Delegation slows this week but the gTLD program is still going steady

Three new gTLDs have been delegated to the root zone since our last post. The newest group of gTLDs to be delegated include:

.gent
.nrw
.scb

gTLDs in Sunrise period — update

The following gTLDs are now added to the long list of gTLDs available for sunrise registrations so far this month:

gTLD	Sunrise opens	Sunrise closes
.digital	07/01/14	08/30/14
.insure	07/01/14	08/30/14
.accountants	07/01/14	08/30/14
.okinawa	07/01/14	08/30/14
.finance	07/01/14	08/30/14
.삼성 (Samsung)	07/01/14	08/30/14
.durban	07/01/14	08/30/14
.digital	07/01/14	08/30/14
.capetown	07/01/14	08/30/14
.bayern	07/01/14	09/02/14
.joburg	07/01/14	10/01/14
.reise	07/02/14	09/01/14
.republican	07/02/14	09/01/14
.church	07/08/14	09/06/14
.loans	07/08/14	09/06/14
.life	07/08/14	09/06/14
.guide	07/08/14	09/06/14
.surf	07/10/14	09/10/14
.hamburg	07/14/14	08/23/14
.scot	07/15/14	09/16/14
.place	07/15/14	09/13/14
.saarland	07/17/14	09/15/14
.hiv	07/21/14	08/20/14
.black	07/22/14	08/21/14
.meet	07/22/14	08/21/14
.soy	07/24/14	09/24/14
.lawyer	07/29/14	09/27/14
.city	07/29/14	09/27/14
.melbourne	07/29/14	09/27/14
.atorney	07/29/14	09/27/14

In the queue

The following new gTLDs are gearing up to launch their sunrise periods in August, but expect more to come:

gTLD	Sunrise opens	Sunrise closes
.versicherung	08/05/14	09/04/14
.organic	08/06/14	09/05/14
وقع. (Arabic for “site”)	08/18/14	10/18/14
بازار. (Arabic for “bazaar/bazar”)	08/26/14	10/26/14

Following sunrise and landrush periods, new gTLDs move into the final stage, general availability. At this time, anyone can register a second-level domain within the new gTLD, subject to availability. Read a list of new gTLDs and their status.

If any of these gTLDs could be of value to you or your brand, or are of concern — remember that, as a registered agent of ICANN’s Trademark Clearinghouse, we can help develop and implement your gTLD strategy. For more information, read Porter Wright’s law alert about gTLDs.