dotAsia Pre-Landrush
.asia - the dedicated top level domain for the Asia-Pacific region.
The .asia registration process varies from other new TLD's in the respect that the initial Landrush will allow anyone to attempt to register any available domains.
If the domain in question is requested by more than one party then the domain will be subject to an auction in which all interested parties will be able to bid on the domain.
If you are fortunate enough to be the only party to request a domain then it will be registered to you at the end of the Landrush period.
After the initial Landrush period comes ‘Go Live’ when the registry will be open to live registrations.
Pre-Landrush Process
Pre-Landrush - October 9th 2007 through to January 15th 2008
Pre-Landrush or Sunrise is for those wishing to protect their brand.
October 9th 2007 12:00 UTC - October 30th 2007 24:00 UTC
- Sunrise 1 (SR1): Governmental Reserved Names
- Governments or relevant bodies may "activate" domains from the reserved names list compiled in Pre-Sunrise.
- SR1 commences together with SR2a (however, SR1 will continue through to Landrush)
- Sunrise 2a (SR2a): Registered Marks
- Must be applied for before March 16th, 2004
- Mark must be issued and valid upon domain registration application
- Applicant must must have demonstrable usage of Mark registered
- Registrant must be owner, co-owner or assignee of Mark
- Documentary evidence is not mandatorily required, but required upon request
November 13th 2007 12:00 UTC - January 15th 2008 24:00 UTC
- Sunrise 2b (SR2b): General Registered Marks
- Mark must be applied for before December, 2006
- Mark must be issued and valid upon domain registration application
- Registrant must be owner, co-owner or assignee of Mark
- Documentary evidence is not mandatorily required, but required upon request
- Sunrise 2c (SR2c): Extended Protection
- Mark must bev eligible for SR2a or SR2b
- Domain Name Applied for may be constituted with Mark plus significant words from the class description in the Nice Classification system (www.wipo.int/classifications/nivilo/nice/)
- E.g. Markfor "XYZ" in Nice Class 1: "Chemicals" may apply for "XYZChemicals.asia"
- Sunrise 3 (SR3): Registered Entity Names
- Domain Name Applied for must correspond with the Registered Entity Name
- The juristic entity must be registered on or before December 6, 2006
- Documentary evidence is required and must be submitted
- Submitted documents will be posted publicly
