Twenty-three new gTLDs have been delegated since our last post. The following gTLDs have been cleared for takeoff:

  • .network
  • .企业 (Chinese for “enterprise”)
  • .business
  • .otsuka
  • .gbiz
  • .gmail
  • .pizza
  • .immo
  • .esq
  • .prod
  • .here
  • .youtube
  • .meme
  • .eat
  • .rsvp
  • .mov
  • .new
  • .ing
  • .frl
  • .day
  • .dad
  • .boo
  • .gmx
  • .pharmacy
  • .wme

Delegation is the green light for new gTLDs to launch into their respective mandatory sunrise period before moving on to landrush, early access and their final destination: general availability.

Geographical gTLDs are airborne and in route to general availability

The first weeks of September have been fruitful for new geographic gTLDs, which were delegated and now have formally launched their sunrise periods. Geographic gTLDs represent a geographic location, which may include continents, sovereign nations, territories, provinces, cities and states or even geographical landmarks. The following geographic-specific gTLDs have launched and entered the sunrise period:

gTLD

Sunrise opens

Sunrise closes

.melbourne

07/29/14

09/27/14

.capetown

07/01/14

10/01/14

.joburg

07/01/14

10/01/14

.durban

07/01/14

10/01/14

.brussels

09/01/14

10/01/14

.vlaanderen

09/01/14

10/01/14

.tatar

08/28/14

10/27/14

.wales

09/01/14

10/31/14

.cymru

09/01/14

10/31/14

.quebec

09/02/14

11/04/14

.paris

09/09/14

11/11/14

The following non-geographical gTLDs are in sunrise or will begin sunrise this month:

gTLD

Sunrise opens

Sunrise closes

.ovh

09/01/14

10/01/14

.gent

09/04/14

10/04/14

.realtor

09/08/14

10/08/14

.商标 (Chinese for “trademark”)

09/18/14

10/09/14

.navy

08/12/14

10/11/14

.healthcare

08/12/14

10/11/14

.airforce

08/12/14

10/11/14

.vet

08/12/14

10/11/14

.army

08/12/14

10/11/14

.وقع (Arabic for “site”)

08/18/14

10/18/14

.ooo

09/22/14

10/22/14

.market

08/26/14

10/25/14

.بازار (Arabic for “market”)

08/26/14

10/26/14

.physio

09/01/14

10/31/14

.help

09/03/14

11/03/14

.hosting

09/03/14

11/03/14

.click

09/03/14

11/03/14

.property

09/03/14

11/03/14

.diet

09/03/14

11/03/14

.bzh

09/04/14

11/04/14

.engineer

09/09/14

11/08/14

.eus

09/16/14

11/18/14

.auction

09/30/14

11/29/14

.software

09/30/14

11/29/14

The following new gTLDs will close sunrise and catch their connecting flight to the next phases in the launch process:

gTLD

Sunrise opens

Sunrise closes

.versicherung

08/05/14

09/04/14

.surf

07/10/14

09/10/14

.place

07/15/14

09/13/14

.direct

07/15/14

09/13/14

.saarland

07/17/14

09/15/14

.scot

07/15/14

09/16/14

.deals

07/22/14

09/20/14

.soy

07/24/14

09/24/14

.lawyer

07/29/14

09/27/14

.city

07/29/14

09/27/14

.attorney

07/29/14

09/27/14

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.