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TLD  Two
Characters  		Comments from GovernmentLast
updated  		RO Mitigation PlanRO NameBRAND TLD
budapestkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

budapest 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 GmbHNo
bugattikrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

bugatti Mitigation

By Bugatti International SA

.bugatti is a closed Brand TLD for the sole and exclusive use of Bugatti International SA.

Protections
Bugatti International SA (Registry Operator) for the .bugatti TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that the Registry Operator will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following:

.bugatti is identical to a qualifying registered trademark;
.bugatti is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11;
Registry Operator has developed and implemented a closed registration policy for .bugatti that requires that all domain names in the .bugatti TLD be registered only by Bugatti International SA, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees.

As required under the Registry Agreement, the Registry Operator published this registration policy on its website.

Registry Operator will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13.

Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the Registry Operator from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .bugatti TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by the Registry Operator, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the governments or the corresponding country code operators.

By this submission Bugatti International SA confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13.


2016-04-21

Bugatti International SAYes
buildkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04No
builderskrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

builders Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
businesskrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

business Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
buykrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

buy 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
buzzkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04No
bzhkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04No
cabkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

cab Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
cafekrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

cafe Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
callkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

call 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
camerakrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

camera Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
campkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

camp Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
canonkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

canon Mitigation

By Canon Inc.

.canon 2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan

To address the confusion concerns cited by governments regarding the use of the second-level domains in the .canon TLD, Canon Inc. will implement a closed registration policy for .canon that mitigates the potential confusion. To these ends, Canon Inc. commits to the following:

・Developing and implementing a closed registration policy for .canon that requires that all domains name in the TLD be registered and used by Canon Inc., its affiliates, or its trademark licensees;

・Clearly publishing this registration policy on Registry Operator`s homepage for the .canon TLD at “nic.canon”.

・Referring to this registration policy in registry Operator`s Registry-Registrar Agreement with all appointed preferred registrars for the .canon TLD.

・Enforcing of this registration policy and ensuring continued compliance, including through annual recertification of .canon`s qualification for Specification 13; and

・Using all domain names in the .canon TLD in association with Canon`s brand products, and services.

This publicly available registration and usage policy would prevent Governments from registering domains in the .canon. It would therefore clearly designate to the public that .canon was a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD were being operated by Canon Inc. and not governments.


2016-04-25

Canon Inc.Yes
capitalkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

capital Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
carkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04No
cardskrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

cards Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
carekrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

care Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
careerskrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

careers Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
carskrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04No
cartierkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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
casakrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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 GmbHNo
cashkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

cash Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
casinokrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

casino Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
cateringkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

catering Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
cbakrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

cba Mitigation

By Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Refer measures in attached PDF document


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2016-04-13

Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaYes
cebkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

ceb Mitigation

By The Corporate Executive Board Company

Provide a brief explanation of the TLD:
The Corporate Executive Board Company has applied for .CEB to run a closed .brand environment.

Protections
The Corporate Executive Board Company for the .CEB TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that the The Corporate Executive Board Company will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following:
1. .CEB is identical to a qualifying registered trademark;
2. .CEB is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11;
3. .CEB TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .CEB that requires that all domain names in the .CEB TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees;
4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .CEB TLD will clearly publish this registration policy;
5. .CEB TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13.

Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .CEB TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .CEB TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by The Corporate Executive Board Company, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator.
By this letter The Corporate Executive Board Company confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13.


2016-04-25

The Corporate Executive Board CompanyYes
centerkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

center Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
ceokrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04No
cernkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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
cfakrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04Yes
cfdkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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


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2016-04-21

dotBroker Registry, dotCFD Registry, dotForex Registry, dotMarkets Registry, dotSpreadbetting Registry, dotTrading Registry [collectively, the "Boston Ivy Registry"]No
chanelkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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
chatkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

chat Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
cheapkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

cheap Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
chloekrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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
christmaskrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04No
chromekrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

chrome 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.


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2016-04-22

Charleston Road Registry Inc. (d/b/a Google Registry)Yes
churchkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

church Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
circlekrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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
ciscokrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

cisco Mitigation

By Cisco Technology, Inc.

.CISCO gTLD Confusion Avoidance Plan

Cisco Technology, Inc., the Registry Operator for the .CISCO gTLD, has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that Cisco Technology, Inc. will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following:

1. .CISCO is identical to a qualifying registered trademark;
2. .CISCO is not a Generic String, as the term is defined in Specification 11 of the Registry Agreement;
3. Cisco Technology, Inc. has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .CISCO that requires that all domain names in the .CISCO gTLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees;
4. As required under the Registry Agreement, Cisco Technology, Inc. submitted this policy as part of its application for Specification 13 and has clearly published this registration policy; and
5. .CISCO 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 .CISCO gTLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designates to the public that the .CISCO gTLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the gTLD are being operated by Cisco Technology, Inc., its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not any government or corresponding country-code TLD operator.

With this submission, Cisco Technology, Inc. confirms that all registrations of two-letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13.


2016-04-19

Cisco Technology, Inc.Yes
citickrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04No
citykrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

city Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
claimskrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

claims Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
cleaningkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

cleaning Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
clickkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04No
clinickrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04No
cliniquekrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

clinique Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.Yes
clothingkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

clothing Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
cloudkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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 SpANo
clubkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04No
clubmedkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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
coachkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

coach Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
codeskrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

codes Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
coffeekrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

coffee Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
collegekrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04No
colognekrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

ai


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes .bh

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes .bm

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes .ci

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes .cn

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes .eg

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes .hk

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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes il.

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes .in

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes io.

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes it.

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes it.

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes ky.

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes me.

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes ms.

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes pt.

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes ru.

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes sg.

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes sh.

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes su.

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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes

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Martin


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2016-04-19

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cologne Mitigation

By dotkoeln

Hello

please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes tw.

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Martin


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2016-04-19

dotkoelnNo
commbankkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

commbank Mitigation

By Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Refer measures in attached PDF document


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2016-04-13

Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaYes
communitykrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

community Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
companykrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

company Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
computerkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

computer Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
condoskrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

condos Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
constructionkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

construction Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
consultingkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

consulting Mitigation

By United TLD Holdco

Please see attached PDF on behalf of United TLD Holdco


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2016-04-25

United TLD Holdco No
contractorskrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

contractors Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
cookingkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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 GmbHNo
coolkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

cool Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
countrykrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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 GmbHNo
couponkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

coupon 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
couponskrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

coupons Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
courseskrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04No
creditkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

credit Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
creditcardkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

creditcard Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
cricketkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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 LimitedNo
crskrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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 LimitedNo
cruiseskrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

cruises Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
cuisinellakrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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
cyoukrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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.



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2016-04-25

Beijing Gamease Age Digital Technology Co., Ltd.No
dancekrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

dance Mitigation

By United TLD Holdco

Please see attached PDF on behalf of United TLD Holdco


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2016-04-25

United TLD Holdco No
datekrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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 LimitedNo
datingkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

dating Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
datsunkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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
dealkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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
dealskrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

deals Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
degreekrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

degree Mitigation

By United TLD Holdco

Please see attached PDF on behalf of United TLD Holdco


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2016-04-25

United TLD Holdco No
deliverykrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

delivery Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

Attached.


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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
dellkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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
deloittekrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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.


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2016-04-18

Deloitte Touche TohmatsuYes
deltakrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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
democratkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

democrat Mitigation

By United TLD Holdco

Please see attached PDF on behalf of United TLD Holdco


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2016-04-25

United TLD Holdco No
dentalkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

dental Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
dentistkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

dentist Mitigation

By United TLD Holdco

Please see attached PDF on behalf of United TLD Holdco


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2016-04-25

United TLD Holdco No
desikrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04No
designkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View 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 LLCNo
diamondskrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

diamonds Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
dietkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04No
digitalkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

digital Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
directkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

direct Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
directorykrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

directory Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No
discountkrView Comments
2015-12-04
2015-12-04View Mitigation

discount Mitigation

By Donuts Inc.

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2016-04-25

Donuts Inc.No

kr Comments

By Seonyoung Jeong, Assistant Director, Internet Policy Division, Internet Convergence Policy Bureau Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning

KR is the country code for the republic of Korea. On behalf of the .kr registry and Korean government, we would like to submit a temporary objection to the release of the '.kr' at the second level under all new gTLDs UNTIL we, Korea government, set up the accurate criteria for releasing. This is sensitive issue for government so it is taking some time for government to consider.
To reiterate, our objections are applied to all new gTLDs who have requested or will be requesting for the release of .kr at the second level until we set up the accurate criteria for releasing. Thank you.

Domain Name System
Internationalized Domain Name ,IDN,"IDNs are domain names that include characters used in the local representation of languages that are not written with the twenty-six letters of the basic Latin alphabet ""a-z"". An IDN can contain Latin letters with diacritical marks, as required by many European languages, or may consist of characters from non-Latin scripts such as Arabic or Chinese. Many languages also use other types of digits than the European ""0-9"". The basic Latin alphabet together with the European-Arabic digits are, for the purpose of domain names, termed ""ASCII characters"" (ASCII = American Standard Code for Information Interchange). These are also included in the broader range of ""Unicode characters"" that provides the basis for IDNs. The ""hostname rule"" requires that all domain names of the type under consideration here are stored in the DNS using only the ASCII characters listed above, with the one further addition of the hyphen ""-"". The Unicode form of an IDN therefore requires special encoding before it is entered into the DNS. The following terminology is used when distinguishing between these forms: A domain name consists of a series of ""labels"" (separated by ""dots""). The ASCII form of an IDN label is termed an ""A-label"". All operations defined in the DNS protocol use A-labels exclusively. The Unicode form, which a user expects to be displayed, is termed a ""U-label"". The difference may be illustrated with the Hindi word for ""test"" — परीका — appearing here as a U-label would (in the Devanagari script). A special form of ""ASCII compatible encoding"" (abbreviated ACE) is applied to this to produce the corresponding A-label: xn--11b5bs1di. A domain name that only includes ASCII letters, digits, and hyphens is termed an ""LDH label"". Although the definitions of A-labels and LDH-labels overlap, a name consisting exclusively of LDH labels, such as""icann.org"" is not an IDN."