First New gTLD Sunrise Starts on October 29
13-Oct-2013 BELLEVUE, WA – The Donuts Inc. Registry has announced the beginning of Sunrise period for the new gTLDs on October 29, 2013.
The Sunrise period for each gTLD will last 60 days, meaning that Landrush will most likely start after the next year, in January 2014.
The 9 new gTLDs will be launched are:
CAMERA, CLOTHING, EQUIPMENT, GURU, HOLDINGS
LIGHTING, SINGLES, VENTURES and VOYAGE.
It is worth mentioning that only trademark holders who have already submitted their trademark data into the centralized database of Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) can apply for an exact match domain name during the Sunrise period.
DONUTS:
A start-up company that was created to apply and run new gTLDs as made possible by ICANN's gTLD expansion program. The company has applied for more than 300 TLDs and intends to secure and operate each. Donuts is well-resourced by substantial funding from multi-billion dollar private equity and venture capital funds.