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ARTICLE · 21 NOVEMBER 2013

ICANN Launches First Batch Of New Gtld's

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As advised in an IP ENSight sent out earlier this year, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, plans to launch some 1900 new Generic Top Level Domains.

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Vicky Stilwell
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As advised in an IP ENSight sent out earlier this year, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), plans to launch some 1900 new Generic Top Level Domains (gTLD's). This new system will allow for the registration of generic words, geographic names and brand names as top level names, for example .lawyer, .africa, .zulu, .google and .clothing.

ICANN has established a so-called 'Trademark Clearinghouse',  which came into effect on 26 March 2013.

If you register with the Trademark Clearinghouse you will be entitled to register your trade mark as a domain name during the so-called 'Sunrise Period' for each new gTLD as and when it comes into effect.  This will give you a preferential registration right, in that you will be able to register your trade mark as a domain name before the general public are able put in their applications.

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