Full info forMUTUALFUNDS
| Application ID | 1-1845-68316 |
| Status | IE Pass |
| Prioritization Number | 1902 |
| TLD (#13) | MUTUALFUNDS |
| IDN Translation (#14b) | -- |
| Applicant (#1) | Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC |
| Website (#5) | https://www.fidelity.com/ |
| Application Type | |
| Type | Standard |
| Contested | no |
| Contested Numbers | 1 |
| GAC Early Warning | no |
| Cultural, Linguistic or Religious | no |
| dotBrand | no |
| Trademark Class A | class 36 (insurance, finance, real estate) |
| Trademark Class B | |
| Trademark Class C | |
| Industry Keyword | financial |
| Remark | The new .mutualfunds gTLD will operate as a restricted registry, in which Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (“Fidelity”) can create and control domain spaces that promote its brand identity and authenticity. In this regard, the .mutualfunds gTLD will be used by Fidelity and its affiliates to provide authoritative information, services and resources regarding mutual funds to consumers in a way that promotes trust, confidence and reliability. |
| Availability Data | |
| Sunrise Period: | fromunknown tounknown |
| Landrush Period: | fromunknown tounknown |
| GoLive: | unknown |
| Registration Policy | |
| Restricted | yes |
| Restrictions | Reserved for company and affiliate use only |
| Backend Provider | Verisign |
| Registry Website | |
| Keyword | |
| Keyword | yes |
| English Meaning | -- |
| Appeal Ranking | 0 |
| Appeal Remark | Reserved for company and affiliate use only. |
| English | yes |
| Spanish | no |
| Portuguese | no |
| French | no |
| Italian | no |
| German | no |
| Dutch | no |
| Swedish | no |
| Danish | no |
| Mandarin | no |
| Russian | no |
| Location | |
| Region | North America |
| Country | United States |
| Community (#19) | -- |
| Geographic (#21a) | -- |
| Geographic Category | -- |
| IDN | |
| IDN (#14) | No |
| A-label (#14a) | -- |
| Translation (#14b) | -- |
| Script Code (#14d) | -- |
| Allows ASCII | yes |
| Applicant | |
| Applicant (#1) | Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC |
| Website (#5) | https://www.fidelity.com/ |
| Applicant Address (#2) | 82 Devonshire Street Boston MA 02109 United States [US] |
| Applicant Phone (#3) | +1 617 563 7000 |
| Applicant Fax (#4) | +1 617 692 1699 |
| Legal Form (#8) | Limited Liability Company |
| Exchange Symbol (#9a) | |
| Parent Company (#9b) | FMR LLC |
| Joint Venture Partners (#9c) | |
| Primary Contact | |
| Name (#6) | Tanya Sharko Courcey |
| Title (#6) | Director Product Management |
| e-mail (#6) | tcourcey@fmr.com |
| Secondary Contact | |
| Name (#7) | Mr. Mark John Laffey |
| Title (#7) | Senior Legal Counsel |
| e-mail (#7) | mlaffey@fmr.com |
| Mission / Purpose (#18a) | |
| THE MISSION AND PURPOSE OF THE NEW RESTRICTED .MUTUALFUNDS GTLD IS TO BENEFIT INTERNET USERS BY ENSURING INCREASED TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THROUGH THE ELIMINATION OF USER CONFUSION AND ASSURANCE OF BRAND AUTHENTICITY. The new .mutualfunds gTLD will operate as a restricted registry, in which Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (“Fidelity”) can create and control domain spaces that promote its brand identity and authenticity. In this regard, the .mutualfunds gTLD will be used by Fidelity and its affiliates to provide authoritative information, services and resources regarding mutual funds to consumers in a way that promotes trust, confidence and reliability. Second and third level domains can then be utilized for topics regarding mutual funds, Fidelity’s range of mutual funds and related products and services, as well as for education and marketing purposes, with internet users assured of brand authenticity. Fidelity is a subsidiary of FMR LLC, the parent company of the affiliated group of businesses collectively known as “Fidelity Investments”. Fidelity Investments is one of the world’s largest providers of financial products and services including retirement planning, investment management, portfolio guidance, securities brokerage, and benefits outsourcing. Founded in 1946, Fidelity Investments provides financial products and services to more than 20 million individuals and institutions, as well as through 5,000 financial intermediary firms. Fidelity Investments is one of the largest mutual fund companies in the US offering 524 of its own proprietary mutual funds. As of February 29, 2012, Fidelity Investments had assets under administration of USD 3.6 trillion, including USD 1.4 trillion of mutual fund assets under management. Fidelity Investments offers a comprehensive line of investment management products and services, including the Fidelity Advisor and Fidelity Freedom families of mutual funds. Fidelity Investments employs over 39,000 people and services retail customers through its 168 Investor Centers across the US. Fidelity Investments managed more than 67 million customer accounts and its websites handled an average of more than 3.1 million visits per day during the fourth quarter of 2011. In this regard, brand reputation, consumer trust and continuous innovation are paramount considerations in all its activities. The .mutualfunds gTLD will provide a secure and reliable online environment where current and potential customers and other internet users can interact with Fidelity and each other and learn about mutual funds, related industry trends and Fidelity’s range of mutual funds and related products and services. Since the inception of the current domain name system, business activities conducted on the internet are constantly changing and evolving with increased complexity. The volume of commercial transactions over the internet is constantly growing and bringing benefits of simplicity and lowered transaction costs to businesses and consumers. However, at the same time, criminal activities over the internet including data breach, hacking and phishing activities have also become more sophisticated resulting in loss of consumer confidence beyond mere monetary harm. The .mutualfunds gTLD will facilitate greater trust and assurance from internet users connecting with Fidelity online, while still allowing convenient and efficient interaction. Fidelity’s mission and purpose of the gTLD share ICANN’s initiatives to promote public interest. Fidelity is committed to contribute towards achieving such initiatives in line with ICANN’s Affirmation of Commitments, which includes: - consumer trust: the .mutualfunds gTLD will be operated in a centralized manner with a restrictive registration policy. Registration of domain names will only be available to Fidelity and its affiliated entities, at this stage, which will provide added consumer trust that .mutualfunds domain names are trustworthy. As domain names are subject to registration standards, policies and procedures under Fidelity’s control, this eliminates the possibility of malicious conduct within the .mutualfunds gTLD; - competition: the .mutualfunds gTLD is not intended to instigate competition and consumer choice at the level of registration of domain names among prospective registrants. Instead it is anticipated to contribute to ICANN’s initiatives to promote public interest through its operation being focused on promoting consumer trust. Increased trust in the .mutualfunds gTLD will drive existing and new top level domain (TLD) registry operators to make improvements in mechanisms to improve consumer trust of their TLDs; and - consumer choice: the .mutualfunds gTLD will enable user-driven improvements and innovations assisting Fidelity’s marketing efforts through its ability to create new second and third level domain names on demand. These names will provide the consumers with more choices for interacting with Fidelity. As Fidelity has effective control over the registration and use of domain names under the .mutualfunds gTLD, this will also contribute towards general service innovations on the internet. Given the restricted nature of the .mutualfunds gTLD, the projected number of registrations is likely to be limited, with about 5 to 100 domain names to be registered in the first three years. The number of registrations is likely to increase as Fidelity implements innovative new financial and investment products, services and marketing campaigns. As the new .mutualfunds gTLD expands, Fidelity will continue to comply with all operational, technical and policy requirements, and will maintain consumer trust and the stability of the internet. Fidelity will keep ICANN reasonably informed of any material developments relating to .mutualfunds gTLD including compliance with the continued operations instrument obligations as set out in Specification 8 of the Registry Agreement. Fidelity intends to create relevant domain names including some corresponding to its financial products, and services, its business unit or affiliated entity names, or geographic names at the second or third level. In accordance with registration policy and the proposed measures for protection of geographic names and two-character country-code labels as outlined in response to Question 22, Fidelity may use geographic names to localize its websites in countries in which it, or an affiliate, operates. The use of geographic names is intended to: - connect internet users with relevant information as applicable to the territory; and - comply with required rules and regulations in the national territory. At this stage, Fidelity does not intend to utilize Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) at the second level. However, as the use of the .mutualfunds gTLD evolves, Fidelity may wish to utilize IDNs to allow internet users to engage with .mutualfunds in their native language, creating a more positive user experience and encouraging diversity. Fidelity has existing domain names containing the term “Mutual Funds” including in the following spaces: - gTLDs: fidelitymutualfunds.com, fidelitymutualfunds.net, fidelitymutualfunds.info, fidelityinvestmentmutualfunds.com, fidelityinvestmentsmutualfunds.net, bestfidelitymutualfunds.com, fidelitymutualfunds.mobi and buymutualfunds.mobi Fidelity is a leading global brand with a strong reputation around the world, particularly the US and Canada. Fidelity has used the term ʺmutual fundsʺ in conjunction with its mutual funds businesses for over 65 years. As such, Fidelity is well known as a leading provider of mutual funds products and services and an experienced mutual fund manager. Fidelity believes that the .mutualfunds gTLD is unlikely to cause confusion with either a generic term or any existing TLDs. |
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