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Two-Character Letter/Letter Label Comments and Mitigation Measures

As of 13 December 2016, this page is no longer active. Please visit here for more information.

For comments submitted before 6 October 2015, view the archive of comments received.

TLDs

RO Names

TLD	Two Characters	Comments from Government	Last updated	RO Mitigation Plan	RO Name	BRAND TLD
cards	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation cards Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
care	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation care Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
careers	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation careers Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
cars	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
cartier	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation cartier Mitigation By Richemont DNS Inc. Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) Provide a brief explanation of the TLD: .CARTIER TLD is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Richemont DNS Inc Protections: Richemont DNS Inc for the .CARTIER TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that Richemont DNS Inc will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .CARTIER is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .CARTIER is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 3. .CARTIER TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .CARTIER that requires that all domain names in the .CARTIER TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .CARTIER TLD will clearly publish this registration policy; 5. .CARTIER TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .CARTIER TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .CARTIER TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Richemont DNS Inc, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator. By this Richemont DNS Inc confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-05	Richemont DNS Inc.	Yes
casa	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation casa Mitigation By Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to commit to: a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from any relevant government and provide a written report in response; and b. where, in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, registry operator will seek to work indirectly with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address the misuse. c. In the event that misuse continues to occur, the Registry Operator may, in its sole discretion, undertake direct action up to and including suspension or deletion of the domain name. 2016-04-22	Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH	No
cash	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation cash Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
casino	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation casino Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
catering	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation catering Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
cba	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation cba Mitigation By Commonwealth Bank of Australia Refer measures in attached PDF document View Documents 2016-04-13	Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Yes
center	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation center Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
ceo	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
cern	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation cern Mitigation By European Organization for Nuclear Research ("CERN") Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) Provide a brief explanation of the TLD: .cern is a closed top-level domain name for the sole and exclusive use of THE EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH (“CERN”). Protections THE EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH (“CERN”) is the Registry Operator for the .cern TLD and has executed Specification 13 of the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that CERN will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .cern is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .cern is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 3. .cern TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .cern that requires that all domain names in the .cern TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator and its Affiliates; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .cern TLD will clearly publish this registration policy; 5. .cern TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .cern TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .cern TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by CERN and its Affiliates and not the government or the corresponding country code operator. By this text CERN confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-25	European Organization for Nuclear Research ("CERN")	Yes
cfd	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation cfd Mitigation By dotBroker Registry, dotCFD Registry, dotForex Registry, dotMarkets Registry, dotSpreadbetting Registry, dotTrading Registry [collectively, the "Boston Ivy Registry"] Please find attached a document which outlines the Registry's plans to avoid confusion in respect of the below TLDs: .Markets .Trading .Forex .Broker .Spreadbetting .CFD View Documents 2016-04-21	dotBroker Registry, dotCFD Registry, dotForex Registry, dotMarkets Registry, dotSpreadbetting Registry, dotTrading Registry [collectively, the "Boston Ivy Registry"]	No
chanel	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation chanel Mitigation By Chanel International B.V. CHANEL INTERNATIONAL B.V., the Registry Operator for the .CHANEL TLD, has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that CHANEL INTERNATIONAL B.V. will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .CHANEL is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .CHANEL is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11 of the Registry Agreement; 3. CHANEL INTERNATIONAL B.V. has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .CHANEL that requires that all domain names in the .CHANEL TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, CHANEL INTERNATIONAL B.V. submitted this policy as part of its application for Specification 13 and has clearly published this registration policy; and 5. CHANEL INTERNATIONAL B.V. will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13, as required by the Registry Agreement. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .CHANEL TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designates to the public that the .CHANEL TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by CHANEL INTERNATIONAL B.V., its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the Government or the corresponding country-code operator. By this letter, CHANEL INTERNATIONAL B.V. confirms that all registrations of two-letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-22	Chanel International B.V.	Yes
chat	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation chat Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
cheap	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation cheap Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
chloe	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation chloe Mitigation By Richemont DNS Inc. Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) Provide a brief explanation of the TLD: .CHLOE TLD is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Richemont DNS Inc Protections: Richemont DNS Inc for the .CHLOE TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that Richemont DNS Inc will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .CHLOE is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .CHLOE is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 3. .CHLOE TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .CHLOE that requires that all domain names in the .CHLOE TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .CHLOE TLD will clearly publish this registration policy; 5. .CHLOE TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .CHLOE TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .CHLOE TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Richemont DNS Inc, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator. By this Richemont DNS Inc confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-05	Richemont DNS Inc.	Yes
christmas	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
church	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation church Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
circle	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation circle Mitigation By Amazon Registry Services, Inc. Proposed Release of 2-Character Letter-Letter Combinations in .AUTHOR, .BOT, .BUY, .CALL, .CIRCLE, .COUPON, .DEAL, .FAST, .GOT, .HOT, .JOT, .JOY, .LIKE, .MOI, .NOW, .PAY, .PIN, .READ, .ROOM, .SAFE, .SECURE, .SAVE, .SMILE, .SONG, .SPOT, .TALK, .TUNES, .TUSHU, .WANGGOU, and .xn--rovu88b. Amazon Registry Services, Inc. (“ARSI”), the Registry Operator for the TLDs listed above (“the TLDs”), proposes release of the following 2-character letter-letter combinations: ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, and tw. ARSI further proposes the following measures to avoid confusion with the corresponding country codes. ARSI will commit to: 1. Investigate in a timely manner a report by the government of the country, state, or territory for which a 2-character letter-letter combination listed above (ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, or tw) corresponds to its country code, that: a. the use in any of the TLDs of a domain name consisting of a 2-character letter-letter combination listed above; and b. corresponds to that government’s country code; and c. implies or represents that it is, or has the approval of, such government; and 2. Where, in ARSI’s sole opinion, such use has occurred, ARSI, in its sole discretion: a. will seek to work indirectly with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address such use, or b. may cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS; and 3. Provide a written response within a commercially reasonable time period. ARSI’s Acceptable Use Policy for the TLDs will require registrants of a domain name in each of the TLDs to ensure that their use of a 2-character letter-letter combination does not imply or represent that it is, or has the approval of, any government. ARSI will reserve the right to cancel, lock, place on hold, transfer or delete the domain name in accordance with our commitment above. 2016-04-25	Amazon Registry Services, Inc.	No
city	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation city Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
claims	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation claims Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
cleaning	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation cleaning Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
click	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
clinic	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
clinique	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation clinique Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	Yes
clothing	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation clothing Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
cloud	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation cloud Mitigation By Aruba PEC SpA .cloud proposal for Mitigation Measures to Avoid Confusion in the use of domain names corresponding to ccTLDs Protections Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to avoid such confusion is willing to offer the following: 1. Registry Operator will commit to: a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from the government of a related country code, and provide a written report in response; and b. where, in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS. Furthermore, the Registry Operator considers the issue of domain name used in a way that generates confusion to be already covered in its Registration Policies (available for review at https://www.get.cloud/policies.aspx), for example in: 9.1 [...] Without limiting any other agreement or policy, by submitting an Application for a domain name an Applicant will be deemed to have warranted that: [...] d) it is not submitting the Application or Domain Name Registration request and, upon registration, will not use the Domain Name for an unlawful purpose, contrary to public policy or morality, for offensive purposes, to mislead the public and/or contrary to good and fair business practices; Should a Registrant fail to comply with the .cloud Registration Policies, the domain name may be canceled, locked, placed on hold, transferred or deleted. Thus all Registrants in the TLD, have an obligation to avoid misleading the public by generating confusion also with two letter country codes and there are clear penalties for any failure to do so. Registry Operator is however also open to further clarify this point by including in its Registration Policies a specific requirement for Registrants of domain names that are two letter Labels that correspond to a country code described in the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard not to use them in a manner that generates confusion with the corresponding country code. 2016-04-25	Aruba PEC SpA	No
club	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
clubmed	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation clubmed Mitigation By Club Méditerranée S.A. Provide a brief explanation of the TLD: Club Méditerranée S.A. has applied for .CLUBMED to run a closed .brand environment. Protections Club Méditerranée S.A. for the .CLUBMED TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that the Club Méditerranée S.A. will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .CLUBMED is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .CLUBMED is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 3. .CLUBMED TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .CLUBMED that requires that all domain names in the .CLUBMED TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .CLUBMED TLD will clearly publish this registration policy; 5. .CLUBMED TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .CLUBMED TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .CLUBMED TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Club Méditerranée S.A., its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator. By this letter Club Méditerranée S.A. confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-25	Club Méditerranée S.A.	Yes
coach	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation coach Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
codes	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation codes Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
coffee	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation coffee Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
college	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
commbank	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation commbank Mitigation By Commonwealth Bank of Australia Refer measures in attached PDF document View Documents 2016-04-13	Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Yes
community	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation community Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
company	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation company Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
computer	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation computer Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
condos	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation condos Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
construction	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation construction Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
consulting	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation consulting Mitigation By United TLD Holdco Please see attached PDF on behalf of United TLD Holdco View Documents 2016-04-25	United TLD Holdco	No
contractors	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation contractors Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
cooking	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation cooking Mitigation By Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to commit to: a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from any relevant government and provide a written report in response; and b. where, in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, registry operator will seek to work indirectly with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address the misuse. c. In the event that misuse continues to occur, the Registry Operator may, in its sole discretion, undertake direct action up to and including suspension or deletion of the domain name. 2016-04-22	Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH	No
cool	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation cool Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
country	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation country Mitigation By Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to commit to: a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from any relevant government and provide a written report in response; and b. where, in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, registry operator will seek to work indirectly with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address the misuse. c. In the event that misuse continues to occur, the Registry Operator may, in its sole discretion, undertake direct action up to and including suspension or deletion of the domain name. 2016-04-22	Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH	No
coupons	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation coupons Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
credit	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation credit Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
creditcard	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation creditcard Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
cricket	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation cricket Mitigation By Famous Four Media Limited By Famous Four media Limited. Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to avoid such confusion is willing to offer the following: 1. Registry Operator will commit to: a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from any relevant governments, and provide a written report in response; and b. where, in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS. 2. Registry Operator will enforce the terms of its Acceptable Use and Take down Policy against Registrants. 3. Should a Registrant fail to comply with the Acceptable Use and Take down Policy, the domain names may be cancelled, locked, placed on hold, transferred or deleted. Thus, all Registrants in the TLDs, including ourselves, have an obligation to avoid confusion with two letter country codes and we have clear penalties for any failure to do so. 2016-04-25	Famous Four Media Limited	No
crs	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation crs Mitigation By Federated Co-operatives Limited Registry Operator has updated its domain registration policy to take steps to mitigate the risk of confusion. Registry Operator will not register two string SLDs where it believes there is a risk of confusion with a ccTLD, confusion that the domain is operated by or for the owner of a ccTLD, or otherwise associated with a government or government agency. Registry Operator will also terminate any domains which have been registered but which no longer conform to the foregoing. 2016-03-30	Federated Co-operatives Limited	No
cruises	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation cruises Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
cuisinella	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation cuisinella Mitigation By SALM S.A.S. .cuisinella is a closed top-level domain name for the sole and exclusive use of Salm S.A.S. Protections Salm S.A.S is the Registry Operator for the .cuisinella TLD and has executed Specification 13 of the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that Salm S.A.S will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .cuisinella is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .cuisinella is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 3. .cuisinella TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .cuisinella that requires that all domain names in the .cuisinella TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .cuisinella TLD will clearly publish this registration policy; 5. .cuisinella TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .cuisinella TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .cuisinella TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Salm S.A.S, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator. By this text Salm S.A.S confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-25	SALM S.A.S.	Yes
cyou	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation cyou Mitigation By Beijing Gamease Age Digital Technology Co., Ltd. A Proposal to Minimize the Potential Likelihood of Confusion in Connection with the Allocation of Specific Two Character Domain Names The intention of the Beijing Gamease Age Digital Technology Go., Ltd. (“Cyou”) is to proactively protect the ownership of the “Changyou.com” and “Cyou.com” trademark at the Internet TLD name space and to provide a trusted, hierarchical and intuitive namespace for registrants and users that use CYOU’s broad range of high-quality entertainment and virtual communities services. Protections Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to offer the following: .cyou is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 1. .cyou is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 2. .cyou TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .cyou that requires that all domain names in the .cyou TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 3. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .cyou TLD will clearly publish this registration policy; As a brand TLD, registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties will not be allowed and thus clearly designate to the public that .cyou TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Beijing Gamease Age Digital Technology Go., Ltd., its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not a government or their corresponding country code operator. View Documents 2016-04-25	Beijing Gamease Age Digital Technology Co., Ltd.	No
dance	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation dance Mitigation By United TLD Holdco Please see attached PDF on behalf of United TLD Holdco View Documents 2016-04-25	United TLD Holdco	No
date	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation date Mitigation By Famous Four Media Limited By Famous Four media Limited. Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to avoid such confusion is willing to offer the following: 1. Registry Operator will commit to: a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from any relevant governments, and provide a written report in response; and b. where, in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS. 2. Registry Operator will enforce the terms of its Acceptable Use and Take down Policy against Registrants. 3. Should a Registrant fail to comply with the Acceptable Use and Take down Policy, the domain names may be cancelled, locked, placed on hold, transferred or deleted. Thus, all Registrants in the TLDs, including ourselves, have an obligation to avoid confusion with two letter country codes and we have clear penalties for any failure to do so. 2016-04-25	Famous Four Media Limited	No
dating	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation dating Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
datsun	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation datsun Mitigation By NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan for NISSAN TLDs (.nissan .infiniti .datsun) To address the confusion concerns cited by governments regarding the use of the second-level domains in the NISSAN TLDs, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. will implement a closed registration policy for NISSAN TLDs that mitigates the potential confusion. To these ends, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. commits to the following: ・Developing and implementing a closed registration policy for NISSAN TLDs that requires that all domains name in the TLDs be registered and used by NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., its affiliates, or its trademark licensees; ・Clearly publishing this registration policy on Registry Operator`s homepage for the NISSAN TLDs at “nic.nissan”,”nic.infiniti”, and “nic.datsun”. ・Referring to this registration policy in registry Operator`s Registry-Registrar Agreement with all appointed preferred registrars for the NISSAN TLDs. ・Enforcing of this registration policy and ensuring continued compliance, including through annual recertification of Nissan TLDs` qualification for Specification 13; and ・Using all domain names in the NISSAN TLDs in association with NISSAN`s brand products, and services. This publicly available registration and usage policy would prevent Governments from registering domains in the NISSAN TLDs. It would therefore clearly designate to the public that NISSAN TLDs were proprietary spaces in which all second-level domains in the TLDs were being operated by NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. and not governments. 2016-04-25	NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.	No
deal	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation deal Mitigation By Amazon Registry Services, Inc. Proposed Release of 2-Character Letter-Letter Combinations in .AUTHOR, .BOT, .BUY, .CALL, .CIRCLE, .COUPON, .DEAL, .FAST, .GOT, .HOT, .JOT, .JOY, .LIKE, .MOI, .NOW, .PAY, .PIN, .READ, .ROOM, .SAFE, .SECURE, .SAVE, .SMILE, .SONG, .SPOT, .TALK, .TUNES, .TUSHU, .WANGGOU, and .xn--rovu88b. Amazon Registry Services, Inc. (“ARSI”), the Registry Operator for the TLDs listed above (“the TLDs”), proposes release of the following 2-character letter-letter combinations: ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, and tw. ARSI further proposes the following measures to avoid confusion with the corresponding country codes. ARSI will commit to: 1. Investigate in a timely manner a report by the government of the country, state, or territory for which a 2-character letter-letter combination listed above (ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, or tw) corresponds to its country code, that: a. the use in any of the TLDs of a domain name consisting of a 2-character letter-letter combination listed above; and b. corresponds to that government’s country code; and c. implies or represents that it is, or has the approval of, such government; and 2. Where, in ARSI’s sole opinion, such use has occurred, ARSI, in its sole discretion: a. will seek to work indirectly with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address such use, or b. may cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS; and 3. Provide a written response within a commercially reasonable time period. ARSI’s Acceptable Use Policy for the TLDs will require registrants of a domain name in each of the TLDs to ensure that their use of a 2-character letter-letter combination does not imply or represent that it is, or has the approval of, any government. ARSI will reserve the right to cancel, lock, place on hold, transfer or delete the domain name in accordance with our commitment above. 2016-04-25	Amazon Registry Services, Inc.	No
deals	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation deals Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
degree	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation degree Mitigation By United TLD Holdco Please see attached PDF on behalf of United TLD Holdco View Documents 2016-04-25	United TLD Holdco	No
delivery	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation delivery Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
dell	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation dell Mitigation By Dell Inc. Dell Inc., the Registry Operator for the .DELL gTLD, has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that Dell Inc. will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .DELL is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .DELL is not a Generic String, as the term is defined in Specification 11 of the Registry Agreement; 3. Dell Inc. has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .DELL that requires that all domain names in the .DELL gTLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, Dell Inc. submitted this policy as part of its application for Specification 13 and has clearly published this registration policy; and 5. .DELL will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13, as required by the Registry Agreement. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .DELL gTLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designates to the public that the .DELL gTLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the gTLD are being operated by Dell Inc., its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not any government or corresponding country-code TLD operator. With this submission, Dell Inc. confirms that all registrations of two-letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-15	Dell Inc.	Yes
deloitte	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation deloitte Mitigation By Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) Provide a brief explanation of the TLD: The .deloitte TLD is a .brand TLD as defined in Schedule 13 to ICANN’s registry agreement. It is used by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (“DTTL”), the member firms of DTTL, and their related entities to register various domain names related to their business operations. “Deloitte” is the brand under which tens of thousands of dedicated professionals in these entities throughout the world collaborate to provide audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, tax and related services to select clients. The .deloitte TLD supports these business, providing for brand enhancement and protection by creating a single ecosystem where Deloitte stakeholders know that they are an “official” Deloitte website. Protections: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu for the .deloitte TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .deloitte is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .deloitte is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 3. .deloitte TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .deloitte that requires that all domain names in the .deloitte TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .deloitte TLD will clearly publish this registration policy; 5. .deloitte TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .deloitte TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .deloitte TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator. By this submission Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. View Documents 2016-04-18	Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu	Yes
delta	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation delta Mitigation By Delta Air Lines, Inc. The .DELTA TLD is a closed, single-registrant TLD as defined by Specification 13 of the Registry Agreement (“RA”). Domain registrations, renewals and maintenance will be available only to authorized users and members of Delta Air Lines, Inc. and its subsidiaries. The .DELTA TLD sets to optimize customer service, communicate corporate and consumer information and promote security as follows: • A consistently structured and authenticated system of Internet and Intranet communication. • An authenticated brand that enhances consumer confidence in communication from and to .DELTA. Eligibility All second-level domains and subsequent sub-domains will be generated solely for the communication structure and strategy of Delta Air Lines, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Accordingly, .DELTA registrations will not be freely available to the market. Registry Operator will comply with all requirements of Specification 5 of the Registry Agreement. Rights Protection Registry Operator will adhere to rights protection mechanisms mandated by ICANN, including all mechanisms included in Specification 7 of the Registry Agreement. Acceptable Use Registry Operator will take all reasonable steps to protect personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorized disclosure, alteration or destruction. Registry Operator will also comply, in accordance with the Registry Agreement, with all existing and future consensus policies as formally adopted by ICANN. Registry Operator will only use ICANN-accredited registrars established under the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement. As a single-registrant TLD eligible for Specification 13, Registry Operator will implement all policies and procedures established within the Registry Agreement. 2016-04-25	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Yes
democrat	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation democrat Mitigation By United TLD Holdco Please see attached PDF on behalf of United TLD Holdco View Documents 2016-04-25	United TLD Holdco	No
dental	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation dental Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
dentist	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation dentist Mitigation By United TLD Holdco Please see attached PDF on behalf of United TLD Holdco View Documents 2016-04-25	United TLD Holdco	No
desi	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
design	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation design Mitigation By Top Level Design LLC The .design measures for the avoidance of confusion pertain to the following letter/letter labels: ci, cn, eg, il, in, it, me, pt, and sg. Top Level Design LLC is the Registry Operator for .design, an open, generic TLD for designers of all disciplines. Top Level Design LLC understands the concern that confusion may arise and is willing to offer the following: 1. Top Level Design LLC will commit to: a. Investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, from relevant governments (including Ivory Coast, China, Egypt, Israel, India, Italy, Montenegro, Portugal, and Singapore), and provide a written report in response. b. Where, in the Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, the Registry Operator will seek to work indirectly with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address the misuse. c. In the event that misuse continues to occur, the Registry Operator may, in its sole discretion, undertake direct action up to and including suspension or deletion of the domain name, in accordance with its Acceptable Use Policy. 2016-04-25	Top Level Design LLC	No
diamonds	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation diamonds Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
diet	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
digital	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation digital Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
direct	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation direct Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
directory	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation directory Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
discount	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation discount Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
dnp	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation dnp Mitigation By Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. .dnp 2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan To address the confusion concerns cited by governments regarding the use of the second-level domains in the .dnp TLD, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. will implement a closed registration policy for .dnp that mitigates the potential confusion. To these ends, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. commits to the following: ・Developing and implementing a closed registration policy for .dnp that requires that all domains name in the TLD be registered and used by Dai Nippon printing Co., Ltd., its affiliates, or its trademark licensees; ・Clearly publishing this registration policy on Registry Operator`s homepage for the .dnp TLD at “nic.dnp”. ・Referring to this registration policy in registry Operator`s Registry-Registrar Agreement with all appointed preferred registrars for the .dnp TLD. ・Enforcing of this registration policy and ensuring continued compliance, including through annual recertification of .dnp`s qualification for Specification 13; and ・Using all domain names in the .dnp TLD in association with DNP`s brand products, and services. This publicly available registration and usage policy would prevent Governments from registering domains in the .dnp. It would therefore clearly designate to the public that .dnp was a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD were being operated by Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. and not governments. 2016-04-25	Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.	Yes
docs	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation docs Mitigation By Charleston Road Registry Inc. (d/b/a Google Registry) Please find attached Google Registry's proposed mechanisms to avoid confusion between the use of two-letter labels in its top level domains and the corresponding country codes. View Documents 2016-04-22	Charleston Road Registry Inc. (d/b/a Google Registry)	No
dog	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation dog Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
domains	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation domains Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
download	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation download Mitigation By Famous Four Media Limited By Famous Four media Limited. Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to avoid such confusion is willing to offer the following: 1. Registry Operator will commit to: a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from any relevant governments, and provide a written report in response; and b. where, in Registry Operator’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, cause the domain name’s records to be removed from the DNS. 2. Registry Operator will enforce the terms of its Acceptable Use and Take down Policy against Registrants. 3. Should a Registrant fail to comply with the Acceptable Use and Take down Policy, the domain names may be cancelled, locked, placed on hold, transferred or deleted. Thus, all Registrants in the TLDs, including ourselves, have an obligation to avoid confusion with two letter country codes and we have clear penalties for any failure to do so. 2016-04-25	Famous Four Media Limited	No
dunlop	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation dunlop Mitigation By The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Brief explanation of the TLD: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has applied for .dunlop to run a closed .brand environment. Protections The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for the .dunlop TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .dunlop is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .dunlop is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 3. .dunlop TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .dunlop that requires that all domain names in the .dunlop TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .dunlop TLD will clearly publish this registration policy; 5. .dunlop TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .dunlop TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .dunlop TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the [GOVERNMENT] or the corresponding country code operator. By this [LETTER] The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-21	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company	Yes
dvag	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation dvag Mitigation By Deutsche Vermögensberatung Aktiengesellschaft DVAG Please find Deutsche Vermögensberatung Aktiengesellschaft DVAG's Mitigation Measures to Avoid Confusion (concerning 2-letter labels in general) for the “.DVAG” and ".POHL" TLDs attached. View Documents 2016-04-23 View Mitigation dvag Mitigation By Deutsche Vermögensberatung Aktiengesellschaft DVAG Please find Deutsche Vermögensberatung Aktiengesellschaft DVAG's "Mitigation Measures to Avoid Confusion" (concerning 2-letter labels in general) for the “.DVAG” and ".POHL" TLDs attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Deutsche Vermögensberatung Aktiengesellschaft DVAG	No
earth	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
education	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation education Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
email	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation email Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
emerck	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation emerck Mitigation By Merck KGaA Please find Merck KGaA's "Mitigation Measures to Avoid Confusion" (concerning 2-letter labels in general) the “.EMERCK” TLD attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Merck KGaA	Yes
energy	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation energy Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
engineer	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation engineer Mitigation By United TLD Holdco Please see attached PDF on behalf of United TLD Holdco View Documents 2016-04-25	United TLD Holdco	No
engineering	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation engineering Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
enterprises	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation enterprises Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
epson	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation epson Mitigation By Seiko Epson Corporation Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) Provide a brief explanation of the TLD: .epson is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Seiko Epson Corporation Protections: Seiko Epson Corporation for the .epson TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that the Seiko Epson Corporation will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .epson is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .epson is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 3. .epson TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .epson that requires that all domain names in the .epson TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .epson TLD will clearly publish this registration policy; 5. .epson TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .epson TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .epson TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Seiko Epson Corporation, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator. By this Seiko Epson Corporation confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-25	Seiko Epson Corporation	Yes
equipment	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation equipment Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
estate	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation estate Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
events	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation events Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
everbank	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			Yes
exchange	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation exchange Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
expert	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation expert Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
exposed	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation exposed Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
express	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation express Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No

pt Comments

By Ana Cristina Ferreira Amoroso das Neves, Director, Department Information Society, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education

I request previous comments to objections to the release of the ".pt" as the SLD signalling 1) consumer protection concerns and confusion; 2) some gTLD correspond to a regulated market in EU countries, so their release might generate possible abuses and confusion at the end-users level and therefore must be subject to authorization by the Portuguese Government; 3) others should remain reserved so that can only be assigned to a person, entity or corporation proposed or accepted by the Portuguese Government, which demands consultations with the Portuguese Government. These comments are due to the ICANN's new process launched on the 6th October 2015 on the use of the 2-letter CC and CN at the SLD, taken into account nonetheless GAC's advice from Dublin Communiqué (October 2015). Confusability exists in all instances since the PT code is widely recognized both on and off the Internet as an identifier for Portugal. In this regard, we are concerned that consumers assume that persons or undertakings operating under "pt.string" not only offer their services in Portugal or products or services related to Portugal but that they comply with applicable regulations. As this may not be warranted by registration policies and contracts, we would request Portuguese Government is consulted before any registration, regardless of the grounds for objection. Portugal reserves the right to change position in this regard in the future.
The Portuguese Government will continue to closely follow the evolution of the market and of the technical and political framework to collect data and evidence to better understand the consequences of such release.

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