1.   At the time, Washington had relaxed its public stance, saying it would resort to a WTO trade panel ruling only if needed.

2.   Court observers said the presence of a strong dissent in the panel ruling makes a rehearing by the entire court a good possibility.

3.   PLC officials said they were disappointed in the panel ruling but that they still stood behind the laser, and would work to answer panel questions over the data.

4.   PLC officials said although they were disappointed in the panel ruling, they stand behind the laser, and will work to answer panel questions over the data.

5.   Panel rulings are meant to be binding.

6.   Playboy has been awarded the rights to the Internet domain name hughhefner.com in a U.N. panel ruling released Wednesday.

7.   AS Roma captain Francesco Totti has won a battle to regain control of the Internet domain name www.francescototti.com, according to a U.N. panel ruling released Tuesday.

8.   Both Canada and the United States appealed parts of the panel ruling.

9.   Canadian singer Celine Dion has been awarded the rights to the Internet domain name www.celinedion.com in a U.N. panel ruling.

10.   In Washington, U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky said the United States welcomed the WTO panel ruling and hoped Canada would comply quickly.