Amsterdam, 9th February 2009 – EuroDNS is glad to announce the opening of the extended CO.NL Sunrise phase, starting tomorrow at 10:00 am GMT and ending on the 10th March, a great opportunity for all trademark holders to secure their CO.NL domain name. The .CO.NL operator has decided to innovate with an unprecedented Sunrise policy that will allow brand holders to fully benefit from their domain name’s usage. The finalized version of the Sunrise policy states that any registered trademark actively using its .CO.NL domain name will get an automatic renewal for ten years.
Sander Scholten, .CO.NL General Manager, explains “Research has shown that .CO.NL domains attract a lot of traffic from foreign countries such as, among others, the UK, India and Japan. The Sunrise period is a great opportunity for trademarks to capture this traffic while avoiding misuses of their brand. For additional protection, we are announcing the details of our Sunrise Policy under which any trademark registered under .CO.NL and bearing a full-fledged website would get 10 years registration for free”. Any .CO.NL names registered in the Sunrise Period and presenting an active and legitimate website, will be automatically renewed by EuroDNS at the end of each year. However, for trademark holders willing to protect their trademark and electing not to use their website actively, a regular registration fee will apply.
The Landrush Period will open on Tuesday March 17th 2009 at 2:00 pm GMT to anyone without requirements of prior rights and allow customers to get their CO.NL domains sooner than in the general opening. It is also a great opportunity to get generic names first. It will last until Tuesday March 31st 2009 at 2:00 pm GMT.
For more information see here, http://www.eurodns.com/topLevelDomain/details/Netherlands/CoNl and don’t hesitate to contact our Customer Care team at support@eurodns.com.