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18(a) Describe the mission/purpose of your proposed gTLD

gTLDFull Legal NameE-mail suffixDetail
.docomoNTT DOCOMO, INC.brights.jpView
The TLD is intended to benefit Internet users by enabling NTT DOCOMO, INC. (hereinafter referred to as ʺThe Companyʺ) to communicate more easily and effectively with all Internet users, and particularly with The Company’s numerous customers, employees and affiliates. The TLD will become a supporting branding, technology and services platform for The Company’s mission and its businesses.

The Company is a long established and well-known multinational corporation, with a history spanning more than 21 years. Its headquarters are located in Tokyo, Japan. The Company is currently comprised of a group of 154 companies, undertaking business in over 11 countries with a total workforce of 22,954 employees (as of March 31, 2011, consolidated basis).

The Company is considered to be one of the leading companies in mobile voice, data and multimedia services. The net sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 were up to JPY4,224,273,000,000 (consolidated basis).

In addition, The Company develops communication services by itself, and has established a long term, sustainable vision for the development of its business and its strong internet presence, along with technologies such as the World Wide Web and email, are central to this development. This is also reflected by the Companyʹs domain portfolio, of over 340 domains. The Company envisions that the .DOCOMO TLD and the domain names registered under it will provide a great opportunity to interact online with current and potential customers and stakeholders.

The brand ʺDOCOMOʺ is a part of the name of the company itself and is a well-known multinational corporate brand. This brand was established in, and has continuously been used as the name of the company since 2000. The Company has registered this corporate brand in over 34 countries and⁄or trademark jurisdictional regions. This corporate brand serves to clearly remind general customers of the companyʹs goods and services.

The .DOCOMO Registry will provide an Internet space, under the control of The Company, to allow for the distribution and exchange of information among The Company and its stakeholders by means of, but not limited to, websites, social networks, email and other technologies that will reside within the .DOCOMO domain name space. In addition, ancillary services may be provided in relation to registration of domains within the TLD, including but not limited to website hosting, SEO, marketing and consulting services.

The Company initially intends to reserve all names within the TLD for itself, and to primarily use any of those domain names for promotional and navigational purposes relating to The Companyʹs online presence and⁄or provision of goods and services.

Eventually, though not likely for at least three years post-delegation, The Company anticipates the possibility that Affiliates could license the use of domains within the TLD from The Company. However, such licenses could only be made via contract which limits the use of the domain name to purposes specified by The Company. Such terms would be enforced via monitoring and quick action to mitigate any negative effects of any such abuse, if any. Licenses of the domain names could be revoked by The Company at any time, for any reason.
gTLDFull Legal NameE-mail suffixDetail
.WTCWorld Trade Centers Association, Inc.rodenbaugh.comView
The .WTC TLD is intended to benefit Internet users by enabling The Company to communicate more easily and effectively with all Internet users, and particularly with The Company’s licensed Members who operate World Trade Center facilities around the world (“Affiliates”), their employees and the businesses who use the Affiliates’ World Trade Center facilities and services. The TLD will become a supporting branding, technology and services platform for The Company’s mission and its Affiliates’ businesses.

The Company is a long established and well known multinational corporation, with more than 40 years of history. It was incorporated in 1969 and officially established in 1970. Its headquarters are located in New York, NY, U.S.A. The Company is currently comprised of more than 325 licensed Affiliates, carrying out business in over 90 countries, and has a total workforce of 18 headquarters staff and more than an estimated 500 Affiliate employees.

The Company is now a leading trade association in the promotion of international trade. The Company’s revenues from license fees and annual membership dues for the fiscal year 2011 were US$6,926,485, with investments (cash and unrestricted holdings) in excess of US$10.5 million.

The Company has established a long term, sustainable vision for the development of its business, which includes promoting and protecting its “WORLD TRADE CENTER” brand and enabling its world-wide Affiliate World Trade Centers to share best-practices for operating state-of-the-art office facilities and exhibition centers and for providing training, market information, programs and resources to facilitate international trade among the businesses serviced by the Affiliates. The Company’s strong Internet presence, along with technologies such as the world wide web and email, are central to this development. The Company envisions that the .WTC TLD and the domain names registered under it will be a great opportunity to interact online with current and potential Affiliates and their business customers.

“WORLD TRADE CENTER” and “WTC” are the principal trademark registrations held by The Company, and are the key components of the international corporate brand name of The Company. The name “WORLD TRADE CENTER” was first used in 1961, and is now the registered trademark of The Company in more than 75 jurisdictions. The “WTC” brand was first created in 1968, and has been used since then to represent The Company and its products and services. The Company has registered its “WTC” corporate brand as a trademark in 23 jurisdictions worldwide, with registrations pending in another 13 jurisdictions. For consumers, this brand name is very closely associated with The Company and its products and services.

The .WTC Registry will provide an Internet space, under control of The Company, to allow the distribution and exchange of information among The Company and its Affiliates by means of, but not limited to, websites, social networks, email and other technologies that will reside within the .WTC domain name space.

The Company intends initially to reserve all names within the TLD to itself, and to primarily register and use any of those domain names for promotional and navigational purposes relating to The Company’s and its Affiliates’ online presence and⁄or provision of goods and services.

Affiliates’ licenses will limit the use of the domain name to purposes specified by The Company. Such terms would be enforced via monitoring and quick action to mitigate any negative effects of any such abuse, if any. Licenses of the domain names could be revoked by The Company at any time in the event The Company determines there has been a breach of any license.