Dot-Asia Domain Coming Fall 2007
The dot-asia top-level domain (for example: www.yourcompany.asia) is the Asian cousin of the dot-eu domain which was launched for Europe in 2006. The new dot-asia domain will be introduced in phases, starting in October 2007.Â
According to the preliminary information provided by the registrar, anyone can be a registrant for dot-asia domains. In order to satisfy the eligibility requirements, one of the associated contacts for the applied domain must be a “legal entity in Asia” which means either a natural person or an organization such as a corporation within the Asia-Pacific region as defined by ICANN.
Trade-mark owners whose trade-marks were applied for in the designated Asia-Pacific region prior to March 16, 2004 will be eligible for advanced registration during the dot-asia sunrise period . Canadian companies with trade-marks in Asia should review their eligibility and consider submitting their applications to take advantage of the sunrise period. This kind of preventive measure can save significant costs when compared with chasing cybersquatters after the general registration opens.
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