New gTLD Sunrise Availability October / November 2015

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Generic top-level domains (gTLD) such as .com, .net and .org typically cycle through a “Sunrise Period” prior to becoming available to the general public.

The Sunrise Period allows trade mark owners an advanced opportunity to register domain names that correspond with their trade mark registrations prior to the public launch of the gTLD.

Some of the gTLDs entering into or cycling through a Sunrise Period in October and November 2015 include:

 

Extension Order Entry Deadline
.film 1 October 2015
.game 1 October 2015
.corsica 2 October 2015
.study 8 October 2015
.live 15 October 2015
.studio 15 October 2015
.srl 20 October 2015
.swiss 5 November 2015
.cfd 5 November 2015
.spreadbetting 5 November 2015
.trading 5 November 2015
.broker 12 November 2015
.forex 12 November 2015
.earth 13 November 2015
.mom 20 November 2015
.kyoto 26 November 2015

Even if the gTLDs listed above may not appear to be of direct interest, trade mark owners may wish to consider applying to register “defensive” domain name registrations in an effort to protect their trade marks from misuse in these domain name spaces.

For more information on pre-ordering gTLDs in a Sunrise Period or general information on registering domain names, please contact Khajaque Kortian, Principal.

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