New gTLDs Launched

Minds + Machines Sunrises (.FISHING, .VODKA, .RODEO, .COOKING, .HORSE, and .COUNTRY)

Further to the recent announcement that registry operator Minds + Machines was to launch its new gTLDs .FISHING, .VODKA, .RODEO, .COOKING, .HORSE, and .COUNTRY, we can now confirm the full launch schedule as follows:

During the Sunrise period, trademark rights holders may register their domain names provided that the term applied for is in the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH), with multiple applications for the same domain resulting in an auction.

During the concurrent Landrush period, domains will be available to the public and non-trademark holders with multiple applications for the same domain also resulting in an auction. Domains registered under the Sunrise period will take priority over Landrush applications for the same name.

IDNs are available in German, Spanish, and French characters.

United TLD (Rightside Registry) – .KAUFEN and .CONSULTING

Registry operator United TLD has announced the launch of the next of its new gTLDs, .KAUFEN and .CONSULTING, as follows:

All phases open and close at 17:00 UTC.

During the Sunrise Phase, trademark rights holders may register their domain names provided that the term applied for is in the TMCH, with multiple applications for the same domain resulting in an auction.  The initial term of registration for a domain is one year.

Anyone may register a domain name during the Landrush period, with multiple applications for the same domain also resulting in an auction and domains will be available to register on a first-come, first-served basis upon commencement of General Availability.

During Landrush and General Availability, domains may be registered for 1-10 years.

IDNs are available for .KAUFEN in French, Spanish, and German characters.

.BEST

Registry operator BestTLD Pty Ltd has announced that the Landrush phase for its new gTLD .BEST, scheduled to run from 21 to 28 May 2014, has been cancelled.

The updated launch schedule is now as follows:

Domains must be registered for a minimum of two years during the Sunrise period.

IDNs are available in German characters.

Donuts Sunrises

Registry operator Donuts has announced details of its next TLDs to launch into Sunrise on 22 April 2014 as follows:

The following Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) are available for Donuts new gTLDs:

• English, French, and Spanish in all Latin TLDs, except for German
• English, French, Spanish, and German in the German TLDs
• English and Chinese only in the Chinese IDN TLDs

.SAARLAND

Registry operator dotSaarland GmbH has announced the launch of its new gTLD .SAARLAND as follows:

During the Sunrise Phase, trademark rights holders may register their domain names provided that the term applied for is in the TMCH, with multiple applications for the same domain resulting in an auction.

The registry also intends to open the Sunrise Period to other rights holders from Saarland, such as publicly registered companies and associations, as well as statutory corporations or institutions, wherein eligible parties will be able to apply for domain names corresponding to their marks and/or registered/statutory names. Sunrise applications for strings listed in the TMCH will have precedence over any other Sunrise applications, and applications from statutory entities will have precedence over those of companies and associations.

A Founders Program will be available, wherein premium domains of general interest will be available to those registrants willing to commit to using such domains in a way that benefits the regional community. However, domains will not be allocated until the end of the Sunrise Period, and Sunrise applications will take precedence over those submitted under the Founders Program. Founders Initiative applications will be evaluated by an independent panel established by dotSaarland e.V.

During the Landrush phase, domains will be available to all, however priority will be given to registrants based in the Saarland region. Multiple applications for the same domain will result in an auction, but local applications will have precedence over other Landrush applications.

Domains will be available to allon a first-come, first-served basis under General Availability.

IDNs will be available in German characters.

New gTLDs Currently Running

The top five new gTLDs by volume as of 16 April are as follows:

A total of 538,093 new gTLDs have been registered to date (Source: DI PRO).

Closing Soon

The NgTLDs listed below have Launch phases closing soon. Please submit your applications one–two days before the close of the applicable period to ensure the timely completion of your order.

New gTLDs Delegated

Twenty further new gTLDs from ICANN’s New gTLD Program have been delegated over the past week, taking the total to 224:

New gTLDs Signed

The following new gTLD Registry operators have entered into a Registry Agreement with ICANN this week, under which they will operate their new gTLDs:

So far, a total of 382 Registry Agreements have been signed. The full list of Registry Agreements can be viewed at: http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries.

If you have any questions related to new gTLDs, please contact your local Corsearch Account Manager, or email us at newgtlds@wolterskluwer.com.

If you are interested in submitting trademarks to the Trademark Clearinghouse, please contact us at tmclearinghouse@wolterskluwer.com for assistance with the submission process.