From April 26^th to June 10^th of 2010 marks the Global Sunrise. Any trademark holder from different parts of the world can apply for a .CO domain registration between these dates. To be eligible for the domain application, you must be a holder of trademarks that were registered and were in full force effective July 30 2008. The trademarks should also have been registered in a trademark office or registry that matches the description from the WIPO Standard ST.3 code and it must comply with the policy of .CO Sunrise as stated in their Terms and Conditions.

You application will undergo 5 stages determined by Sunrise. These stages include pre-validation (optional), submission through accredited domain registrars and their sellers, validation, auction and award/injection.

To ensure that the TLD launch is free from fraud, all trademark rights will undergo a strict validation process. You must then prepare and submit certified documents supporting the intellectual property rights of your trademark. This is especially necessary if the rights cannot be validated online by the national trademark office.  Likewise, all applicants must present the following data:

• Registered Mark: Exact word or phrase described by the Registered Mark;
• Registration Number: Registration or serial number of the Registered Mark’s current registration;
• Registration Locality: Location (country/region) where the right is established (using the corresponding WIPO Standard code);
• Capacity: Whether the Applicant holds the trademark as the original “owner” or as an “assignee”.

This data is important as it determines if you truly qualify for the domain that you are applying for. This will be verified by an independent Validation/Verification agent called the Deloitte.

At the end, all applications will be collected until the final date of Global Sunrise. If there is more than one entity applying for the same domain name, the name will be auctioned to the entities that applied for it.

Note that if you have a Colombian Trademark, you can apply for the .CO domain registration before April 26.

Take part and get the domain that will give you lasting online opportunities.

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