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.asia Scheduled for 9th October
Monday, 23 July 2007DotAsia, the not-for-profit organisation that is delegated the responsibility for operating the .asia top-level domain registry [TLD], has announced the Sunrise process and timeline for a priority registration period for companies and government bodies with prior established rights to register their .asia domain names.
The Sunrise period, which will begin 9th October 2007, will be divided into three phases.
Sunrise 1 (SR1) is designed for Governmental Reserved Names, which are focused mainly on geographical names and names that are relevant for governments in the context of the .asia domain.
Sunrise 2 (SR2) provides priority for registered trademarks and service marks holders to register their corresponding domains.
Sunrise 3 (SR3) allows companies in the region to protect and use their name with the .asia domain.
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Explaining sunrise
Sunrise 2 (SR2) is further refined into 3 sub-phases to provide a reasonably thorough program to allow companies to protect their marks and brands:
SR2a: Early Bird Sunrise for trademarks registered (applied for before 16th March 2004) and have demonstrable usage
SR2b: General Marks Sunrise for newer trademarks (applied for before 6th December 2006) or marks that have not yet been actively used
SR2c: Extended Protection for trademark owners to protect their brands beyond the term itself but also domain names that are relevant to their lines of businesses e.g. XYZ.asia and XYZcomputers.asia.
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Timelines
Sunrise (SR2a) will begin on 9th October 2007 and the application period will end on 30th October 2007.
SR2b, SR2c and SR3 will commence on 13th November 2007, and close on 15th January 2008. Priorities for each phase will be maintained.
First come-first served does not apply.
During the Sunrise phases and sub-phases, all applications of domain names within the period specified will be considered to be received at the same time.
DotAsia believes this will significantly ease the pressure for hastened applications within moments of the registry opening.
If a domain name received only one qualified application, the domain will be allocated to the applicant accordingly. If a domain name received more than one qualified application, an auction will be held between the two or more qualified applicants. Auctions will be mainly conducted online and with a high level of transparency for bidders. At this stage, DotAsia has not specified how the auction will work in detail. As soon as Melbourne IT CBS is made aware of this process, we will communicate this to clients.
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Summary of the .asia sunrise process
Three main phases of Sunrise:
Sunrise 1 (SR1): Governmental Reserved Names
Sunrise 2 (SR2): Registered Marks (Trademarks and service marks)
Sunrise 3 (SR3): Registered Entity Names (Company names, etc.)
Sunrise 2 (SR2) is further refined into 3 sub-phases:
SR2a: Early Bird Sunrise for trademarks registered earlier (applied for before 16th March 2004) and have demonstrable usage.
SR2b: General Marks Sunrise for newer trademarks (applied for before 6th December 2006) or marks that have not yet been actively used.
SR2c: Extended Protection for trademark owners to protect their brands beyond the term itself but also domain names that are relevant to their lines of businesses e.g. XYZ.asia and XYZcomputers.asia.
The launch schedule for the phases:
9 October 2007: Sunrise 1(SR1) and Sunrise 2a (SR2a) commences
30 October 2007: SR2a application period ends
13 November 2007: SR2b, SR2c and SR3 commences
15 January 2008: Sunrise application period ends
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Eligibility
At least one of the Domain Contacts (Registrant, Admin, Tech or Billing) associated with the Domain Name must be a legal entity in the DotAsia Community (based on the ICANN Asia/Australia/Pacific Region described by 73 ccTLDs).
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Need local presence?
Melbourne IT CBS is able to assist clients register .asia domain names to protect your key brands in the .asia namespace, even if your company does not have a current local presence. Please contact us to find out how.
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Submit your interest today!
Melbourne IT CBS is accepting expressions of interest in .asia via our website (.asia webpage) or through your Account Manager.
Once the registry advises registrars of the pre validation process relating to .asia. Melbourne IT CBS will issue to all clients a .asia information kit in relation to submitting applications through Melbourne IT CBS, along with pricing details.
Melbourne IT CBS expects this information to be released by the end of July at which time we will communicate to all clients.
Any immediate questions regarding .asia, please contact your Melbourne IT CBS Account Manager.
The Sunrise period, which will begin 9th October 2007, will be divided into three phases.
Sunrise 1 (SR1) is designed for Governmental Reserved Names, which are focused mainly on geographical names and names that are relevant for governments in the context of the .asia domain.
Sunrise 2 (SR2) provides priority for registered trademarks and service marks holders to register their corresponding domains.
Sunrise 3 (SR3) allows companies in the region to protect and use their name with the .asia domain.
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Explaining sunrise
Sunrise 2 (SR2) is further refined into 3 sub-phases to provide a reasonably thorough program to allow companies to protect their marks and brands:
SR2a: Early Bird Sunrise for trademarks registered (applied for before 16th March 2004) and have demonstrable usage
SR2b: General Marks Sunrise for newer trademarks (applied for before 6th December 2006) or marks that have not yet been actively used
SR2c: Extended Protection for trademark owners to protect their brands beyond the term itself but also domain names that are relevant to their lines of businesses e.g. XYZ.asia and XYZcomputers.asia.
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Timelines
Sunrise (SR2a) will begin on 9th October 2007 and the application period will end on 30th October 2007.
SR2b, SR2c and SR3 will commence on 13th November 2007, and close on 15th January 2008. Priorities for each phase will be maintained.
First come-first served does not apply.
During the Sunrise phases and sub-phases, all applications of domain names within the period specified will be considered to be received at the same time.
DotAsia believes this will significantly ease the pressure for hastened applications within moments of the registry opening.
If a domain name received only one qualified application, the domain will be allocated to the applicant accordingly. If a domain name received more than one qualified application, an auction will be held between the two or more qualified applicants. Auctions will be mainly conducted online and with a high level of transparency for bidders. At this stage, DotAsia has not specified how the auction will work in detail. As soon as Melbourne IT CBS is made aware of this process, we will communicate this to clients.
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Summary of the .asia sunrise process
Three main phases of Sunrise:
Sunrise 1 (SR1): Governmental Reserved Names
Sunrise 2 (SR2): Registered Marks (Trademarks and service marks)
Sunrise 3 (SR3): Registered Entity Names (Company names, etc.)
Sunrise 2 (SR2) is further refined into 3 sub-phases:
SR2a: Early Bird Sunrise for trademarks registered earlier (applied for before 16th March 2004) and have demonstrable usage.
SR2b: General Marks Sunrise for newer trademarks (applied for before 6th December 2006) or marks that have not yet been actively used.
SR2c: Extended Protection for trademark owners to protect their brands beyond the term itself but also domain names that are relevant to their lines of businesses e.g. XYZ.asia and XYZcomputers.asia.
The launch schedule for the phases:
9 October 2007: Sunrise 1(SR1) and Sunrise 2a (SR2a) commences
30 October 2007: SR2a application period ends
13 November 2007: SR2b, SR2c and SR3 commences
15 January 2008: Sunrise application period ends
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Eligibility
At least one of the Domain Contacts (Registrant, Admin, Tech or Billing) associated with the Domain Name must be a legal entity in the DotAsia Community (based on the ICANN Asia/Australia/Pacific Region described by 73 ccTLDs).
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Need local presence?
Melbourne IT CBS is able to assist clients register .asia domain names to protect your key brands in the .asia namespace, even if your company does not have a current local presence. Please contact us to find out how.
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Submit your interest today!
Melbourne IT CBS is accepting expressions of interest in .asia via our website (.asia webpage) or through your Account Manager.
Once the registry advises registrars of the pre validation process relating to .asia. Melbourne IT CBS will issue to all clients a .asia information kit in relation to submitting applications through Melbourne IT CBS, along with pricing details.
Melbourne IT CBS expects this information to be released by the end of July at which time we will communicate to all clients.
Any immediate questions regarding .asia, please contact your Melbourne IT CBS Account Manager.