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Trademark Clearinghouse For New gTLDs (domain name extension) Opens March 26

Brand owners are about to get a tool to protect their brands in the expanding domain name space. After multiple delays, the Trademark Clearinghouse for new gTLDs ("TMCH") will launch on March 26. Based on the current timeline, to take full advantage of the TMCH, brand owners should submit their critical marks to the TMCH by the end of April.

First, some background. A gTLD is a domain name extension, such as the well-known .com, .net, or .org. ICANN, the organization that operates the domain name system, is in the process of creating hundreds of new gTLDS – everything from .africa to .zip. – so that it will soon be possible to create domain names along the lines of ourcompany.tech or yourtrademark.store. Internationalized gTLDs, using non-Latin alphabets, will also be coming into existence so that, for example, a brand owner could register yourbrand.com entirely in Chinese characters. A full list of the applied-for gTLDs is here.

Jamie Nafziger and Mark Wagner

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