.CO Domains Registrar
The answer is simple – we want clean, legal and orderly allocation of .CO domain names. This is our way of ensuring that the .CO domain name becomes an asset to trademark holders and provides a global sustainable opportunity for companies and individuals alike. Within the Global Sunrise phase, trademark holders will undergo strict validation of their rights to ensure that the .CO domain registration will be done in an equitable and sustainable way.
The Global Sunrise is built on a structured processes and implements various rights protection mechanism of the trademark holders for an orderly and fair distribution of the domain. The policies for .CO domain registration were inspired by the ICANN’s Intellectual Property Constituency and the lessons learned from previous domain launches. The policies were also established based on the results of the consultation from different Global Domain registries.
Global Sunrise has 2 parts. One is intended for the holders of Columbian Trademark where they can apply for the domain before the April 26 to June 10 schedules; herewith marked as Sunrise Local A. The other one is Sunrise Global B where registered trademark holders from different parts of the world apply for their corresponding Domain names to .CO TLD. They must pass the eligibility requirements to be qualified.
There are 5 stages in the Sunrise process. The first one is an optional pre-validation process where the applicants or their agents are allowed to directly interact with Deloitte, a third party Validation provider, in ensuring that the applications are accurate. The second stage is the submission of relevant documents through the accredited registrars and their resellers. The Deloitte will verify and validate the application in the third stage, which is the Validation stage. If there is more than one entity applying for the same domain name, an auction, which is the fourth stage of the Sunrise, will be conducted to properly award the applied name. Finally, the last stage is the awarding or injection of the domain name application.
