin plans on filing an antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. against .XXX operator ICM Registry and ICANN relative to the new .XXX space.

While the suit hasn’t yet been filed in federal courts, Greg Dumas told XBIZ that he “interprets this lawsuit as Manwin’s attempt to flex their muscles and may be a part of a much bigger strategy.”

According to Dumas, ICM Registry has taken extensive measures to ensure it is being launched in the most lawful and responsible possible way.

“ICM Registry will vigorously defend their position against any meritless claims such as this one.”

Dumas notes that Manwin had been in negotiations with ICM Registry on domain names and that this lawsuit may be an offshoot of that.

“I’d think a phone call would have worked just as well because litigation is never good for anyone,” Dumas said.

Manwin plans on making a statement regarding the pending suit.