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Dot Trademark Brand Enhancement Promotion
Source: RegistryDate: 2017-11-09
Dear Registrars,
To facilitate consumers to quickly and directly search and locate corresponding goods/services on the Internet, Dot Trademark Registry is launching Dot Trademark Brand Enhancement Promotion with the following details:
I Promotion Details:
New / Renewal Dot Trademark | Complimentary Registration Years (CRYs) | Applicable Dot Trademark Categories of CRYs |
Category A (Trademark name).商标 | Same number of CRYs as the registration/renewal application(s) | Category B/C .商标 of the same brand name |
Category B (Trademark name + goods/services name).商标 | Category D .商标 of the same brand name | |
Category C (Designated place+ trademark name).商标 | ||
Category D (Designated place + trademark name + goods/services name).商标 | N/A | N/A |
II Terms and Conditions
1. Applicants shall receive the same number of CRYs as the registration/renewal Dot Trademark(s);
2. The CRYs can be used for new registration of one or more applicable Dot Trademark names as set out in the above table;
3. CRYs are non-transferrable and the registrant of the New / Renewal Dot Trademark(s) shall be of the same person, and shall be hosted to the same website held by this registrant.
4. Dot Trademark(s) using CRYs shall be submitted together with the New / Renewal Dot Trademark(s);
5. With respect to the protection of designated goods/services of the complementary registration, the registrant may choose goods/services of different classifications;
6. The new registration of Dot Trademark with CRYs shall be subjected to the Dot Trademark Registration Rules which are in force at the time of application, as well as any other policies and rules issued by Dot Trademark Registry which are applicable to Dot Trademark registrations.
III Example
1. If an applicant registers/renews Category A “xxx.商标” for 10 years with the Brand’s designated goods in the classification of alcoholic beverages, then he/she can receive a total of 10 CRYs in Category B or C .商标, such as:
l Category B “xxx wine.商标” for 10 years, or
l Category C “China xxx.商标” for 10 years, or
l Category B “xxx wine.商标” and 5-year Category C “China xxx.商标” for 5 years respectively.
(Registrants may allocate or combine the CRYs among the applicable Dot Trademark by themselves.)
2. If an applicant registers/renews Category B or C “xxx wine.商标” for 10 years with the Brand’s designated goods in the classification of alcoholic beverages, then he/she can receive a total of 10 CRYs in Category D .商标, such as
l Category D “China xxx wine.商标” for 10 years, or
l Category D “China xxx wine.商标” and Category D “China xxx liquor.商标” for 5 years respectively.
(Registrants may allocate or combine the CRYs among the applicable Dot Trademark by themselves.)
IV Promotional Period
This promotion is valid from the date of this announcement till 31 March 2018.
Dot Trademark Registry reserves the right to the final explanation of any of the terms and conditions set out in case of dispute, and its decision shall be final.
Should you have any questions, please contact us at registrar@trademarkdomain.com.
Dot Trademark Registry
30 Oct. 2017