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What is .asia?
.Asia is a new TLD that signals a presence in the
Asia/Pacific region rather than a specific country.
It is unrestricted, meaning anyone can register a .asia
domain name . DotAsia Organization, Ltd. provides
the registry services for this TLD.
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Why .asia?
A .asia domain name offers companies a way to tap
into the fast-growing Asian economy and signal their
commitment to the entire area, not just one country.
This TLD is great for global companies expanding into
the region and domestic companies that want to grow
within the region.
With more than 60% of the world's population and hundreds
of millions of Internet users in Asia, the Asia/Pacific
region holds enormous potential for business growth.
Plus, the new TLD offers an abundance of desirable
domain names that have not yet been registered.
Also, .asia may contribute to better search engine
rankings because it is a natural word, making it easy
for your site to be indexed and searched.
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Why should I register with
Hostway?
While other companies have come and gone, Hostway
has established itself as a major player in the domain
name registration arena with almost 10 years of experience.
When you register with us, you get:
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Experience — Hostway's history of successful
domain name registrations and new TLD launches
(eg. .eu and .mobi) assures you that your registration
will be handled by seasoned professionals.
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Helps Meet Requirements — You're required to have
a contact that is a legal entity in Asia to qualify
for a .asia domain name. Hostway can lend you
a "local presence", satisfying .asia's Charter
Eligibility Requirement for you.
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How can I register?
To register your .asia domain name, all you have to
do is fill out a simple form on our Web site. Start
by clicking here to search for your .asia domain name .
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When can I register for .asia?
You can register your .asia domain names now. This
new TLD (top level domain) recently completed the entire
sunrise through land rush cycle and has been available
for general registration since March 26, 2008. Take
a look at the schedule below for details.
| Start / End
Date |
.Asia Sunrise Schedule
and Summary |
Oct.
9, 2007 |
Sunrise
Period (SR1): Government Sunrise
Governments and related organizations
may register the domain names on the “Reserved
Names” list.
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Oct.
9, 2007 to Oct. 30, 2007 |
Sunrise
Period (SR2): Trademark Sunrise
Sunrise 2a (SR2a): Early Bird Sunrise
Owner, co-owner or assignee of
trademarks applied for before March 16, 2004
and valid during domain registration application
may register their trademark name. Applicants
must have demonstrable usage of the trademark
they wish to register. Documentary evidence
is not mandatory, but required upon request.
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Nov.
13, 2007 to Jan.
15, 2008 Extended to Jan. 31,
2008 |
Sunrise
2b (SR2b): General Registered Marks
Owner, co-owner or assignee of trademarks applied for before December
6, 2006 and valid during domain registration application may register
their trademarked name. Documentary evidence is not mandatory, but required
upon request.
Sunrise 2c (SR2c): Extended Protection
Trademark owners must fulfill Sunrise 2a or 2b requirements except for
date requirements. Domain name applied for may be constituted with trademark
plus significant words from the class description in Nice Classification
System . (Eg., trademark for XYZ in Nice Class 28: “Games” may apply
for “XYZGames.asia”)
Sunrise Period
3 (SR3): Organization
Sunrise
Domain names applied for must correspond with registered company or organizational
name. The names must be registered on or before December 6, 2006 and
registered within the DotAsia community . Documentary
evidence is required and must be submitted.
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Feb
20, 2008 to Mar 12, 2008 (12:00pm
PST)
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Land Rush
Period |
Mar
26, 2008 |
Ongoing
Registrations
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All trademarks must be registered in one of the WIPO Standard ST.3
Locations. To view this list, please click here .
For an explanation on the different types of registration periods,
please click here .
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What are the different types of registrations,
and what do they mean?
Sunrise Registration
Sunrise registration allowed trademark owners to protect
the integrity of their names by registering them before
they became available to the public. Sunrise registrations
were the very first domain names submitted to the registry
for live registration. If you have a trademark, or
rights for the domain name you want to register this
stage gave you the absolute best chance of beating
the competition to your domain name.
Successfully validated applicants in higher-level
sunrise periods got the right to use the domain name.
So, if 2 people applied for the same name, but one
applied under Sunrise 2b (general registered mark)
and the other applied under Sunrise 3 (organization),
the general registered mark applicant got the name
because 2b is a higher level sunrise period.
Land Rush Registration
This type of registration was for customers who did
not have a trademark, but wanted to get the next best
chance of successfully registering their domain name.
When there were two or more applicants for the same
domain name, applicants were entered into an auction .
Ongoing Registration
Ongoing registration requests were submitted for live
registration once the registry fully opened, in the
order they were received. The only exceptions were:
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What information must I provide to
apply during the trademark sunrise periods?
DotAsia Organization, Ltd. requires you to verify
your ownership of a trademark to protect the integrity
of all registered trademarks. To prove that you have
rights to your trademark, you must provide the following
information:
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Registered Mark — The exact word or phrase described
by the registered mark for the domain name applied
for. State or local trademarks or service
marks are not allowed. In general, the domain name
applied for must be an exact match with the registered
mark. For example, if the registered trademark
is abc, the domain name applied for must be abc.asia.
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Registration Number — Registration or serial number
of the registered mark's current registration.
This number must enable the verification agent
to access the correct registration entry in the
trademark registry or trademark office.
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Registration Locality — Country or location where
the mark is registered.
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Application Date — Date the registered mark was
applied for (corresponding to the registration
number and locality specified).
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Registration Date — Date on which the registration
of the registered mark becomes effective (this
is not the priority date, but the day for which
the mark is issued and registered).
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Registered Class — Optional for Early Bird
(SR2a) and Registered Mark (SR2b) sunrise applicants. Mandatory
for Extended Protection (SR2c) sunrise applicants.
This is the class of the registered mark according
to the 9th
Edition of the Nice Classification System (eg.,
Mark for XYZ in Nice Class 28: Games may apply
for XYZGames.asia). If more than one class has
been registered, any one of the classes can be
used.
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Nature of Entitlement — To prove you are the owner,
co-owner or assignee of the trademark.
The registry (DotAsia Organization, Ltd.) may require
that you submit additional documentary evidence for
your sunrise application(s). If this is the case, you
will be notified, and you will have 10 calendar days
to submit this documentation.
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Are there specific countries where
my trademark must be registered within in order to
apply for .asia during the sunrise periods?
Yes, in order for your application to qualify when
registering during the sunrise periods, your trademark
must be registered in one of the following 226 countries:
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What information is required from
me when I apply during the organization sunrise periods?
To be eligible for a domain name during this sunrise
period, DotAsia Organization, Ltd. requires information
to protect you from unauthorized persons using an entity
name that you own the rights to. Please note your entity
must be registered with an appropriate authority (eg.,
business registries, company registries, society registries,
cooperative registries, etc.) in one of the corresponding
localities within the DotAsia community. While
preregistering, you will be asked the following information:
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Entity Name — The name of a legal entity, company
name, name of an organization, partnership or a
natural person. The domain name applied for must
correspond with the name of the applicant entity
as registered.
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Registration Number — Registration number of the
registered entity.
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Registration Locality — Country or locality within
the DotAsia community where the registered entity
is registered.
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Application Date — Date on which the registered
entity applied for registration.
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Registration Date — Date on which the registered
entity was formally established.
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Form of Entity — The type of entity you are, such
as a corporation or nonprofit organization.
The registry (DotAsia Organization, Ltd.) will require
that you submit documentary evidence for your organization
sunrise application(s). If this is the case, you will
be notified by the registry, and you will have 10 calendar
days to submit this documentation.
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What is the .asia Charter Eligibility
Requirement?
The Charter Eligibility Requirement makes a legal
entity in one of the eligible ICANN-designated Asia/Pacific
countries a prerequisite for .asia registration. This
legal entity is called the Charter Eligibility Declaration
contact, or CED contact. The CED contact may be a natural
person or a juristic entity (such as a corporation).
A natural person can be a person with an Asian passport
or citizenship ID but does not necessarily have to
be living in Asia. A juristic entity can consist of
a corporation, companies, cooperatives, partnerships,
collectives, government bodies, states, sovereigns,
municipalities, political parties, trade unions, trusts,
estates, associations, societies or institutions. For
a list of ICANN-designated Asia/Pacific countries,
please click here . Hostway can
help you fulfill this requirement. To find out more,
please click here .
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If I do not have a contact located
in Asia to fulfill the charter eligibility requirement,
what should I do? What is Hostway's local presence
service?
Hostway understands that not everyone who wants
to enter the Asian market has a representative or juristic
entity located in Asia. Hostway can assist you in
satisfying the charter eligibility requirement by lending
you a “local presence”— saving you the trouble and
expense.
You simply assign Hostway to act as your CED contact
during the sign up process, and you are immediately
eligible to apply for a .asia domain. This mandatory
requirement can be easily fulfilled for only $9.95/yr
per domain name — another easy-to-use solution offered
to you by Hostway.
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What are the ICANN designated Asia-Pacific
countries?
All of the following countries are designated by ICANN
as Asia-Pacific countries. For more information about
the charter eligibility requirement, please click
here .
- United Arab Emirates
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Antarctica
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Bahrain
- Brunei Darussalam
- Bhutan
- Cocos (Keeling)
Islands
- Cook Islands
- China
- Christmas
Island
- Cyprus
- Fiji
- Federated
States of Micronesia
- Georgia
- Hong Kong
- Heard Island
and McDonald
Islands
- Indonesia
- Israel
- India
- Iraq
- Iran, Islamic
Republic of
- Jordan
- Japan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Cambodia
- Kiribati
- Korea, Democratic
People's Republic
of
- Korea, Republic
of
- Kuwait
- Kazakhstan
- Lao People's
Democratic
Republic
- Lebanon
- Sri Lanka
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- Marshall Islands
- Myanmar
- Mongolia
- Macao
- Maldives
- Malaysia
- Norfolk Island
- Nepal
- Nauru
- Niue
- New Zealand
- Oman
- Papua New
Guinea
- Philippines
- Pakistan
- Palestinian
Territories
- Palau
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Solomon Islands
- Singapore
- Syrian Arab
Republic
- Thailand
- Tajikistan
- Tokelau
- Timor-Leste
- Turkmenistan
- Tonga
- Turkey
- Tuvalu
- Taiwan
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Vanuatu
- Samoa
- Yemen
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What is the minimum registration
period?
Under the sunrise and landrush registration periods,
the minimum registration period is 2 years. Under the
ongoing registration period, the minimum registration
period is 1 year and you can register your .asia domain
for 2, 3, 5, or up to 10 years.
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How long can my .asia domain name
be?
The registry requires a minimum of 3 characters. The
maximum permitted is 63 characters.
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What happens if there is more than
one applicant for the same domain name?
Sunrise or Land Rush Period
Applications received during each of the different sunrise phases
or land rush period will be treated as received at the same time.
If there is only one applicant for a domain, it will be allocated
to the applicant.
If there is more than one applicant for the same domain
name, all applicants will be invited to bid for that
domain in an auction. The highest bidder will get the
domain name. Auctions start after the end date of the
respective periods. You will be notified through email
if you are entered in an auction.
Ongoing Registration Period
Applications received during the ongoing registration period will
follow a first-come, first-served model.
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What is the auction style?
The .asia auctions use an English-style auction. This
simply means that the highest bidder will receive the
domain name.
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What type of bidding is allowed,
and is there an automated auction in place?
There are two types of bidding:
1) Manual Bidding
Manual bidding requires you to monitor the auction.
You submit your bid, and if someone outbids you, you
will receive an email notification. You have 24 hours
to submit a new bid to maintain the status as the highest
bidder.
2) Automated Bidding (Proxy Bidding)
If you prefer not to constantly monitor the bidding
process, you may choose to use the automated bidding
function. This means that every time someone outbids
you, the system will automatically enter a bid for
you — at least one increment higher than the current
bid. You may also set any increment amount you may
wish, as long as it is higher than the registry's minimum
amount. To prevent yourself from paying too much, you
are able to set a maximum bid amount — which stops
the system from automatically entering the bid for
you.
Should your maximum amount be outbid, you have the
opportunity to increase your maximum or leave the system
as is. If you choose to leave the system as is, you
will no longer have the opportunity to win the auction.
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How long does the auction run?
The auction is set to run for an initial period of
seven days. For example, if the auction starts on Monday,
the auction will end on the following Monday. Please
note auctions will be scheduled to start on business
days (Monday through Friday).
If there is a bid for an auction on the seventh day,
the auction will continue to run beyond the initial
seven days. An auction can only close when there has
not been a change in the bid for 24 hours. This ensures
that bidders from all time zones around the world have
the opportunity to respond to an outbid message before
the auction close.
Likewise, if there has not been a change in the auction
for your domain name for 24 hours, the auction will
close — even if the auction only lasts a couple of
days.
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How will I be notified that I have
been entered into an auction?
Once the auction is scheduled, you will receive a
notification at least 10 days in advance of the auction
start. The notification will be sent to the email address
you designate as your OPN (Operations and Notification)
contact. This email will contain your login information
for your .asia auction account at Pool.com, the auction
provider. You will be able to monitor your auction
through this system. Throughout the auction process,
you will also receive emails for auction start, auction
outbid, auction lost and auction paid.
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What is the minimum bid?
As the auction progresses, the minimum bid will be
the leading bid plus the incremental bid. For example,
if the leading bid is $50 and the incremental bid is
$10, the minimum bid you need to place is $60.
All auctions will start off at $0. Make sure you put
in your bid then!
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What happens if I am outbid?
You will receive an email from Pool.com, the auction
provider for .asia, notifying you that you have been
outbid. To see what the leading bid is, log back into
your .asia auction account, refresh your screen, and
you will be able to see the leading bid. Make sure
you enter a higher bid to ensure that you don't lose
out!
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How many participants will take place
in the auction?
In order for an auction to take place, there must
be a minimum of two participants. There is not a maximum
number of participants.
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What happens if there are no bidders?
The registry has two options: reschedule the auction
or defer the release of this domain name. Make sure
you bid for your domain name; otherwise someone else
may bid at the last minute, and you'll lose your domain
name.
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If I win the auction, how long do
I have to make a payment?
The registry expects that they will allow up to 7
to 10 days to make this payment. The exact time frame
is to be confirmed at a later point in time. Please
note that your auction invoice will come from Pool.com,
the auction provider for .asia.
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What if I am unable to make this
payment in time?
This action is up to the registry, and not up to Hostway.
The registry may:
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Award the domain name to the next highest bidder
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Re-auction the domain name
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Choose a different course of action
To prevent loss of a domain name you rightfully won,
Hostway highly recommends that you make your payment
on time.
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Why did I receive an email from Pool.com
regarding my .asia domain name?
The registry uses Pool's auction platform to run .asia
auctions. You will receive notifications from Pool
regarding auction start, auction outbid, and auction
invoice.
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How will I know if my preregistrations
are successfully converted into live registrations?
You will be kept informed of your application status
via email. You will receive an email:
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Prior to the launch of each registration period
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If your application is successful
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When your domain name has been activated
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If you have been entered into an auction
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If your application is unsuccessful
You can log into SiteControl at
any time to check the status of your application.
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How much does it cost?
The fees are as follows:
| Domain Name Registration Fee |
$34.95/yr per domain |
| Sunrise Application Fee |
$109.95 (one-time fee) |
| Local Presence Fee |
$9.95/yr per domain |
During sunrise 2 and 3, an application fee is charged.
DotAsia Organization, Ltd. charges an application fee
to cover the verification cost. You will only be charged
the registration fee if you are successfully allotted
the domain name. For applications submitted under the
sunrise and land rush period, successfully allotted
domain names will be charged a two year minimum registration
fee. This two year minimum is a requirement set by
the registry. For applications submitted under the
ongoing registration period, the minimum registration
period is only one year.
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What about charges, cancellations
and refunds?
Charges
Refunds
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Unfortunately, because we are charged by the registry
for your domain name, we are unable to issue refunds
for sunrise applications and annual registration
fees. Refunds will not be issued for local presence
service purchases.
Credits
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Should you choose to downgrade your application
type (eg., from trademark sunrise to land rush),
you will be issued a credit for the remaining amount — provided
the cancellation notice was received before your
application is submitted to the registry. This
credit can be used toward any of our products and
services.
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