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Domain Name
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Name must be minimum 2
characters long to include letters "a-z", numbers "0-9"
and hyphen "-" |
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2 character names CANNOT
be 2 letter country codes under any circumstances |
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Name CANNOT exceed 63 characters
in length |
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Name CANNOT begin or end
with hyphen "-" |
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Name CANNOT contain a hyphen
"-" in the 3rd or 4th position |
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IDN names are not currently
available in .EU |
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Names can contain generic
words if not reserved or forbidden due to syntax. To view
information about reserved and forbidden names go to: http://www.eurid.eu/en/euDomainNames/reservedNames.html |
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Term of Registration |
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.EU names can only be registered
for a period of 1 year, ending on the last day of the month
in which the 1 year term ends |
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.EU will automatically
renew .EU names on their anniversary date each year unless
otherwise instructed by the sponsoring registrar and the
registrar's account will be automatically debited. |
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Transfers are treated like
a new registration. There is no refund of the registration
fee corresponding to the remaining period of time of a transferred
name. |
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Contacts |
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Types |
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Registrant - person
that registered the domain name and is the domain name holder.
The registrant must reside in a EU member state. |
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Technical - person to contact
for technical matters about this domain. This person is
someone from the registrar and will typically be used for
registrants with no technical knowledge. A technical contact
is NOT limited to EU member states. |
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On-Site - a technical person
that belongs to the company of the registrant. An on-site
contact can be outside of the EU. |
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At least 1 type of technical
contact (i.e., technical or on-site) must be present per
registration. |
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DNS |
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Number of
name servers required at registration |
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0 |
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Parking is allowed |
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.EU Registration Process |
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Registration will happen in 3 Phases beginning
December 7th |
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Sunrise 1 - December 7th thru
February 6 |
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Sunrise 2 - February 7th thru
April 6th |
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Landrush/Live - April 7th |
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Sunrise 1 & 2 |
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Names that are eligible for registration
during Sunrise 1, must EXACTLY MATCH: |
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The full name of a public body; OR |
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The acronym by which a public body is commonly
known; OR |
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If applicable, the territory which is governed
by a public body; OR |
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Registered community or national trademarks
registered within the EU; OR |
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Geographical indications (these names may
only be applied for by the public body or holder/licensee
of the trademark). |
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Names that are eligible for registration
during Sunrise 2, must EXACTLY MATCH: |
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Names eligible for Sunrise 1; OR |
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Other rights that are protected under the
national law of the member state where they are held such
as: |
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company names |
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business identifiers |
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distinctive titles of protected literary and
artistic work |
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unregistered trademarks |
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trade names |
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family names |
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Not all the rights listed are recognized in
each member state. Applicants will be required to provide
the legal basis that grants the right in community law or
the national law of the member state where the right is
held and provide documentary evidence, which is accepted
to demonstrate the right under that law. |
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Registration of a Domain Name
on the basis of a Prior Right during Sunrise consists of
the registration of the complete name for which the Prior
Right exists, as demonstrated by the Documentary Evidence
submitted by the Applicant. It is not possible for an Applicant
to obtain registration of a Domain Name comprising of part
of the complete name for which the Prior Right exists. |
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Documentary Evidence must clearly
depict the name for which a Prior Right is claimed. A Prior
Right claimed to a name included in figurative or composite
signs (signs including words, devices, pictures, logos,
etc.) will only be accepted if |
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The sign exclusively contains a name, or |
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The word element is predominant, and can be
clearly separated or distinguished from the device element,
provided that |
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All alphanumeric characters (including hyphens,
if any) included in the sign are contained in the Domain
Name applied for, in the same order as that in which they
appear in the sign, and |
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The general impression of the word is apparent,
without any reasonable possibility of misreading the characters
of which the sign consists or the order in which those characters
appear. |
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For trademarks, the references "TM", "SM",
"®" and the like do not form part of the complete name for
which the relevant Prior Right exists. |
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For trade names, company names and business
identifiers, the company type (such as, but not limited
to, "SA", "GmbH", "Ltd.", or "LLP") may be omitted from
the complete name for which the Prior Right exists. |
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If an Applicant claims a Prior Right to a
name that includes an internet top-level domain (such as,
but not limited to, .com, .net or .eu), the complete name
for which a Prior Right exists includes that domain suffix. |
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For names in other than standard Latin script,
the Application must contain a transliteration into standard
Latin script of the name for which the Prior Right is claimed.
The transliteration must be done according to generally
accepted transliteration standards. No transliteration of
a script not generally used in an official language of the
European Union will be accepted. |
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Overview of Registry Process |
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Registrar will submit queue of names in order
they received them to the registry upon the opening of the
Sunrise registration process. Registry will accept names
on a "first come, first served basis." Only names with complete
information will be received (see below for information
requirements for Sunrise I). If multiple applications are
received for a particular domain name, the names will be
placed in a queue in the order in which the registry receives
them. Once the registry receives a complete and technically
correct application it will send a Confirmation Notice (see
below for contents of Confirmation Notice) for each name
by e-mail to the Applicant/Registrant and Document Handling
Agent. The registry will also enter and make available a
"Whois" record in the Sunrise Whois database (see below
for contents of Sunrise Whois records). All names submitted
during Sunrise must have the prior right (i.e., public body
status, trademark or other prior right) validated by the
Validation Agent (PriceWaterhouseCoopers). Sunrise I registrants/applicants
must submit proper documentation (see below for validation
documentation requirements) within 40 days of submission
of a Sunrise I registration to the Validation Agent (registrar
can submit documentation on applicant's/registrant's behalf
to the validation agent). All documentation must be complete
and legible at initial submission. There will be no opportunity
to correct or resubmit documentation after original submission.
In situations where multiple applications were received
for a particular domain name, the validation agent will
examine the application/documentation by the applicant/registrant
who is 1st in the queue for that name and will continue
down through the queue until a registrant's application
can be validated. |
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Sunrise I Information Requirements
for Domain Registration |
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Registrant MUST submit ALL of the following
information through their registrar: to the registry per
domain name registration: |
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Full name of Applicant (can be an individual
or organization) |
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Address & Country within EU of one of the
following: |
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where registered office, central administration
or principal place of business of undertaking is located;
OR |
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where organization of or applicant is established
(formed); OR |
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where applicant resides |
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E-mail of Applicant (or representative) |
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Telephone # where applicant (or representative)
can be contacted |
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Domain Name applied for |
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Preferred language for ADR proceedings |
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Complete name for which a Prior Right is claimed |
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Type of Prior Rt. claimed |
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Country in which Prior Rt. Claimed is protected |
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Language in which Documentary evidence will
be provided to the Validation agent |
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Registrant MAY submit: |
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Appointment of Document Handling Agent by
indicating e-mail of Document Handling Agent for the domain
name (Document Handling Agent can = Registrar) |
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Applicant Represents & Warrants the following
for each name submitted during Sunrise I: |
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It is the owner, rt.-holder or licensee (where
applicable) of Prior Rt. Claimed; AND |
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Prior Rt. claimed is a legally valid rt. (on
the day it is claimed); AND |
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Documentary evidence that will be submitted
will comprise true and genuine copies of the relevant original
docs and will provide proof of the existence of the Prior
Rt. claimed and will be complete, accurate and up-to-date |
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Contents of Sunrise Confirmation
Notice |
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Domain applied for; |
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Date/Time Domain Application received by registry
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The position of Application in the queue
for the domain name concerned |
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Due date for receipt by Validation Agent of
required documentary evidence |
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Hyperlink to a web page made available by
registry where a pre-formatted Cover Letter is generated
(pdf) [Note: this hyperlink is not included if Registrar
= Document Handling Agent & registrar has been authorized
in writing by Validation agent to submit docs electronically.] |
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Contents of Sunrise Whois record
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Domain name |
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Date & Time Application received |
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Position in queue for name |
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Full name of applicant |
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Contact information for applicant |
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Type of Prior Rt. claimed by applicant |
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Complete name for which Prior Rt. is claimed |
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Country in which Prior Rt. claimed is protected
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Status field 1 = Receipt time of Doc. Evidence
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Status field 2 = Registry decision on application
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Status field 3 = Judicial/ADR pending |
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Language selected for ADR |
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Documentary Evidence |
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Overview of Submission Process |
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If applicant is NOT submitting docs through
Registrar who has been authorized by Validation Agent to
submit docs electronically, then: need to go to web link
provided in Confirmation e-mail and inform the registry
of the # of pages submitting and language submitting in,
if different than what indicated on registration application.
Registry then will make an electronic Cover Letter available
in pdf format. Applicant or its Document Handling Agent
then must print out Cover and indicate the language submitting
evidence in, sign the cover letter, enclose reference documentary
evidence and initial evidence. Wording of the Cover Letter
CANNOT be otherwise modified. The docs and cover letter
then must be sent to the address listed on the cover letter.
The package must be sent by regular mail, registered or
recorded delivery mail or courier. All supporting documentary
evidence must be received by the Validation Agent within
40 calendar days following receipt of the registration application
by the registry. Packages can only be received by the Validation
Agent between 08:00 hours and 17:00 hours Belgium time on
general business days in Belgium (excludes Sat, Sun & holidays).
Documentary evidence not received on the last general business
day in Belgium prior to the expiration of the 40 calendar
days will NOT be considered received by the expiry date.
The Cover Letter and Documentary evidence must meet the
following criteria: only one set of documentary evidence
per package, size of all sheets of paper must be DIN A4
(29.7 cm X 21 cm) or Letter (27.94 cm x 21.59 cm) format,
be printed on opaque white paper, pages must be consecutively
numbered (not including cover letter), print can only be
on 1 side of page, documents must be humanly readable when
scanned, documentary evidence may not be retouched or otherwise
altered, sheets of paper may NOT be folded, stapled, glued
or in any way attached to each other. Neither the registry
nor the Validation agent are required to inform the applicant
or Document handling Agent that documentation has not met
all the requirements. |
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If submitting through Registrar who has been
authorized by Validation Agent to submit docs electronically
(CSC is in the process of getting this authorization), then
Document Handling Agent must upload documents provided by
applicant to content server of Validation Agent: within
40 days of receipt of application by registry. |
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The registry will NOT send the applicant/registrant
a reminder e-mail regarding the deadline for submission
of prior right validation evidence. The Registry will, however,
send the sponsoring registrar a weekly report containing
the following information - domain name, place in queue,
name licensee, deadline for sending evidence, status. It
will be up to the registrar to remind its customers of any
upcoming deadlines regarding their application for a .EU
name. |
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Overview of Processing of Documentary Evidence |
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If received via mail, Validation Agent time
stamps the evidence with date it is received. & scanned
information and documents received. Documents damaged in
transit may be re-requested by the Validation Agent via
the registry. |
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Validation Agent will inform registry of date
received documentary evidence. All evidence submitted is
non-returnable. |
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Overview of Validation Process |
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General Rules regarding Prior Rights |
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The applicant must be the holder (or licensee,
where applicable) of the Prior Rt. claimed no later than
the date on which the Application is received by the registry,
on which date the Prior Rt. must be valid, which means that
it must be in full force and effect |
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General Substantive Requirements |
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If applicant does not have specified documentation
to evidence Prior Rights pursuant to Sections 13-18 of the
.EU Sunrise Rules, then the documentary evidence submitted
by the applicant must contain: |
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An affidavit signed by a competent authority,
legal practitioner or professional representative declaring
that type of Prior right claimed by the Applicant is protected
under the laws of the relevant member state, including:
references to relevant legal provisions, scholarly works
and court decisions and conditions required for such protection
AND proof that the complete name for which a Prior Rt. is
claimed meets all the conditions set forth in such laws,
including the relevant scholarly works and court decisions
and that such name is protected by the relevant Prior Rt.
claimed |
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It is in any case sufficient to submit a copy
of a relevant final judgment by a court or an arbitration
decision of an official alternative dispute resolution entity
competent in at least one of the member states stating that
the Applicant has protection for the complete name for which
a Prior Right is claimed. |
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If, under the law of the relevant member state,
the existence of the Prior Right claimed is subject to certain
conditions relating to the name being famous, well known,
publicly or generally known, have a certain reputation,
goodwill or use, or the like, the Applicant must furthermore
submit |
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An affidavit signed by a competent authority,
legal practitioner, or professional representative, accompanied
by documentation supporting the affidavit or |
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A relevant final judgment by a court or an
arbitration decision of an official alternative dispute
resolution entity competent in at least one of the member
states stating that the name for which a Prior Right is
claimed meets the conditions provided for in the law (including
relevant court decisions, scholarly works and such conditions
as may be mentioned in Annex 1 (if any) (for a copy of Annex
1 go to: http://www.eurid.eu/en/general/launch)
of the relevant member state in relation to the type of
Prior Right concerned. |
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Any affidavit submitted in accordance with
this Chapter must clearly state or include evidence that
the signatory qualifies as a competent authority, legal
practitioner or professional representative |
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Rules regarding Registered Trademarks |
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Where the Prior Right claimed by an Applicant
is a registered trademark, the trademark must be registered
by a trademark office in one of the member states, the Benelux
Trade Marks Office or the Office for Harmonization in the
Internal Market (OHIM), OR it must be internationally registered
and protection must have been obtained in at least one of
the member states of the European Union. |
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A trademark application is not considered
a Prior Right. |
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Unless otherwise provided in Annex 1 to the.
EU Sunrise Rules, it is sufficient to submit the following
Documentary Evidence for a registered trademark: |
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A copy of an official document issued by the
competent trademark office indicating that the trade mark
is registered (certificate of registration, renewal certificate,
official extract from the register, declaration by the trade
mark office, publication of the fact of registration in
an official journal, etc.); or (ii) an extract from an official
(on-line) database operated and/or managed by the relevant
national trade mark office, the Benelux Trade Marks Office,
the OHIM or the WIPO. Extracts from commercial databases
are not acceptable even if they reproduce exactly the same
information as the official extracts. In the foregoing cases,
the Documentary Evidence must clearly evidence that the
Applicant is the reported owner of the registered trademark.
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In case the Applicant is a licensee or transferee
of a registered trademark, then: |
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If an Applicant has obtained a license for
a registered trademark of which it claims a Prior Right,
it must enclose with the Documentary Evidence an acknowledgement
and declaration form, a template of which is contained in
Annex 2 of the .EU Sunrise Rules (for a copy of Annex 2
go to: http://www.eurid.eu/en/general/launch),
completed and signed by both the licensor of the relevant
registered trademark and the Applicant (as licensee). If
the Applicant is a sub-licensee, it must enclose a second
acknowledgement and declaration completed and signed by
the ultimate owner of the registered trade mark concerned
and the latter's licensee. |
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If an Applicant is the transferee of a Prior Right and
the Documentary Evidence submitted does not clearly indicate
that the Prior Right claimed has been transferred to the
Applicant, it shall submit an acknowledgement and declaration
form, a template of which for a copy of Annex 3 go to: http://www.eurid.eu/en/general/launch),
is in Annex 3 of the .EU Sunrise Rules , completed and signed
by both the transferor of the relevant Prior Right and the
Applicant (as transferee). |
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If, for any the Documentary Evidence provided does not
clearly indicate the name of the Applicant as being the
holder of the Prior Right claimed (e.g. because the Applicant
has become subject to a name change, a merger, the Prior
Right has become subject to a de iure transfer, etc.), the
Applicant must submit official documents substantiating
that it is the same person as or the legal successor to
the person indicated in the Documentary Evidence as being
the holder of the Prior Right. |
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Rules regarding Geographical Origin |
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If the Prior Right claimed by an Applicant
is a geographical indication or a designation of origin,
the geographical indication or designation of origin must
be protected in at least one of the member states of the
European Union. |
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Unless otherwise provided in Annex 1 to the
.EU Sunrise Rules, it is sufficient to submit the following
Documentary Evidence for a geographical indication or designation
of origin: |
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A copy of an act, decree or decision of a
competent official authority conferring protection on a
particular name as a geographical indication or designation
of origin; or |
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A copy of the official publication of an act,
decree or decision referred to in (1) above; or |
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An extract from the relevant register (if
available). |
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Documentary Evidence must clearly indicate
that the name for which the Prior Right is claimed is a
geographical indication or designation of origin of which
the Applicant is the holder. |
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Rules regarding Unregistered Trademarks |
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If an Applicant claims a Prior Right to a
name on the basis of : |
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A well-known unregistered trade mark as provided
for in Article 6b is of the Paris Convention on the Protection
of Industrial Property (as amended), or |
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An unregistered trade mark other than one
falling under (1) above that is protected under the law
of one of the member states referred to in Annex 1 of the
.EU Sunrise Rules as being a member state protecting unregistered
trade marks, it is sufficient to prove the existence of
such Prior Right in accordance with 3b. above |
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Rules regarding Company Names |
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A company name is an official name of a company,
i.e. the name under which the company is incorporated or
under which the company is registered. In member states
where no company-name protection exists, the name of the
company may still be protected as a trade name or a business
identifier |
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If an Applicant claims a Prior Right to a
name on the basis of a company name protected under the
law of one of the member states mentioned in Annex 1 of
the .EU Sunrise Rules as being a member state protecting
company names, it is sufficient to prove the existence of
such Prior Right by submitting, unless otherwise stated
in Annex 1 to the .EU Sunrise rules: |
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An extract from the relevant companies or
commercial register; |
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A certificate of incorporation or copy of
a published notice of the incorporation or change of name
of the company in the official journal or government gazette;
or |
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A signed declaration (e.g. a certificate of
good standing) from an official companies or commercial
register, a competent public authority or a notary public.
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The documentary evidence must clearly indicate
that the name for which the prior rt. is claimed is the
official company name, or one of the official company names
of the applicant |
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Rules regarding Trade Names |
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Trade names are protected in all member states
of the European Union , sufficient forms of Documentary
Evidence include, unless otherwise provided in Annex 1 to
the .EU Sunrise Rules: |
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Where it is obligatory and/or possible to
register the relevant trade name or business identifier
in an official register (where such a register exists in
the member state where the business is located): |
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An extract from that official register, mentioning the
date on which the trade name was registered; and |
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Proof of public use of the trade name or business identifier
prior to the date of Application (such as, but not limited
to, proof of sales volumes, copies of advertising or promotional
materials, invoices on which the trade name or business
identifier is mentioned etc., proving public use of the
name in the relevant member state); |
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Where business registration is not obligatory,
an affidavit meeting the requirements of in compliance with
the 3.b.ii, above, is sufficient documentary evidence |
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Rules regarding Business Identifiers |
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If an Applicant claims a Prior Right to a
name on the basis of a business identifier protected under
the law of one of the member states mentioned in Annex 1
as being a member state protecting such business identifier,
it is sufficient to prove the existence of such Prior Right. |
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The Documentary Evidence for a trade name
or a business identifier must clearly indicate that the
name for which the Prior Right is claimed is the trade name
or business identifier of the Applicant |
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Rules regarding Family Names |
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If an Applicant claims a Prior Right to a
name on the basis of a trade name, business identifier or
company name that corresponds with a family name, it must
select the "trade name, business identifier or company name"
type of Prior Right in its Application and prove the existence
of such Prior Right by submitting documentation in accordance
with the documentation required for company names, trade
names or business identifiers, above. |
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If an Applicant claims a Prior Right to a
name on the basis of his family name, in as far as it is
protected in the member state of which he is a resident
of, he must select the "other" type of Prior Right in his
Application and it must prove the existence of such Prior
Right in by submitting an affidavit in compliance with 3.b.i.
1 or 2, above. |
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Rules regarding Distinctive Titles of Protected
Literary and Artistic Works |
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If an Applicant claims a Prior Right to a
name on the basis of a distinctive title of a protected
literary and artistic work protected under the law of one
of the member states listed in Annex 1, then the following
may be submitted as Documentary Evidence of the Prior Right,
unless otherwise provided in Annex 1: |
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A copy of the cover or image of the literary
and artistic work containing the title concerned (together
with a brief description of the work, or the content of
the work, a photograph of the work, etc.), and |
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An affidavit signed by a competent authority,
legal practitioner or professional representative stating
that the Applicant holds the claimed rights in respect of
the said title on the date of the Application that the work
in question has lawfully been made public and that the title
is distinctive whereby such Documentary Evidence must clearly
indicate that the Applicant is holder of the distinctive
title of the literary and artistic work. |
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Overview of Examination of Documentary Evidence
by the Validation Agent & Registration of Name by the Registry
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The Validation and the Registry are not obligated
to notify the Applicant where the above requirements are
not met. The Validation Agent examines whether the Applicant
has a Prior Right to the name exclusively on the basis of
a prima facie review of the first set of Documentary Evidence
received. The Validation Agent is not obligated, but it
is permitted in its sole discretion, to conduct its own
investigations into the circumstances of the Application,
the Prior Right claimed and the Documentary Evidence produced.
The Validation Agent informs the Registry of its findings.
The Registry registers Domain Names on a first come, first
served basis where it finds that the Applicant has demonstrated
a Prior Right. |
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Overview of Sunrise Appeal Period & Activation
of Domain Names |
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During a period of forty (40) calendar days
following the decision by the Registry to register the Domain
Name concerned, any interested party may initiate an Alternative
Dispute Resolution (ADR) Proceeding against the decision
of the Registry on the grounds of non-compliance of that
decision with the Sunrise rules... The Registry only activates
the Domain Name on the day following expiry of the forty
(40) day period provided that no ADR Procedure has been
initiated against the decision of the Registry within the
forty (40)- day period. The decision by the Registry to
register a Domain Name in the name of an Applicant has no
value as a precedent in any judicial or non-judicial settlement
of conflicts proceeding, including an ADR Proceeding on
the basis of speculative or abusive registration. |
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.EU Transfers/Trades |
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Transfer = transfer of a domain from one registrar
to another registrar |
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Trade = transfer of a domain from one registrant
to another registrant. |
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Transfers not permitted during Sunrise. |
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Transfers will only be permitted AFTER the
Sunrise period has finished for names which have been activated
(fully registered) 40 days after successful validation |
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The gaining registrar must initiate transfers.
Once this is done the registry will generate an e-mail to
the registrant e-mail address that exists in the EURid database.
The registrant will be provided with a link to an online
webpage where he/she can confirm the request for transfer
is authorized. No approval is necessary from the losing
registrar. The losing registrar will only be notified after
the transfer takes effect. |
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The registrar for the acquiring registrant
must initiate a trade. Once the request is received by the
registry, an e-mail will be sent to the seller (current
registrant) at the e-mail address in EURid's database and
to the buyer using the address the seller provided during
the initiation of the trade transaction through his/her
registrar. Both the buyer and seller will be provided with
a link to a webpage where the both must confirm the transaction.
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.EU Expirations/Revocations |
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If a name is not renewed or revoked by the
registry is will be put in "Quarantine" for 40 days. During
this 40 day HOLD period the name does not work (is not active)
and can only be recovered by the immediately prior registrant.
Once the 40 day Quarantine is done, the name is released
by the registry and available for registration |
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In exceptional circumstances, where there
is a conflict between the registrant and registrar that
results in the expiration of a name, the registrant may
be granted the ability to transfer the name to another registrar
while it is in Quarantine |
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Misc. Legal Rules |
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Registrar is permitted to act as Proxy for
registrant (e.g., submit evidence of prior rights. During
Sunrise Validation or authorize transfer) as long as there
is a written agreement between the parties. |
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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) |
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ADR must be introduced in the language selected
by the registrant through his terms and conditions |
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Additional ADRs can be introduced while an
ADR is ongoing |
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Domain is on HOLD while ADR is ongoing |
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The Czech Arbitration Court in the 20 official
languages of the EU is handling ADR for .EU. Go to: http://www.arbcourt.cz/adreu for more
information. |
