Full info forWOW
| Application ID | 1-1255-61847 |
| Status | IE Pass |
| Prioritization Number | 591 |
| TLD (#13) | WOW |
| IDN Translation (#14b) | -- |
| Applicant (#1) | United TLD Holdco Ltd. |
| Website (#5) | http://unitedtld.com |
| Application Type | |
| Type | Standard |
| Contested | yes |
| Contested Numbers | 3 |
| GAC Early Warning | no |
| Cultural, Linguistic or Religious | no |
| dotBrand | no |
| Trademark Class A | class 41 (education, entertainment, sporting, cultural) |
| Trademark Class B | class 35 (advertising, business admin, consultancy) |
| Trademark Class C | |
| Industry Keyword | generic |
| Remark | The term “wow” is a generic and broadly used word that is popular in everyday usage, particularly in a positive frame of reference such as amazement. The mission and purpose of the .wow TLD is to establish an easily recognized and accessible namespace for a large and dynamic group that associate products or interests with this term. |
| Availability Data | |
| Sunrise Period: | fromunknown tounknown |
| Landrush Period: | fromunknown tounknown |
| GoLive: | unknown |
| Registration Policy | |
| Restricted | no |
| Restrictions | |
| Backend Provider | Demand Media |
| Registry Website | |
| Keyword | |
| Keyword | yes |
| English Meaning | -- |
| Appeal Ranking | 2 |
| Appeal Remark | Novelty extension. Plenty of wordplay opportunities. |
| English | yes |
| Spanish | no |
| Portuguese | no |
| French | no |
| Italian | no |
| German | no |
| Dutch | no |
| Swedish | no |
| Danish | yes |
| Mandarin | no |
| Russian | no |
| Location | |
| Region | Europe |
| Country | Cayman Islands |
| Community (#19) | -- |
| Geographic (#21a) | -- |
| Geographic Category | -- |
| IDN | |
| IDN (#14) | No |
| A-label (#14a) | -- |
| Translation (#14b) | -- |
| Script Code (#14d) | -- |
| Allows ASCII | yes |
| Applicant | |
| Applicant (#1) | United TLD Holdco Ltd. |
| Website (#5) | http://unitedtld.com |
| Applicant Address (#2) | Ugland House South Church Street George Town KY1-1104 Cayman Islands [KY] |
| Applicant Phone (#3) | 4252982599 |
| Applicant Fax (#4) | 4252982794 |
| Legal Form (#8) | Corporation |
| Exchange Symbol (#9a) | |
| Parent Company (#9b) | DMIH Limited |
| Joint Venture Partners (#9c) | |
| Primary Contact | |
| Name (#6) | Mr. Jeffrey Eckhaus |
| Title (#6) | Senior Vice President |
| e-mail (#6) | hello@unitedtld.com |
| Secondary Contact | |
| Name (#7) | Mr. Taryn Naidu |
| Title (#7) | Executive Vice President |
| e-mail (#7) | admin@unitedtld.com |
| Mission / Purpose (#18a) | |
| Q18a, Char 3319 The term “wow” is a generic and broadly used word that is popular in everyday usage, particularly in a positive frame of reference such as amazement (e.g. flyingcar.wow) Global in scope, today hundreds of millions of consumers identify with this word. The mission and purpose of the .wow TLD is to establish an easily recognized and accessible namespace for this large and dynamic group. The .wow TLD is proposed by United TLD Holdco Ltd. (“United TLD”), a well-funded company established by highly experienced domain industry executives for the express purpose of securing the rights to operate a portfolio of TLDs that increase choice, expression, affinity and relevance for millions of consumers, businesses and other organizations on the web. As outlined in our response to Qs. 46, 47 and 48, United TLD has a large capital base available to fund start-up costs, acquire the rights to operate multiple TLDs and operate the registries in a world-class manner. Additionally, United TLD has prefunded a Continued Operations Instrument (COI) to protect future registrants. PROTECTING CONSUMERS AND RIGHTS HOLDERS United TLD team has a wealth of experience in the domain industry and has been a dedicated contributor to ICANN’s new TLD program for many years as an active participant to internet policy development and implementation, working on topics like rights protection mechanisms and trademark clearing house. United TLD is committed to operating .wow in a manner that promotes inclusiveness, while creating a safe environment for consumers and rights holders. United TLD is implementing a broad array of protection mechanisms that we believe will make this TLD a safer place than existing TLDs, with fewer instances of abuse. These protections include eight innovative mechanisms that substantially exceed the protections specified in the TLD applicant guidebook. These mechanisms are: 1. Periodic audit of Whois data for accuracy; 2. Remediation of inaccurate Whois data, including takedown, if warranted; 3. A new Domain Protected Marks List (DPML) product for trademark protection; 4. A new Claims Plus product for trademark protection; 5. Terms of use that prohibit illegal or abusive activity; 6. Limitations on domain proxy and privacy service; 7. Published policies and procedures that define abusive activity; and 8. Proper resourcing for all of the functions above. Our protection mechanisms also include fourteen new measures that were developed specifically by ICANN for the new TLD process. These are: 1. Controls to ensure proper access to domain management functions; 2. 24⁄7⁄365 abuse point of contact at registry; 3. Procedures for handling complaints of illegal or abusive activity, including remediation and takedown processes; 4. Thick Whois; 5. Use of the Trademark Clearinghouse; 6. A Sunrise process; 7. A Trademark Claims process; 8. Adherence to the Uniform Rapid Suspension system; 9. Adherence to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy; 10. Adherence to the Post Delegation Dispute Resolution Policy; 11. Detailed security policies and procedures; 12. Strong security controls for access, threat analysis and audit; 13. Implementation DNSSEC; 14. Measures for the prevention of orphan glue records. |
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