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| '''Encirca''' is a domain name registrar and trademark protection service company founded in 2001. The company is accredited by [[Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers|ICANN]]. [[Thomas Barrett]] is the Founder and President of the company.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasbarrett Thomas Barret Linkedin]</ref> | | '''Encirca''' is a domain name registrar and trademark protection service company founded in 2001. The company is accredited by [[Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers|ICANN]]. [[Thomas Barrett]] is the Founder and President of the company.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasbarrett Thomas Barret Linkedin]</ref> |
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− | The company offers all available [[gTLD]]s, including new extensions such as [[.pro]], [[.travel]], & [[.jobs]] as well as majority of the [[ccTLD]]s.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/company/encirca www.linkedin.com]</ref> It also offers trademark protection service for social media via TM.biz,a workflow-based tool for trademark professionals to search, watch and reserve usernames within the Internet's top social networks.<ref>[http://www.encirca.com/html/about.shtml www.Encirca.com]</ref> | + | The company offers all available [[gTLD]]s, including new extensions such as [[.pro]], [[.travel]], & [[.jobs]] as well as majority of the [[ccTLD]]s.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/company/encirca www.linkedin.com]</ref> <ref>[http://www.encirca.com/html/about.shtml www.Encirca.com]</ref> |
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| ==Other Services== | | ==Other Services== |
| Aside from offering domain name and trademark protection services, the company also offer other services which include website and e-mail hosting, DNS management, blog hosting and watching & search engine marketing. | | Aside from offering domain name and trademark protection services, the company also offer other services which include website and e-mail hosting, DNS management, blog hosting and watching & search engine marketing. |
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| + | An affiliated entity, at www.tm.biz, provides trademark protection services. This includes: a portal to the Trademark Clearinghouse for trademark agents, custom sunrise validation services via real-time access to over 85 online trademark databases. a real-time searching of usernames at the top 500 social networks. |
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| + | Projects have included: |
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| + | - .xxx pre-validation |
| + | - .pw Sunrise validation |
| + | - Global Radio Domains Sunrise (.am & .fm) |
| + | - Trademark Clearinghouse Portal |
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| + | The Company is also actively involved in assisting new TLD applicants with pre-launch activities, such as workflow systems for expressions-of-interest programs, registrant authentication, founder's program's and custom sunrise periods. |
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| ==ICANN and Encirca== | | ==ICANN and Encirca== |