Generic top-level domainsDNSSEC
Overview
.case is a proposed brand generic top-level domain (gTLD) applied for in ICANN's New gTLD Program by Fiat Industrial S.p.A. The string is intended as a brand TLD associated with the Case business within the applicant group and was planned as a restricted namespace under the applicant's control.
History
- Applicant: Fiat Industrial S.p.A. (later merged into CNH Industrial NV).
- Program: Applied for during ICANN's New gTLD Program (Reveal Day entry for applied-for strings is referenced).
- Registry listed in application metadata: Afilias.
- Status: Listed as a proposed/brand gTLD on ICANNWiki; CNH Industrial submitted a Termination Notice to ICANN on 24 September 2020. The termination process is reported to be in progress.
- Related strings: CNH Industrial also terminated two other brand gTLDs alongside .case (.newholland and .caseih).
Usage and Audience
- Intended audience: customers and authorized business partners of Fiat Industrial / CNH Industrial and affiliated brands (including Case, Case IH, New Holland, and related business units).
- Purpose stated in the application: to create a restricted, exclusively-controlled online environment to secure the collection and transmission of sensitive, personal, and confidential data required for contracted services and product-related activities.
- Industry context: the applicant group operates in the capital goods sector—trucks, commercial vehicles, buses, tractors, agricultural and construction equipment, and related engines and transmissions.
Registration Rules
- Intended model: restricted, exclusively-controlled TLD.
- Registrations: Fiat Industrial (and affiliated entities) intended to have exclusive ownership and control of all second-level registrations; the TLD was not planned to be commercially offered to the general public.
Notable Cases or Examples
- Termination: CNH Industrial submitted a Termination Notice for .case to ICANN on 24 September 2020; this termination was one of three brand gTLD terminations by the company and is recorded as being in process with ICANN.
Operator
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: CASE organisation: Digity, LLC address: 2229 S. Michigan Ave, #303 address: Chicago IL 60616 address: United States of America (the) contact: administrative name: Director organisation: Digity, LLC address: 2229 S. Michigan Ave, #303 address: Chicago IL 60616 address: United States of America (the) phone: +1 (312) 292-9379 e-mail: admin@digity.case contact: technical name: CTO organisation: CentralNic address: Saddlers House, 4th Floor address: 44 Gutter Lane address: London EC2V 6BR address: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) phone: +44 20 33 88 0600 fax-no: +44 20 33 88 0601 e-mail: tld.ops@centralnic.com nserver: A.NIC.CASE 194.169.218.140 2001:67c:13cc:0:0:0:1:140 nserver: B.NIC.CASE 185.24.64.140 2a04:2b00:13cc:0:0:0:1:140 nserver: C.NIC.CASE 212.18.248.140 2a04:2b00:13ee:0:0:0:0:140 nserver: D.NIC.CASE 212.18.249.140 2a04:2b00:13ff:0:0:0:0:140 ds-rdata: 9262 13 2 fafb8c8b56bfec84ab2cb9c6161a8808c53d0535acea37de4c0eafa2c448a9f6 whois: whois.nic.case status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: https://www.digity.case/case created: 2016-10-27 changed: 2023-12-06 source: IANA