Two character short UK domain name registration opens
The processes of making previously reserved short .uk domain name extension which was voted on by Nominet members earlier this year has finally started. The so called sunrise period which is a phase where individuals or companies with trademark right on a particular word for example BT.uk are allowed the register the domain name. After the sunrise period, domain registration tends to go to what is known as land rush, the process where all and sunrise are allowed to register the remaining short character domain names.
Nominet announced at their website that the process will consist of two stage application process.
Stage 1
Trade mark rights holders have until midday (GMT) on 17 January 2011 to apply for a domain that matches their trade mark via a Nominet registrar.
Stage 2
Applicants will then need to have their IP rights checked by CMS Cameron McKenna, the validation agent we will be using for this process. Applicants will need evidence of using the trade mark in the UK prior to 1 January 2008. The deadline for applying to CMS Cameron McKenna to have IP rights validated is midday (GMT) on 31 January 2011.
The .UK domain name space is probably the most popular domain name extension after the .com domain extension. You can read the full information about the application process for short .uk domain name extension at Nominet’s website,
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