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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As of 13 December 2016, this page is no longer active.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
tax	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation tax Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
taxi	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation taxi Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
team	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation team Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
tech	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation tech Mitigation By Radix Dear ICANN, We are submitting these proposed measures to avoid confusion with specific country codes at the second level for each of our 8 TLDs, in relation to the individual Government objections that have been raised pertaining to the release of those specific two-character labels: Protections Radix understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to offer the following: 1. Radix will commit to: a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from the relevant governments that have raised concerns about the release of specific two-character labels at the second level, and provide a written report in response; and b. where, in Radix’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, Radix will seek to work with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address the misuse. c. In the event that misuse continues to occur, Radix may, in its sole discretion, undertake direct action up to and including suspension or deletion of the domain name. Thank you. 2016-04-25	Radix	No
technology	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation technology Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
tennis	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation tennis Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
teva	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation teva Mitigation By Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited .TEVA TLD is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited Protections: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited for the .TEVA TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .TEVA is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .TEVA is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 3. .TEVA TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .TEVA that requires that all domain names in the .TEVA TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .TEVA TLD will clearly publish this registration policy; 5. .TEVA TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .TEVA TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designates to the public that .TEVA TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator. By this notice, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-04	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited	Yes
theater	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation theater Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
theatre	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
tienda	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation tienda Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
tips	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation tips Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
tires	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation tires Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
tirol	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation tirol Mitigation By punkt Tirol GmbH  .tirol Mitigation Measures to avoid confusion with specific Country codes Please find attached the measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes of the .tirol TLD. View Documents 2016-04-12 View Mitigation tirol Mitigation By punkt Tirol GmbH Please find our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs corresponding with country codes in the attached PDF document. The document refers to the domains: ac.tirol; bm.tirol; gb.tirol; gi.tirol; hk.tirol; il.tirol; in.tirol; io.tirol; it.tirol; kr.tirol; ky.tirol; ms.tirol; ng.tirol; pt.tirol; ru.tirol; sg.tirol; sh.tirol; su.tirol; tc.tirol; tw.tirol; uk.tirol; vn.Tirol Best regards, .tirol Team View Documents 2016-04-19	punkt Tirol GmbH	No
today	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation today Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
tokyo	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation tokyo Mitigation By GMO Registry Mitigation Plan for .tokyo About .tokyo .tokyo is a GeoTLD for the city of Tokyo, Japan, operated by GMO Registry, Inc. (the “Registry Operator”) with the support of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The purpose of .tokyo is to promote .tokyo and provide an opportunity for citizens, businesses and community groups to link their identities to the city’s brand. By bringing together quality and informative content, .tokyo provides a platform to effectively deliver city information to Internet users both locally and globally. It is also an important goal for the Registry that .tokyo is operated as a trusted, safe, secure, relevant and enjoyable namespace. Protections Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern 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 governments 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 Domain Name Registration Policy for the .TOKYO TLD is the following text: All Applicants, all Domain Name Registrants, and any party submitting a Domain Name registration request represents and warrants that: − to its knowledge, the registration of the Domain Name mentioned in the Application or Domain Name Registration Request will not infringe upon or otherwise violate the rights of any third party; − will not register a domain name for the purpose of distributing malware, abusively operating botnets, phishing, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement, fraudulent or deceptive practices, counterfeiting or otherwise engaging in activity contrary to applicable laws or regulations; Should a Registrant fail to comply with the Acceptable Use Policy, the domain name may be canceled, 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	GMO Registry	No
tools	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation tools Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
top	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation top Mitigation By Jiangsu Bangning Science and Technology Co. Ltd. To prevent confusions between country names and SLD ci, cn, eg, il, in, it, me, pt, sg, .TOP Registry will confirm with the registrar and registrant in written before registration that the registrant of each SLD will not use the domain in any way which may cause confusion with country names. If registrant violates, registry and registrar both have the right to lock the domain to prevent it from functioning in 24 hours. When domain owner/registrant proofs he/she will stop the violation, the domain will be unlocked. The second time violation happen for the same domain, registry will take back the domain within 24 hours and denies further registration service to the registrant for any two letter .top domains. 2016-02-26	Jiangsu Bangning Science and Technology Co. Ltd.	No
toshiba	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation toshiba Mitigation By TOSHIBA Corporation .toshiba 2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan To address the confusion concerns cited by governments regarding the use of the second-level domains in the .toshiba TLD, TOSHIBA Corporation will implement a closed registration policy for .toshiba that mitigates the potential confusion. To these ends, TOSHIBA Corporation commits to the following: ・Developing and implementing a closed registration policy for .toshiba that requires that all domains name in the TLD be registered and used by TOSHIBA Corporation, its affiliates, or its trademark licensees; ・Clearly publishing this registration policy on Registry Operator`s homepage for the .toshiba TLD at “nic.toshiba”. ・Referring to this registration policy in registry Operator`s Registry-Registrar Agreement with all appointed preferred registrars for the .toshiba TLD. ・Enforcing of this registration policy and ensuring continued compliance, including through annual recertification of .toshiba`s qualification for Specification 13; and ・Using all domain names in the .toshiba TLD in association with Toshiba`s brand products, and services. This publicly available registration and usage policy would prevent Governments from registering domains in the .toshiba TLD. It would therefore clearly designate to the public that .toshiba was a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD were being operated by TOSHIBA Corporation and not governments. 2016-04-25	TOSHIBA Corporation	Yes
tours	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation tours Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
town	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation town Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
toys	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation toys Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
trade	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation trade 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
trading	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation trading Mitigation By dotBroker Registry, dotCFD Registry, dotForex Registry, dotMarkets Registry, dotSpreadbetting Registry, dotTrading Registry [collectively, the "Boston Ivy Registry"] Please find attached a document which outlines the Registry's plans to avoid confusion in respect of the below TLDs: .Markets .Trading .Forex .Broker .Spreadbetting .CFD View Documents 2016-04-21	dotBroker Registry, dotCFD Registry, dotForex Registry, dotMarkets Registry, dotSpreadbetting Registry, dotTrading Registry [collectively, the "Boston Ivy Registry"]	No
training	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation training Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
travelers	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			Yes
travelersinsurance	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
trust	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
trv	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
tui	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation tui Mitigation By TUI AG Please find TUI AG's "Mitigation Measures to Avoid Confusion" (concerning 2-letter labels in general) for the “.TUI” TLD attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	TUI AG	Yes
ubs	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			Yes
university	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation university Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
uno	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
uol	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation uol Mitigation By UBN Internet Ltda. .uol is a brand TLD for the UOL online brand owned by Universo Online S/A. UBN INTERNET Ltda. [UBN], a subsidiary of Universo Online S/A, for the .uol gTLD[TLD], has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that the [UBN] will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .uol is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .[uol] is not a Generic String, as defined in Specification 11; 3. .uol TLD has developed and implemented a closed registration policy for .uol that requires that all domain names in .uol to be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .uol TLD will keep a published registration policy, already available at http://nic.uol; 5. .uol will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .uol TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .uol is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by [UBN], its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not any government or the corresponding country code operator. By this plan [UBN] confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-22	UBN Internet Ltda.	Yes
vacations	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation vacations Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
vegas	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
ventures	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation ventures Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
versicherung	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
vet	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation vet Mitigation By United TLD Holdco Please see attached PDF on behalf of United TLD Holdco View Documents 2016-04-25	United TLD Holdco	No
viajes	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation viajes Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
video	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation video Mitigation By United TLD Holdco Please see attached PDF on behalf of United TLD Holdco View Documents 2016-04-25	United TLD Holdco	No
vig	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation vig Mitigation By VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe .VIG is a closed top-level domain name for the sole and exclusive use of VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe Use of .VIG at the second level VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe as the Registry Operator for the .VIG TLD, VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe have selected the label .VIG to be reserved for registry operations as described in Section 3.2 of Specification 5 of our Registry Agreement. The domain name .VIG will be used exclusively by us for the promotion of the TLD, and we will act as the Registrant of the domain name. Protections Registry Operator understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to avoid such confusion is willing to offer the following: 1. The domain name .VIG will: a. be used exclusively by VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe to support and assist the promotion of its registry operations; b. not be used to imply that it is, or represents, government of the corresponding Country Code; and c. not be used to imply the government’s approval of Registry Operator’s operations or activities. 2. Registry Operator will commit to: a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from the government of corresponding Country Code, and provide a written report in response; and b. where, in VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe 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, VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe may, in its sole discretion, undertake direct action up to and including suspension or deletion of the domain name. 2016-04-21	VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe	No
villas	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation villas Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
vin	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation vin Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
vip	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation vip 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
vision	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation vision Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
vista	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation vista Mitigation By Vistaprint Limited .vista is a closed top-level domain name for the sole and exclusive use of VISTAPRINT LIMITED. Protections VISTAPRINT LIMITED is the Registry Operator for the .vista TLD and has executed Specification 13 of the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that VISTAPRINT LIMITED will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .vista is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .vista is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 3. .vista TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .vista that requires that all domain names in the .vista TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .vista TLD will clearly publish this registration policy; 5. .vista TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .vista TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .vista TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by VISTAPRINT LIMITED, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator. By this text VISTAPRINT LIMITED confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-14	Vistaprint Limited	No
vistaprint	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation vistaprint Mitigation By Vistaprint Limited .vistaprint is a closed top-level domain name for the sole and exclusive use of VISTAPRINT LIMITED. Protections VISTAPRINT LIMITED is the Registry Operator for the .vistaprint TLD and has executed Specification 13 of the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that VISTAPRINT LIMITED will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .vistaprint is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .vistaprint is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 3. .vistaprint TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .vistaprint that requires that all domain names in the .vistaprint TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .vistaprint TLD will clearly publish this registration policy; 5. .vistaprint TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .vistaprint TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .vistaprint TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by VISTAPRINT LIMITED, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator. By this text VISTAPRINT LIMITED confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-14	Vistaprint Limited	No
viva	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
vodka	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation vodka 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
volkswagen	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation volkswagen Mitigation By Volkswagen Group of America Inc. .volkswagen is a closed Brand TLD for the sole and exclusive use of Volkswagen Group of America Inc. Protections Volkswagen Group of America Inc. (Registry Operator) for the .volkswagen 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: .volkswagen is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; .volkswagen is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; Registry Operator has developed and implemented a closed registration policy for .volkswagen that requires that all domain names in the .volkswagen TLD be registered only by Volkswagen Group of America Inc., 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 .volkswagen 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 Volkswagen Group of America Inc. confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-21	Volkswagen Group of America Inc.	Yes
voyage	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation voyage Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
walter	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation walter Mitigation By Sandvik AB .walter is a closed top-level domain name for the sole and exclusive use of Sandvik AB. Protections Sandvik AB is the Registry Operator for the .walter TLD and has executed Specification 13 of the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that Sandvik AB will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .walter is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .walter is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 3. .walter TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .walter that requires that all domain names in the .walter TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .walter TLD will clearly publish this registration policy; 5. .walter TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .walter TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .walter TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Sandvik AB, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator. By this text Sandvik AB confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-11	Sandvik AB	Yes
wang	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation wang Mitigation By Zodiac Registry This “Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion” is submitted to ICANN on behalf of the Registry Operator of the following TLDs: Registry Operator TLD English translation Zodiac Wang Limited .wang “web” or “net” or the Chinese surname "王" Zodiac Aquarius Limited .商城 (xn--czru2d) .mall Zodiac Taurus Limited .网店(xn--hxt814e) .web store Zodiac Gemini Limited .八卦(xn--45q11c) .gossip All four TLDs are Chinese IDNs, except .wang (a Chinese pinyin). All these TLDs have applied for and three of them have received approval from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China to operate within the country. As these TLDs are intended for the millions of the Chinese-speaking Internet users and the way in which pinyin (the official phonetic system for transcribing Chinese characters into Latin alphabet) works, we believe it is extremely unlikely that confusion with corresponding country codes will arise. Nevertheless, we understand the concerns expressed by governments or ccTLD Managers and set out the protections below that are already in place or to be implemented by Registry Operator, to avoid confusion. Protections 1. Registry Operator will commit to: a. investigate any reports of misuse or abusive use, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from the relevant government or ccTLD Manager, 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. The Registry Operator’s Anti-Abuse Policy contains the following text that prohibits abusive use and provides consequences for abusive use: “Registry Operator expressly prohibits abusive use of a domain name for any illegal or fraudulent activities, including but not limited to, distributing malware, abusively operating botnets, phishing, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement, fraudulent or deceptive practices, counterfeiting or otherwise engaging in activity contrary to applicable law” … “Registry Operator reserves the right to deny, cancel or transfer any registration or transaction, or place any domain name(s) on registry lock, hold or similar status, that it deems necessary, in its discretion: a. to enforce any Registry Policies (http://en.zodiac.wang/policy.html, including this policy) and ICANN requirements, as amended from time to time;” Further, the Registry-Registrar Agreements of all these TLDs require registrars to enter a registration agreement with each Registered Name Holder (“RNH Registration Agreement”) and such agreement must include the following term: “Registered Name Holder must comply with all Registry Policies (http://en.zodiac.wang/policy.html), as if they were incorporated into, and form part of the RNH Registration Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between any Registry Policy and the RNH Registration Agreement, then that Registry Policy will prevail to the extent of such inconsistency.” This mandatory term in the RNH Registration Agreement means registrants in the above TLDs are bound by the Registry’s Anti-Abuse Policy. Thus, if a registrant’s use of a two-character domain name amounts to misuse or abusive use, the domain name may be cancelled, locked, placed on hold, transferred or deleted. 2016-04-22	Zodiac Registry	No
watch	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation watch Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
webcam	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation webcam 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
website	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation website Mitigation By Radix Dear ICANN, We are submitting these proposed measures to avoid confusion with specific country codes at the second level for each of our 8 TLDs, in relation to the individual Government objections that have been raised pertaining to the release of those specific two-character labels: Protections Radix understands the concern that confusion may arise, and in order to mitigate such concern is willing to offer the following: 1. Radix will commit to: a. investigate any reports of misuse, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from the relevant governments that have raised concerns about the release of specific two-character labels at the second level, and provide a written report in response; and b. where, in Radix’s sole opinion, misuse has occurred, Radix will seek to work with the sponsoring registrar and/or directly with the registrant to address the misuse. c. In the event that misuse continues to occur, Radix may, in its sole discretion, undertake direct action up to and including suspension or deletion of the domain name. Thank you. 2016-04-25	Radix	No
wedding	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation wedding 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
whoswho	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
wien	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation wien Mitigation By punkt.wien GmbH Hello please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes - this is the document for .CI best regards Ronald View Documents 2016-04-12 View Mitigation wien Mitigation By punkt.wien GmbH Hello please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes - this is the document for .EG best regards Ronald View Documents 2016-04-12 View Mitigation wien Mitigation By punkt.wien GmbH Hello please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes - this is the document for .HK best regards Ronald View Documents 2016-04-12 View Mitigation wien Mitigation By punkt.wien GmbH Hello please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes - this is the document for .IL best regards Ronald View Documents 2016-04-12 View Mitigation wien Mitigation By punkt.wien GmbH Hello please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes - this is the document for .IN best regards Ronald View Documents 2016-04-12 View Mitigation wien Mitigation By punkt.wien GmbH Hello please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond to country codes - this is the document for .IT best regards Ronald View Documents 2016-04-12 View Mitigation wien Mitigation By punkt.wien GmbH Hello please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond to country codes - this is the document for .ME best regards Ronald View Documents 2016-04-12 View Mitigation wien Mitigation By punkt.wien GmbH Hello please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond to country codes - this is the document for .TW best regards Ronald View Documents 2016-04-12 View Mitigation wien Mitigation By punkt.wien GmbH Hello please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond to country codes - this is the document for .CN best regards Ronald View Documents 2016-04-12 View Mitigation wien Mitigation By punkt.wien GmbH Hello please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond to country codes - this is the document for .PT best regards Ronald View Documents 2016-04-12 View Mitigation wien Mitigation By punkt.wien GmbH Hello please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond to country codes - this is the document for .SG best regards Ronald View Documents 2016-04-12 View Mitigation wien Mitigation By punkt.wien GmbH Hello please find attached our measures to avoid confusion for 2-letter SLDs that correspond with country codes (applicable to all 2-letter cc-SLDs) best regards Ronald View Documents 2016-04-15	punkt.wien GmbH	No
wiki	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation wiki Mitigation By Top Level Design LLC The .wiki measures for the avoidance of confusion pertain to the following letter/letter labels: ci, cn, eg, il, in, and me. Top Level Design LLC is the Registry Operator for .wiki, an open, generic TLD that resonates with a wide variety of industries and topics. 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, and Montenegro), 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
win	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation win 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
windows	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation windows Mitigation By Microsoft Corporation Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) Provide a brief explanation of the TLD: .WINDOWS TLD is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Microsoft Corporation Protections: Microsoft Corporation for the .WINDOWS TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that Microsoft Corporation will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .WINDOWS is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .WINDOWS is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 3. .WINDOWS TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .WINDOWS that requires that all domain names in the .WINDOWS TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .WINDOWS TLD will clearly publish this registration policy; 5. .WINDOWS TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .WINDOWS TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .WINDOWS TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Microsoft Corporation, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator. By this Microsoft Corporation confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-05	Microsoft Corporation	Yes
wine	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation wine Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
wme	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			Yes
woodside	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation woodside Mitigation By Woodside Energy ltd Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) Provide a brief explanation of the TLD: Woodside Petroleum Limited has applied for .WOODSIDE to run a closed .brand environment. Protections Woodside Petroleum Limited for the .WOODSIDETLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that Woodside Petroleum Limited will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .WOODSIDE is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .WOODSIDE is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 3. .WOODSIDE has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .WOODSIDE that requires that all domain names in the .WOODSIDE TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .WOODSIDE TLD will clearly publish this registration policy; 5. .WOODSIDE TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .WOODSIDE TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .WOODSIDE TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Woodside Petroleum Limited - its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the Government or the corresponding country code operator. By this letter, Woodside Petroleum Limited confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-22	Woodside Energy ltd	Yes
work	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation work 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
works	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation works Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
world	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation world Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
wow	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation wow Mitigation By Amazon Registry Services, Inc. Amazon Registry Services, Inc. (“ARSI”), the Registry Operator for the .WOW TLD, proposes release of the following 2-character letter-letter combinations: ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, gb, gi, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, tw, uk, and vn. 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, gb, gi, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, tw, uk, or vn) corresponds to its country code: a. the use in the .WOW TLD 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 .WOW TLD will require registrants of a domain name in the .WOW TLD 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
wtf	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation wtf Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
xbox	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation xbox Mitigation By Microsoft Corporation Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion—Brand TLD (Specification 13) Provide a brief explanation of the TLD: .XBOX TLD is a closed Brand new gTLD operated by Microsoft Corporation Protections: Microsoft Corporation for the .XBOX TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that Microsoft Corporation will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .XBOX is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .XBOX is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 3. .XBOX TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .XBOX that requires that all domain names in the .XBOX TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .XBOX TLD will clearly publish this registration policy; 5. .XBOX TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .XBOX TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .XBOX TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Microsoft Corporation, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator. By this Microsoft Corporation confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-05	Microsoft Corporation	Yes
xerox	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation xerox Mitigation By Xerox DNHC LLC .XEROX gTLD Confusion Avoidance Plan Xerox DNHC LLC, the Registry Operator for the .XEROX gTLD, has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that Xerox DNHC LLC will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .XEROX is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .XEROX is not a Generic String, as the term is defined in Specification 11 of the Registry Agreement; 3. Xerox DNHC LLC has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .XEROX that requires that all domain names in the .XEROX gTLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, Xerox DNHC LLC submitted this policy as part of its application for Specification 13 and has clearly published this registration policy; and 5. .XEROX 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 .XEROX gTLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designates to the public that the .XEROX gTLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the gTLD are being operated by Xerox DNHC LLC, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not any government or corresponding country-code TLD operator. With this submission, Xerox DNHC LLC confirms that all registrations of two-letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. View Documents 2016-04-21	Xerox DNHC LLC	Yes
xin	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation xin Mitigation By Elegant Leader Limited A Proposal to Minimize the Potential Likelihood of Confusion in Connection with the Allocation of Specific Two Character Domain Names The .XIN gTLD wishes to help establish a trusted and reliable namespace for the Chinese market. 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 involving a two character domain name associated with the corresponding government and provide a written report in response 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 .XIN TLD is the following text: “Registry operator reserves the right at its sole discretion to deny, cancel, or transfer any registration or transaction, or place any domain name(s) on registry lock, hold, or similar status, that it deems necessary: (1) to protect the integrity and stability of the registry; (2) to comply with any applicable laws, government rules or requirements, requests of law enforcement, or any dispute resolution process; (3) to avoid any liability, civil or criminal, on the part of registry operator, as well as its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, and employees; (4) per the terms of the registration agreement and this Anti-Abuse Policy, or (5) to correct mistakes made by registry operator or any registrar in connection with a domain name registration. Registry operator also reserves the right to place upon registry lock, hold, or similar status a domain name during resolution of a dispute. View Documents 2016-04-25	Elegant Leader Limited	No
xn--3ds443g	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
xn--3oq18vl8pn36a	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation xn--3oq18vl8pn36a Mitigation By Volkswagen (China) Investment Co., Ltd. .大众汽车 is a closed Brand TLD for the sole and exclusive use of Volkswagen (China) Investment Co., Ltd. Protections Volkswagen (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (Registry Operator) for the .大众汽车 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: .大众汽车 is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; .大众汽车 is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; Registry Operator has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .大众汽车 that requires that all domain names in the .大众汽车 TLD be registered only by Volkswagen (China) Investment Co., Ltd., its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees. As required under the Registry Agreement, the Registry Operator will publish 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 .大众汽车 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 Volkswagen (China) Investment Co., Ltd. confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-21	Volkswagen (China) Investment Co., Ltd.	Yes
xn--55qx5d	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
xn--czr694b	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation xn--czr694b Mitigation By HU YI GLOBAL INFORMATION RESOURCES (HOLDING) COMPANY. HONGKONG LIMITED Please see the attached file that details ". 商标" (dot Trademark) (xn--czr694b) Registry's implementation plan to avoid confusion with corresponding country codes. View Documents 2016-04-25	HU YI GLOBAL INFORMATION RESOURCES (HOLDING) COMPANY. HONGKONG LIMITED	No
xn--czrs0t	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation xn--czrs0t Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
xn--czru2d	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation xn--czru2d Mitigation By Zodiac Registry This “Proposed Measure to Avoid Confusion” is submitted to ICANN on behalf of the Registry Operator of the following TLDs: Registry Operator TLD English translation Zodiac Wang Limited .wang “web” or “net” or the Chinese surname "王" Zodiac Aquarius Limited .商城 (xn--czru2d) .mall Zodiac Taurus Limited .网店(xn--hxt814e) .web store Zodiac Gemini Limited .八卦(xn--45q11c) .gossip All four TLDs are Chinese IDNs, except .wang (a Chinese pinyin). All these TLDs have applied for and three of them have received approval from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China to operate within the country. As these TLDs are intended for the millions of the Chinese-speaking Internet users and the way in which pinyin (the official phonetic system for transcribing Chinese characters into Latin alphabet) works, we believe it is extremely unlikely that confusion with corresponding country codes will arise. Nevertheless, we understand the concerns expressed by governments or ccTLD Managers and set out the protections below that are already in place or to be implemented by Registry Operator, to avoid confusion. Protections 1. Registry Operator will commit to: a. investigate any reports of misuse or abusive use, including misleading or deceptive conduct, including those from the relevant government or ccTLD Manager, 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. The Registry Operator’s Anti-Abuse Policy contains the following text that prohibits abusive use and provides consequences for abusive use: “Registry Operator expressly prohibits abusive use of a domain name for any illegal or fraudulent activities, including but not limited to, distributing malware, abusively operating botnets, phishing, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement, fraudulent or deceptive practices, counterfeiting or otherwise engaging in activity contrary to applicable law” … “Registry Operator reserves the right to deny, cancel or transfer any registration or transaction, or place any domain name(s) on registry lock, hold or similar status, that it deems necessary, in its discretion: a. to enforce any Registry Policies (http://en.zodiac.wang/policy.html, including this policy) and ICANN requirements, as amended from time to time;” Further, the Registry-Registrar Agreements of all these TLDs require registrars to enter a registration agreement with each Registered Name Holder (“RNH Registration Agreement”) and such agreement must include the following term: “Registered Name Holder must comply with all Registry Policies (http://en.zodiac.wang/policy.html), as if they were incorporated into, and form part of the RNH Registration Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between any Registry Policy and the RNH Registration Agreement, then that Registry Policy will prevail to the extent of such inconsistency.” This mandatory term in the RNH Registration Agreement means registrants in the above TLDs are bound by the Registry’s Anti-Abuse Policy. Thus, if a registrant’s use of a two-character domain name amounts to misuse or abusive use, the domain name may be cancelled, locked, placed on hold, transferred or deleted. 2016-04-22	Zodiac Registry	No
xn--fiq228c5hs	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
xn--fjq720a	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation xn--fjq720a Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
xn--g2xx48c	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation xn--g2xx48c 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
xn--gk3at1e	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation xn--gk3at1e Mitigation By Amazon Registry Services, Inc. Amazon Registry Services, Inc. (“ARSI”), the Registry Operator for the .xn--gk3at1e TLD, proposes release of the following 2-character letter-letter combinations: ai, bh, bm, ci, cn, eg, gb, gi, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, tw, uk, and vn. 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, gb, gi, il, in, io, it, kr, ky, me, ms, pt, ru, sg, sh, su, tc, tw, uk, or vn) corresponds to its country code: a. the use in the .xn--gk3at1e TLD 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 .xn--gk3at1e TLD will require registrants of a domain name in the .xn--gk3at1e TLD 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
xn--io0a7i	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
xn--kcrx77d1x4a	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation xn--kcrx77d1x4a Mitigation By Koninklijke Philips N.V. Registry Operator will not register two letter SLDs that are equal to ccTLDs under its gTLD, unless: - the corresponding country has given general consent to register these SLDs, or - that Registry Operator has obtained authorization of the competent authority of that corresponding country to register the two letter SLD under its TLD.. Registry Operator will not register two letter SLDs under its TLD that are equal to ccTLDs when the corresponding country has objected to these registrations. 2016-03-08	Koninklijke Philips N.V.	Yes
xn--ngbe9e0a	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
xn--ses554g	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
xn--unup4y	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation xn--unup4y Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
xn--vermgensberater-ctb	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
xn--vermgensberatung-pwb	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
xn--vhquv	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation xn--vhquv Mitigation By Donuts Inc. Attached. View Documents 2016-04-25	Donuts Inc.	No
xn--vuq861b	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
xn--w4r85el8fhu5dnra	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
xn--w4rs40l	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			Yes
xperia	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation xperia Mitigation By Sony Mobile Communications AB Provide a brief explanation of the TLD: Sony Mobile Communications AB has applied for .XPERIA to run a closed .brand environment. Protections Sony Mobile Communications AB for the .XPERIA TLD has executed Specification 13 to the Registry Agreement. Specification 13 already contractually requires that the Sony Mobile Communications AB will apply measures which, by their very nature, avoid confusion with the corresponding country code, namely the following: 1. .XPERIA is identical to a qualifying registered trademark; 2. .XPERIA is not a Generic String, as this is defined in Specification 11; 3. .XPERIA TLD has developed and will implement a closed registration policy for .XPERIA that requires that all domain names in the .XPERIA TLD be registered ONLY by Registry Operator, its Affiliates, and its Trademark Licensees; 4. As required under the Registry Agreement, the .XPERIA TLD will clearly publish this registration policy; 5. .XPERIA TLD will conduct internal reviews at least once per calendar year to ensure continued compliance with Specification 13. Compliance with Specification 13 prohibits the .XPERIA TLD from registering domain names to unaffiliated third parties and thus clearly designate to the public that .XPERIA TLD is a proprietary space in which all second-level domains in the TLD are being operated by Sony Mobile Communications AB, its Affiliates and Trademark Licensees and not the government or the corresponding country code operator. By this letter Sony Mobile Communications AB confirms that all registrations of two letter domain names shall comply with the requirements of Specification 13. 2016-04-25	Sony Mobile Communications AB	Yes
xxx	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation xxx Mitigation By ICM Registry 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 any 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. Furthermore, we have the following Anti-Abuse Policy: Registry has the right, pursuant to its Registry-Registrant Agreement, to immediately deny, cancel, terminate, suspend, lock, hold, or transfer any domain name and/or registration to ensure registrant’s compliance with the following Anti-Abuse Policy. 1. Accurate Registration Information Registrant represents and warrants to have provided current, complete, and accurate information in connection with its registration and agrees to correct and update this information to ensure that it remains current, complete, and accurate throughout the term of any resulting registration in a TLD. Registrant’s obligation to provide current, accurate, and complete information is a material element of the Registry-Registrant Agreement, and the registry reserves the right to immediately deny, cancel, terminate, suspend, lock, or transfer any registration if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the information is materially inaccurate. 2. Child Protection Labeling Registrant understands that Registry Operator may label the sites in the TLD and any site to which such sites are automatically redirected irrespective of the top-level domain for child protection purposes; registrant consents to such labeling. 3. Prohibition on Child Abuse Images and Conduct or Content Designed to Suggest the Presence of Child Abuse Images The term “child abuse images” is defined as any photograph, film, video, picture, or computer or computer-generated image or picture, whether made or produced by electronic, mechanical, or other means, depicting child sexual abuse as stated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Registrant’s sites in the TLD shall not display any child abuse images. Registrant’s sites in the TLD shall not engage in practices that are designed to suggest the presence of child abuse images, including, without limitation, the use of meta-tags for that purpose. Registry Operator will refer any sites in a TLD that are reported to the Registry Operator to be in violation of this policy to child safety hotlines like the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), or the International Association of Internet Hotlines (INHOPE). 4. Prohibition on Abusive Registrations No registrant may register an abusive second-level domain name in the TLD including, without limitation, domain names that infringe the intellectual property rights of a third party, including common law trademark rights; domain names that are obvious variants of well-known trademarks not belonging to the registrant; or domain names that suggest the presence of child abuse images. 5. Prohibition on Malicious Conduct No registrant shall use or permit use of a domain name in the TLD for or in connection with email spoofing, phishing, spam, or other forms of malicious behavior. 6. Ongoing Best Practices Policies Registry Operator will revise this Anti-Abuse Policy or the Registry-Registrant Agreement to include commercially reasonable best practices policies developed by the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR) that are designed to promote responsible business practices related to (i) combating online child abuse images, (ii) facilitating user choice and parental control regarding access to online adult entertainment, (iii) protecting free expression rights, and/or (iv) protecting the privacy, security, and consumer rights of consenting adult consumers of online adult entertainment goods and services; registrant consents to adhere to such policies. 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 Anti-Abuse Policy, the domain name may be cancelled, locked, placed on hold, transferred or deleted. Thus all Registrants in the TLD, including ourselves, have an obligation to avoid confusion with two letter country codes and we have clear penalties for any failure to do so. 2016-04-19	ICM Registry	No
xyz	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30			No
yachts	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation yachts Mitigation By 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
yodobashi	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation yodobashi Mitigation By YODOBASHI CAMERA CO.,LTD. 2 Letter Codes Mitigation Plan for YODOBASHI TLDs (.yodobashi .goldpoint) To address the confusion concerns cited by governments regarding the use of the second-level domains in the YODOBASHI TLDs, YODOBASHI CAMERA CO.,LTD. will implement a closed registration policy for YODOBASHI TLDs that mitigates the potential confusion. To these ends, YODOBASHI CAMERA CO., LTD. commits to the following: ・Developing and implementing a closed registration policy for YODOBASHI TLDs that requires that all domains name in the TLDs be registered and used by YODOBASHI CAMERA CO.,LTD., its affiliates, or its trademark licensees; ・Clearly publishing this registration policy on Registry Operator`s homepage for the YODOBASHI TLDs at “nic.yodobashi”, and “nic.goldpoint”. ・Referring to this registration policy in registry Operator`s Registry-Registrar Agreement with all appointed preferred registrars for the YODOBASHI TLDs. ・Enforcing of this registration policy and ensuring continued compliance, including through annual recertification of YODOBASHI TLDs` qualification for Specification 13; and ・Using all domain names in the YODOBASHI TLDs in association with YODOBASHI`s brand products, and services. This publicly available registration and usage policy would prevent Governments from registering domains in the YODOBASHI TLDs. It would therefore clearly designate to the public that YODOBASHI TLDs were proprietary spaces in which all second-level domains in the TLDs were being operated by YODOBASHI CAMERA CO., LTD. and not governments. 2016-04-25	YODOBASHI CAMERA CO.,LTD.	Yes
yoga	pt	View Comments 2015-11-30	2015-11-30	View Mitigation yoga 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

pt Comments

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

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

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