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| |type = [[gTLD|Generic]] | | |type = [[gTLD|Generic]] |
| |category = [[:Category:Technology New gTLDs|Technology]] | | |category = [[:Category:Technology New gTLDs|Technology]] |
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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> |
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| ==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> |
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| + | 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> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |