Two-Character Letter/Letter Label Comments and Mitigation Measures
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TLD | Two Characters | Comments from Government | Last updated | RO Mitigation Plan | RO Name | BRAND TLD |
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fail | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
faith | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationfaith MitigationBy Famous Four Media Limited By Famous Four media Limited. 2016-04-25 | Famous Four Media Limited | No |
family | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
fan | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | No | ||
fans | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | No | ||
farm | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
fashion | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationfashion MitigationBy 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: 2016-04-22 | Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH | No |
ferrero | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationferrero MitigationBy Ferrero Trading Lux S.A. .FERRERO TLD is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Ferrero Trading Lux S.A. 2016-04-18 | Ferrero Trading Lux S.A. | Yes |
film | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationfilm MitigationBy Motion Picture Domain Registry .film Mitigation 2016-04-14 | Motion Picture Domain Registry | No |
final | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationfinal MitigationBy 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. 2016-04-22 | Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação do Ponto BR - NIC.br | No |
finance | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
financial | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
fire | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationfire MitigationBy 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. 2016-04-25 | Amazon Registry Services, Inc. | Yes |
firestone | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationfirestone MitigationBy Bridgestone Corporation Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) 2016-04-25 | Bridgestone Corporation | Yes |
fish | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
fishing | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationfishing MitigationBy 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: 2016-04-22 | Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH | No |
fit | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationfit MitigationBy 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: 2016-04-22 | Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH | No |
fitness | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
flights | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
florist | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
flowers | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | No | ||
flsmidth | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | Yes | ||
football | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
forex | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationforex MitigationBy 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: View Documents 2016-04-21 | dotBroker Registry, dotCFD Registry, dotForex Registry, dotMarkets Registry, dotSpreadbetting Registry, dotTrading Registry [collectively, the "Boston Ivy Registry"] | No |
forsale | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
foundation | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
fox | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationfox MitigationBy FOX Registry, LLC Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) 2016-04-21 | FOX Registry, LLC | Yes |
frl | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationfrl MitigationBy Ewout de Graaf Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to avoid such confusion is willing to offer the following: View Documents 2016-04-25 | Ewout de Graaf | No |
fund | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
furniture | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
futbol | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
fyi | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
gallery | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
gallup | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationgallup MitigationBy Gallup, Inc. Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) 2016-04-18 | Gallup, Inc. | Yes |
game | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | No | ||
garden | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationgarden MitigationBy 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: 2016-04-22 | Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH | No |
genting | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | Yes | ||
gift | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | No | ||
gifts | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
gives | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
glass | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
global | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationglobal MitigationBy Dot GLOBAL Domain Registry Limited ABOUT .GLOBAL 2016-04-19 | Dot GLOBAL Domain Registry Limited | No |
globo | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationglobo MitigationBy Globo Comunicação e Participações SA .globo is an exclusive-use TLD for the Globo media conglomerate, based in Brazil. 2016-04-22 | Globo Comunicação e Participações SA | No |
gold | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
goldpoint | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationgoldpoint MitigationBy YODOBASHI CAMERA CO.,LTD. 2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan for YODOBASHI TLDs 2016-04-25 | YODOBASHI CAMERA CO.,LTD. | Yes |
golf | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
goodyear | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationgoodyear MitigationBy The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Brief explanation of the TLD: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has applied for .goodyear to run a closed .brand environment. 2016-04-21 | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | Yes |
pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationgoogle MitigationBy 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) | Yes | |
gop | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | No | ||
graphics | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
gratis | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
gripe | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
gucci | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationgucci MitigationBy Guccio Gucci S.p.a. .GUCCI TLD is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Guccio Gucci S.p.a. 2016-04-20 | Guccio Gucci S.p.a. | Yes |
guide | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
guitars | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | No | ||
guru | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
hamburg | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationhamburg MitigationBy Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH Proposed Measures to Avoid Confusion within the Community-based GeoTLD .HAMBURG for su, ru, uk, it, gb, ac, gi, tc, sh, ms, ky, io, bm, fk, ng, kr, il, sg, hk, pn, gs, tw, vn, ln, in, pt 2016-04-25 | Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH | No |
haus | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
healthcare | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
help | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | No | ||
hermes | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationhermes MitigationBy HERMES INTERNATIONAL .hermes is a closed top-level domain name for the sole and exclusive use of HERMES INTERNATIONAL. 2016-04-11 | HERMES INTERNATIONAL | Yes |
hiphop | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | No | ||
hockey | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
holdings | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
holiday | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
homes | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationhomes MitigationBy DERAutos LLC, DERBoats LLC, DERHomes LLC, DERMotorcycles LLC, DERYachts LLC (collective Dominion Registries) See attached document View Documents 2016-04-26 | DERAutos LLC, DERBoats LLC, DERHomes LLC, DERMotorcycles LLC, DERYachts LLC (collective Dominion Registries) | No |
honda | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationhonda MitigationBy Honda Motor Co.,Ltd Provide a brief explanation of the TLD: 2016-04-25 | Honda Motor Co.,Ltd | Yes |
horse | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationhorse MitigationBy 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: 2016-04-22 | Minds + Machines Group Limited, Bayern Connect GmbH, Minds + Machines GmbH | No |
host | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationhost MitigationBy Radix Dear ICANN, 2016-04-25 | Radix | No |
hosting | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | No | ||
hot | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationhot MitigationBy 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. 2016-04-25 | Amazon Registry Services, Inc. | No |
hotmail | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationhotmail MitigationBy Microsoft Corporation Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) 2016-04-05 | Microsoft Corporation | Yes |
house | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
hsbc | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationhsbc MitigationBy HSBC Holdings PLC .HSBC TLD is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by HSBC Holdings PLC 2016-04-20 | HSBC Holdings PLC | Yes |
hyundai | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationhyundai MitigationBy Hyundai Motor Company Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) 2016-04-25 | Hyundai Motor Company | Yes |
icbc | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationicbc MitigationBy Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited A Proposal to Minimize the Potential Likelihood of Confusion in Connection with the Allocation of Specific Two Character Domain Names View Documents 2016-04-25 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited | Yes |
ifm | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | Yes | ||
imdb | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationimdb MitigationBy 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. 2016-04-25 | Amazon Registry Services, Inc. | Yes |
immo | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
immobilien | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
industries | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
infiniti | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationinfiniti MitigationBy NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. 2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan for NISSAN TLDs 2016-04-25 | NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. | No |
ink | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationink MitigationBy Top Level Design LLC The .ink measures for the avoidance of confusion pertain to the following letter/letter labels: ci, cn, eg, il, in, it, me, pt, and sg. 2016-04-25 | Top Level Design LLC | No |
institute | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
insure | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
international | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
investments | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
irish | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | No | ||
itv | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationitv MitigationBy ITV Services Limited .ITV TLD is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by ITV Services Limited 2016-04-12 | ITV Services Limited | Yes |
iwc | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationiwc MitigationBy Richemont DNS Inc. Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) 2016-04-05 | Richemont DNS Inc. | Yes |
java | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | Yes | ||
jcb | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationjcb MitigationBy JCB Co., Ltd. .jcb 2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan 2016-04-25 | JCB Co., Ltd. | Yes |
jetzt | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | No | ||
jewelry | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | Donuts Inc. | No |
jlc | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationjlc MitigationBy Richemont DNS Inc. Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) 2016-04-05 | Richemont DNS Inc. | Yes |
jll | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | Yes | ||
jmp | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationjmp MitigationBy Karen L. Day Please see the attached documents outlining our registry's plans to avoid confusion with certain 2 character labels as previously requested. View Documents 2016-05-06 | Karen L. Day | Yes |
juegos | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | No | ||
kaufen | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigation View Documents 2016-04-25 | United TLD Holdco | No |
kddi | pt | View Comments 2015-11-30 | 2015-11-30 | View Mitigationkddi MitigationBy KDDI CORPORATION .kddi 2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan 2016-04-25 | KDDI CORPORATION | Yes |
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.