New TLD contracting: Difference between revisions
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**A sample (pdf) of Donuts Inc.'s [http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/tlds/gallery/gallery-startup-info-17nov13-en.pdf Trademark Clearinghouse TLD Startup Information Form for .gallery] | **A sample (pdf) of Donuts Inc.'s [http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/tlds/gallery/gallery-startup-info-17nov13-en.pdf Trademark Clearinghouse TLD Startup Information Form for .gallery] | ||
** A sample (.docx) of dotShabaka's [http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/xn--ngbc5azd Trademark Clearinghouse TLD Startup Information Form] | ** A sample (.docx) of dotShabaka's [http://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/xn--ngbc5azd Trademark Clearinghouse TLD Startup Information Form] | ||
* Launch Program Application: can be completed anytime after the contracting process has begun and needs to be submitted to ICANN before the Sunrise Period starts.<ref>http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse PDF Trademark Clearinghouse Rights Protection Mechanism Requirements: Approved Launch Program Application Process </ref> | |||
*Launch Program Application: can be completed anytime after the contracting process has begun and needs to be submitted to ICANN before the Sunrise Period starts.<ref>http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse PDF Trademark Clearinghouse Rights Protection Mechanism Requirements: Approved Launch Program Application Process </ref> | |||
**[http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/trademark-clearinghouse/launch-application-process-12nov13-en.pdf Launch Program Application (PDF)] provided by ICANN. | |||
***A sample (pdf) of dotShabaka's [http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/tlds/xn--ngbc5azd/xn--ngbc5azd-launch-policy-23oct13-en.pdf Launch Policy] | ***A sample (pdf) of dotShabaka's [http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/tlds/xn--ngbc5azd/xn--ngbc5azd-launch-policy-23oct13-en.pdf Launch Policy] | ||
**New information on Qualified Launch Plans is expected to be released by ICANN. There is currently a draft that is open to public comment that addresses if and how registries could allocate some of their 100 reserved names to 3rd parties for the promotion of new gTLDs.<ref name="apweb"></ref> | |||
====Tips & Additional Information==== | ====Tips & Additional Information==== | ||
*It is not necessary to provide gTLD prices or pricing strategies in Startup Documents.<ref>http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/webinars, 22 January 2014; Additional Questions and Answers PDF</ref> | *It is not necessary to provide gTLD prices or pricing strategies in Startup Documents.<ref>http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/webinars, 22 January 2014; Additional Questions and Answers PDF</ref> | ||