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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As of 13 December 2016, this page is no longer active.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
church	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation church Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
circle	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation city Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
claims	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation claims Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
cleaning	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation cleaning Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
click	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08			No
clinic	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08			No
clinique	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation clinique Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	Yes
clothing	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation clothing Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
cloud	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08			No
clubmed	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation coach Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
codes	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation codes Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
coffee	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation coffee Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
college	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08			No
commbank	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation community Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
company	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation company Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
computer	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation computer Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
condos	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation condos Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
construction	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation construction Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
consulting	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation contractors Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
cooking	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation cool Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
country	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation coupons Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
credit	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation credit Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
creditcard	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation creditcard Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
cricket	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation cruises Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
cuisinella	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation dating Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
datsun	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation deals Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
degree	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation delivery Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
dell	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation dental Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
dentist	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08			No
design	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation diamonds Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
diet	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08			No
digital	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation digital Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
direct	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation direct Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
directory	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation directory Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
discount	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation discount Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
dnp	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation dog Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
domains	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation domains Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
download	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08			No
education	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation education Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
email	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation email Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
emerck	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation energy Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
engineer	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation engineering Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
enterprises	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation enterprises Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
epson	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	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	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation equipment Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
estate	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation estate Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
events	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation events Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
everbank	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08			Yes
exchange	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation exchange Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
expert	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation expert Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
exposed	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation exposed Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
express	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation express Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
fail	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation fail Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
faith	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation faith 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
family	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation family Mitigation By United TLD Holdco Please see attached PDF on behalf of United TLD Holdco View Documents 2016-04-25	United TLD Holdco	No
fan	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08			No
fans	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08			No
farm	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation farm Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
fashion	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation fashion 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
ferrero	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation ferrero Mitigation By Ferrero Trading Lux S.A. .FERRERO TLD is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Ferrero Trading Lux S.A. Protections: Ferrero Trading Lux S.A. for the .FERRERO TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that Ferrero Trading Lux S.A. will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .FERRERO is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .FERRERO is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 3. .FERRERO TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .FERRERO that requires that all domain names in the .FERRERO TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .FERRERO TLD will clearly publish this registration policy; 5. .FERRERO TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .FERRERO TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designates to the public that .FERRERO TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Ferrero Trading Lux S.A., its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator. By this notice, Ferrero Trading Lux S.A. confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-18	Ferrero Trading Lux S.A.	Yes
film	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation film Mitigation By Motion Picture Domain Registry .film Mitigation Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion .film is a generic TLD for the film industry. While .film is an open TLD, registration of domain names is limited to members of the film community as described in the Registration Policy. The proposed protections to avoid confusion with country codes at the second level outlined below specifically apply to: ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, and tw 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, contained within our Acceptable Use Policy for the .film TLD is the following text: “…The Registrant of a domain name, as recorded in the Registry Service, will be responsible for: a. the use of their domain name; b. ensuring that the use of the domain name, where that domain name is a two letter Label that corresponds to a country code described in the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard, avoids confusion with the corresponding country code;…” Should a Registrant fail to comply with the Acceptable Use Policy, the domain name may be cancelled, locked, placed on hold, transferred or deleted. Thus all Registrants in the TLDs, have an obligation to avoid confusion with two letter country codes and we have clear penalties for any failure to do so. 2016-04-14	Motion Picture Domain Registry	No
final	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation final Mitigation By Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR - NIC.br Here follows the measures to avoid confusion submitted by NIC.br for its gTLDs .bom and .final are attached. We note the incorrect usage of the word "mitigation" in ICANN 2-char website since it's not what is prescribed in the registry agreement. .bom and .final are Portuguese words and the target market for such domains is mostly Brazil, the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world, although not restricted to Brazilians. We divided our comment into 3 sets of 2-letter combinations. Set 1: ci, cn, eg, il, sg ========================= Although we do not perceive any of these combinations as confusing, we won't file measures for these combinations at this time. We reserve the right to refile for these combinations in the future, as they might be referenced in the yet to be published registration policies. Set 2: in, it, me ================= Although not a native language, most Internet users in Brazil have at least a rudimentary understanding of the English language. The 3 2-letter combinations in this set are incredibly common words of the English language that are known even by less skilled Internet users. Also of notice is that the word "it" is also known as the acronym "IT" for Information Technology; IT specialists have a higher understanding of English than the average Internet user and commonly see "IT" as referencing their area of expertise. Considering this, we understand that no further measures to avoid confusion with these combination are required. Set 3: pt ========= pt is not only the country designation for Portugal, it's also the language designation in ISO 639-1 code for the Portuguese language. A myriad of websites use the form pt.example.com or example.com/pt for their Portuguese versions, which makes pt most known for Internet users as a language designator rather than a country designator. We note that this reasoning has already been accepted in RSEP2014007 for all ISO 639-1 and 639-2 codes, and is even more applicable to this context considering it being the native language of the target registrants and the likely target users of such domains. "PT" is also widely recognized in Brazil for the acronym of the Workers's Party ("Partido dos Trabalhadores"), the ruling party in Brazil since 2002. "PT" is also known in the Brazil, and possibly other Portuguese speaking countries, as an abbreviation for "Ponto" (dot). In telegrams or telex messages of the previous century, it was used to replace "Ponto" due to having less letters at a time each character was costly to transmit. "PT" is also commonly used as acronym of "Perda Total", which is a total loss of an insured property (usually a car). This become a slang used not only in the insurance business but to mean that anything was beyond repair, or even to mean that a person was totally drunk. Considering the many uses of the 2-char combination 'pt', it would be surprising for someone to understand it as a reference to Portugal or .pt domains, and we understand that no further measures to avoid confusion with this 2-char combination are required. 2016-04-22	Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR - NIC.br	No
finance	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation finance Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
financial	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation financial Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
fire	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation fire Mitigation By Amazon Registry Services, Inc. Amazon Registry Services, Inc. (“ARSI”), the Registry Operator for the .Brand TLDs .AUDIBLE, .AWS, .FIRE, .IMDB, .KINDLE, .PRIME, .SILK, and .ZAPPOS (collectively, “the .Brand 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, or tw. ARSI has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement for each of the .Brand TLDs. Specification 13 contractually requires ARSI to apply measures which, in and of themselves, avoid confusion with the country codes corresponding to the 2-character letter-letter combinations listed above, namely: 1. Each of the .Brand TLDs is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. Each of the .Brand TLDs is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 3. ARSI has developed and will implement a registration policy for each of the .Brand TLDs that requires all domain names in each such TLD be registered only by ARSI, its Affiliates, or Trademark Licensees of ARSI or its Affiliates; 4. ARSI will publish the registration policy for each of the .Brand TLDs upon delegation; and 5. ARSI has ensured, and will continue to ensure, its compliance with the registration policy through annual certification of qualification for Specification 13 for each of the .Brand TLDs. Compliance with Specification 13 clearly designates to the public that the .Brand TLDs are proprietary spaces in which ARSI, its Affiliates, or Trademark Licensees of ARSI or its Affiliates use all second-level domain names. Accordingly, there will be no basis on which a letter-letter domain name registered in any of the .Brand TLDs could be confused with the country codes corresponding to the 2-character letter-letter combinations listed above. 2016-04-25	Amazon Registry Services, Inc.	Yes
firestone	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation firestone Mitigation By Bridgestone Corporation Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) Provide a brief explanation of the TLD: .firestone is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Bridgestone Corporation Protections: Bridgestone Corporation for the .firestone TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that the Bridgestone Corporation will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .firestone is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .firestone is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 3. .firestone TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .firestone that requires that all domain names in the .firestone TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .firestone TLD will clearly publish this registration policy; 5. .firestone TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .firestone TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .firestone TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Bridgestone Corporation, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator. By this Bridgestone Corporation confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-25	Bridgestone Corporation	Yes
fish	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation fish Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
fishing	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation fishing 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
fit	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation fit 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
fitness	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation fitness Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
flights	ac	View Comments 2015-12-02	2015-12-08	View Mitigation flights Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No

uk Comments

By Nick Shorey, Senior Policy Officer, Department for Culture, Media & Sport

In order to avoid the potential for confusion and any unintended consequences, the administration of Ascension Island (UK overseas territory) wish to be notified of all registry requests to use the two characters of their country code at the second level - and any existing requests should be put on hold accordingly until they have considered these requests.

Two-Character Letter/Letter Label Comments and Mitigation Measures

church Mitigation

circle Mitigation

city Mitigation

claims Mitigation

cleaning Mitigation

clinique Mitigation

clothing Mitigation

cloud Mitigation

clubmed Mitigation

coach Mitigation

codes Mitigation

coffee Mitigation

commbank Mitigation

community Mitigation

company Mitigation

computer Mitigation

condos Mitigation

construction Mitigation

consulting Mitigation

contractors Mitigation

cooking Mitigation

cool Mitigation

country Mitigation

coupons Mitigation

credit Mitigation

creditcard Mitigation

cricket Mitigation

crs Mitigation

cruises Mitigation

cuisinella Mitigation

cyou Mitigation

dance Mitigation

date Mitigation

dating Mitigation

datsun Mitigation

deal Mitigation

deals Mitigation

degree Mitigation

delivery Mitigation

dell Mitigation

deloitte Mitigation

delta Mitigation

democrat Mitigation

dental Mitigation

dentist Mitigation

design Mitigation

diamonds Mitigation

digital Mitigation

direct Mitigation

directory Mitigation

discount Mitigation

dnp Mitigation

docs Mitigation

dog Mitigation

domains Mitigation

download Mitigation

dunlop Mitigation

dvag Mitigation

dvag Mitigation

education Mitigation

email Mitigation

emerck Mitigation

energy Mitigation

engineer Mitigation

engineering Mitigation

enterprises Mitigation

epson Mitigation

equipment Mitigation

estate Mitigation

events Mitigation

exchange Mitigation

expert Mitigation

exposed Mitigation

express Mitigation

fail Mitigation

faith Mitigation

family Mitigation

farm Mitigation

fashion Mitigation