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|date  = 05 April 2015
|type  = [[gTLD|Generic]]
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|priority = 1186 - [[Express LLC]]<br>1664 - [[Donuts]] (Sea Sunset, LLC)
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'''.express''' is a proposed new [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]].
'''.express''' is a [[TLD]] delegated in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program|new gTLD expansion program]]. [[Donuts]] (Sea Sunset, LLC) manages the TLD and is its [[Registry]]. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the [[Root Zone]] on 05 April, 2015.<ref name="delegation">[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Delegated String, ICANN.org] Retrieved 06 Apr 2015</ref>


==Applicants==
==Applicants==
# [[Donuts]] (Sea Sunset, LLC)- The company filed for 307 new gTLDs. Donuts created a company for each TLD application, including Sea Sunset LLC to submit its .express application. It invested $56 million for applications fees alone. The company partnered with [[Demand Media]] to serve as its back-end registry service provider.<ref>
# [[Donuts]] (Sea Sunset, LLC)- The company filed for 307 new gTLDs. Donuts created a company for each TLD application, including Sea Sunset LLC to submit its .express application. It invested $56 million for applications fees alone. The company partnered with [[Demand Media]] to serve as its back-end registry service provider.<ref>[http://www.domainnamenews.com/new-gtlds/donuts-inc-eye-popping-list-of-307-new-top-level-domains/11730 Donuts Inc eye popping list of 307 new top-level domains]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/777 here].
[http://www.domainnamenews.com/new-gtlds/donuts-inc-eye-popping-list-of-307-new-top-level-domains/11730 Donuts Inc eye popping list of 307 new top-level domains]</ref>
# [[Express LLC]]- Failed its technical evaluation in the [[initial evaluation]].<ref>[http://domainincite.com/14288-failures-mount-up-as-icann-releases-penultimate-week-of-ie-results Failures Mount Up as ICANN Releases Penultimate week of IE results, DomainIncite.com]Retrieved Aug 26 2013</ref> Requested and passed extended evaluation.<ref>[https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/viewstatus Application Status, ICANN.org] Retrieved 06 Nov 2013</ref>
# [[Express LLC]]- Ms. [[Michelle Melendez]] is listed as the contact person in the application. <ref>[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/application-results/strings-1200utc-13jun12-en Reveal Day 13 June 2012 – New gTLD Applied-For Strings]</ref>
 
===Objections===
An official Legal Rights Objection was filed by the applicant Express LLC, against fellow applicant [[Donuts]].<ref>[http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/lro/cases/ LRO Cases, WIPO.int]</ref>
 
A Legal Rights Objection, as defined by the ICANN approved mediator, [[WIPO]], is when, "third parties may file a formal objection to an application on several grounds, including, for trademark owners and Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) [..] When such an objection is filed, an independent panel (comprised of one or three experts) will determine whether the applicant’s potential use of the applied-for gTLD would be likely to infringe [..] the objector’s existing trademark, or IGO name or acronym."<ref>[http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/lro/ LRO, WIPO.int] Retrieved 25 March 2013</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 17:23, 16 August 2016

Status: Delegated
Date Implemented: 05 April 2015
Type: Generic
Category: Technology

More information:

.express is a TLD delegated in ICANN's new gTLD expansion program. Donuts (Sea Sunset, LLC) manages the TLD and is its Registry. The proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the Root Zone on 05 April, 2015.[1]

Applicants[edit | edit source]

  1. Donuts (Sea Sunset, LLC)- The company filed for 307 new gTLDs. Donuts created a company for each TLD application, including Sea Sunset LLC to submit its .express application. It invested $56 million for applications fees alone. The company partnered with Demand Media to serve as its back-end registry service provider.[2] This applicant submitted a Public Interest Commitment, which can be downloaded here.
  2. Express LLC- Failed its technical evaluation in the initial evaluation.[3] Requested and passed extended evaluation.[4]

Objections[edit | edit source]

An official Legal Rights Objection was filed by the applicant Express LLC, against fellow applicant Donuts.[5]

A Legal Rights Objection, as defined by the ICANN approved mediator, WIPO, is when, "third parties may file a formal objection to an application on several grounds, including, for trademark owners and Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) [..] When such an objection is filed, an independent panel (comprised of one or three experts) will determine whether the applicant’s potential use of the applied-for gTLD would be likely to infringe [..] the objector’s existing trademark, or IGO name or acronym."[6]

References[edit | edit source]