Sunrise A / Sunrise B

Sunrise A / Sunrise B

The Sunrise phase is designed to give legitimate Colombian and non-Colombian trademark owners the possibility to apply for second-level .CO domains prior to any other registrant. Both ASCII Domains and Spanish IDNs may be applied for during this phase. The Sunrise process can involve up to five stages:

• Pre-Validation (optional)
• Submission (through InterNetX and its resellers)
• Validation
• Auction
• Award / Injection

Local Sunrise A

During Sunrise A, only owners of Colombian trademarks may apply for a second-level .CO domain. The applicant has to be the holder of a trademark that obtained registered status from the Colombian trademark office on or before July 30, 2008.

Global Sunrise B

In Sunrise B, application for a second-level .CO domain is open to trademark owners worldwide. The applicant has to be the holder of a trademark of national effect that was obtained on or before July 30, 2008.

Right to apply

Eligibility to participate in the Global Sunrise will be limited to holders of trademarks that:  

• Were registered and were in full force and effect on or before July 30, 2008
• Are registered in a trademark office or registry that corresponds to a state or entity described in the WIPO Standard ST.3 code 
• Fully comply with any and all other specified terms and conditions in the .CO Sunrise Policy 

Necessary documents

During the Sunrise Phase, applicants for a .CO domain will be required to submit certain data to demonstrate that they legally qualify for the domain name applied for. The data required will include:

• Registered Mark - exact word or phrase described by the Registered Mark
• Registration Number - registration number of the Registered Mark’s current registration
• Registration Locality - location (country  /region) where the right is established (using the corresponding WIPO Standard code)
• Capacity - whether the Applicant holds the trademark as the original "owner" or as an "assignee"

Validation through established agents

An independent validation will be carried out by the global consulting firm Deloitte and the Belgian law firm Laga to make sure that only rightful trademark owners receive a second-level .CO domain. The validation agents will use a defined process for checking the eligibility of the legal rights claimed as the basis of each Sunrise application. They will be using official national trademark databases and submitted documentary evidence.

Allocation of .CO domains

Applications for .CO domains received within Local Sunrise (A) or Global Sunrise (B) will be treated as though they were received at the same time.

.CO domains for which only one application has been received and which are successfully verified according to .CO policies will be allocated to the applicant. If there is more than one qualified application for the same .CO domain during Local Sunrise (A) or Global Sunrise (B) an auction will be held between the applicants.