What is your .Tel number ?

2008-01-01

WHATISYOUR.TELNUMBER

MARCELNAUD*
LEGER
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AWYERS,PATENTANDTRADE-MARKAGENTS

.TELisanewtypeofdomainname(similarto.COMand.CAforinstance)withaveryspecific
purpose.Unlikeothertypesofdomainnames,.TELisdesignedtoactasasophisticatedvirtual
businesscard,accessiblewithouttheneedforawebsite,whichmakesitparticularlyusefulfor
Internetmobiledevicesandsynchronisationwithelectronicaddressbooks.
BeginningonDecember3,2008,applicationsforthenewtypeofdomainname
“.TEL”areacceptedonafirst-comefirst-servedbasis.TheRegistryoperator
http://www.telnic.orgwantstopositionitselfas”thefirstreal-timeglobaldirectory”,
bothforbusinessesandindividuals.
The.TELdomainnameiscreatedtoallowInternetuserstoaccessvarious
categoriesofcontactinformationpublishedbythedomainnameregistrant(about
itself,itsdepartments,itslocations,itssubsidiaries,and/oritsstaff)withouttheneed
tovisitawebsite;italsowillallowthemtokeepcontactinformationup-to-dateas
soonasmodificationsarepublished.
UntilFebruary2,2009,onlyownersandlicenseesofregisteredtrade-marksare
allowedtoapplyandregister.TELdomainnamesthatcorrespondtotrade-marksin
whichtheyhaverights.
Giventhatnoonecanpredictif.TELdomainnameswillhaveasignificant
importanceinthemannerinwhichbusinessesandindividualssharecontact
informationinthefuture,webelievethatitwouldbeprudentforyourorganization,
astheownerofregisteredtrade-marks,todeterminethecorrespondingdomain
name(s)thatitwishestouseforitselfortoholdinordertopreventthirdpartiesfrom
registeringthemwhenregistrationisopentoall.
Pleasenotethatthedatesbelowarethekeydateswithrespecttothelaunchof
.TEL:

·From2008-12-03to2009-02-02:SUNRISE(registrationsarereservedfor
trademarkowners;pre-ordersarepossiblewithaccreditedregistrars)

©CIPS,2008.
*WithLEGERROBICRICHARD,LLPamultidisciplinaryfirmofLawyers,andPatentandTrade-mark
Agents.PublishedintheWinter2008Newsletterofthefirm(Vol.12,No.4).Publication068.099.

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·From2009-02-03to2009-03-23:LANDRUSH(registrationsopentoallat
premiumprice)
·Starting2009-03-24:GENERALAVAILABILITY(registrationopentoall)
Moredetailsabout.TELdomainnamesareavailableat:
Videodemo:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1127798146/bclid1774292996/bctid177
8578851
Examples:
http://largeco.tel/
http://smallco.tel/
Simulator:
http://www.telnic.org/business-simulator.html
SunrisePeriod:
http://www.telnic.org/launch-sunrise.html
Thelaunchofanewtop-leveldomainisalsoanappropriatetimetoevaluate
whetherthemanagementofthedomainnameportfoliowithinyourorganizationis
adequate.Ifcentralizationisdeficient,ifyoudonotknowexactlyhowmanydomain
namesyourorganizationhasandwhohaseffectivecontroloverthem,ifyoulackan
overview,ifmobilityofpersonneldoesnotensurethestabilityrequiredfor
surveillanceofrenewaldeadlinesorforsecuringaccess,wecanprovideyouwith
resourcestoassistyouorintervenetoregularizethesituationandensureabetter
control.
Inlightoftheforegoing,pleasedonothesitatetocommunicatewithusinorderto
discusshowyourrightscouldbestbeprotectedinaccordancewithyourstrategic
goals.

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