Full info forRETIREMENT
| Application ID | 1-1845-17694 |
| Status | IE Pass |
| Prioritization Number | 1915 |
| TLD (#13) | RETIREMENT |
| 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 .retirement 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 |
| 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 .RETIREMENT 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 .retirement 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 .retirement gTLD will be used by Fidelity and its affiliates to provide authoritative information, services and resources regarding retirement planning to consumers in a way that promotes trust, confidence and interactivity. Second and third level domains can then be utilized for retirement planning topics, Fidelity’s retirement plans, 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 a leader in the US in retirement planning, retirement funds and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). Fidelity Investments is the No.1 provider of 401(k) retirement savings plans, with over 24 million participants, and a leading provider of 403(b) retirement plans for not-for-profit institutions. Fidelity Investments provides defined contribution, defined benefit, health and welfare and stock plan services to over 19,000 employers. As of February 29, 2012, Fidelity Investments had assets under administration of USD 3.6 trillion, including managed assets of USD 1.6 trillion. Additionally, at the end of 2011, Fidelity Investments had USD 875 billion in retirement assets under management. Fidelity Investments’ 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 .retirement gTLD will provide a secure and reliable online environment where current and potential customers and internet users can interact with Fidelity and each other and learn about retirement planning, related industry trends and Fidelity’s range of retirement savings calculators, tools, 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 .retirement 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 proposed 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 .retirement 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 .retirement 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 .retirement gTLD; - competition: the .retirement 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 focused on promoting consumer trust. Increased trust in the .retirement 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 .retirement 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 .retirement gTLD, this will also contribute towards general service innovations on the internet. Given the restricted nature of the .retirement 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 new retirement products, services and marketing campaigns. Fidelity is committed to complying 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 the .retirement gTLD including compliance with the continued operations instrument obligations as set out in Specification 8 of the Registry Agreement. Fidelity is a well-recognized global brand with six trademarks (held by parent company, FMR LLC) containing the term “Retirement”, including “Fidelity Retirement Advantage” and “Fidelity Retirement Reserves”, registered in the US for Financial services, namely, retirement fund investment services; providing financial information in the field of retirement planning; retirement plan administration services; investment management services; securities brokerage services; financial services including retirement fund investment services, retirement planning, retirement plan administration services, investment management services and securities brokerage services (Class 36). Fidelity has an existing domain name, retirement.biz, which is an exact match to the applied-for .retirement string. Fidelity also has domain names containing the term “Retirement”, in some cases combined with its “Fidelity” trademark, including in the following spaces: - gTLDs: fidelityretirements.com, fidelityretirementplan.com, fidelity401kretirement.com, fidelityretirementfund.com, retirementinsight.net, retirementincomeadvantage.com, fidelityretirementservices.com, fidelityretirementadvisor.com, retirementbenifits.com, fidelityretirement.mobi and retirementplanning.mobi. Fidelity is a leading global brand with a strong reputation around the world, particularly in the US and Canada. Fidelity has used the term Retirement in conjunction with its retirement planning businesses for over 25 years. As such, Fidelity is well known for providing high quality retirement planning, products and services and Fidelity believes that the .retirement gTLD is unlikely to cause confusion with either a generic term or any existing TLDs. |
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