Internationalized Domain Names – Part 2
In late 2009, ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) announced plans to implement internationalized country-code top-level domain names (ccTLDs) using non-Latin characters. See our previous post: Internationalized Domain Names.
Four ccTLD requests are moving along the process and are now ready for the final step in the process, the application for string delegation. The four countries and the corresponding internationalized ccTLDs are:
SA | Saudi Arabia |
xn--mgberp4a5d4ar |
AE | United Arab Emirates |
xn--mgbaam7a8h
امارات |
EG | Egypt |
xn--wgbh1c
مصر |
RU | Russian Federation |
xn--p1ai
рф |
Canadian trade-mark owners who have a brand presence in these jurisdictions are advised to monitor developments to ensure that their domain name and trade-mark protection strategies are harmonized when the new top-level domains become active. Contact us for advice on trade-mark and domain name strategies.
Related reading: IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process.
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