Overview
- .citi is a brand gTLD applied for by Citigroup Inc. in ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string is intended as a corporate/top-level domain associated with the Citigroup brand.
History
- The .citi string was submitted as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program (application revealed on Reveal Day, 13 June 2012).
- ICANNWiki lists the TLD status as "Proposed" and classifies it as a brand gTLD with Citigroup Inc. as the applicant.
Usage and Audience
- As a brand TLD, .citi is intended primarily for use by Citigroup and its affiliated services, marketing, and brand-related properties.
- Typical audience would be Citigroup customers, corporate communications, and branded digital services.
SEO and Brand Impact
- The TLD functions as a corporate branding tool, signaling affiliation with Citigroup when used for websites and services.
- Citigroup has taken an active position on name similarity issues, arguing for protection of its brand in domain disputes; this stance influences brand enforcement expectations for a .citi TLD.
Notable Cases or Examples
- Citigroup filed comments with ICANN asserting that .citi is not confusingly similar to .city (which has multiple applications).
- In past UDRP cases, Citigroup successfully argued that "citi" and "city" were confusingly similar, resulting in suspension of domain names that were found to infringe or be confusingly similar to Citigroup trademarks.
- The similarity dispute between .citi and .city has been a notable part of discussions around the .citi application.
Operator
Citigroup Inc.
Whois
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domain: CITI
organisation: Citigroup Inc.
address: 388 Greenwich St
address: New York NY 10013
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: Head of Legal Policy
organisation: Com Laude Group
address: 28-30 Little Russell Street
address: London WC1A 2HN
address: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
phone: +44 (0)20 7421 8250
fax-no: +44 (0)87 0011 8187
e-mail: primary_citi@valideus.com
contact: technical
name: IANA Contact
organisation: GoDaddy Registry
address: 100 S. Mill Ave, Suite 1600
address: Tempe AZ 85281
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1 480 505 8800
fax-no: +1 480 624 2546
e-mail: iana@registry.godaddy
nserver: A.NIC.CITI 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:9 37.209.192.9
nserver: B.NIC.CITI 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:9 37.209.194.9
nserver: C.NIC.CITI 2001:dcd:3:0:0:0:0:9 37.209.196.9
nserver: NS1.DNS.NIC.CITI 156.154.144.213 2610:a1:1071:0:0:0:0:d5
nserver: NS2.DNS.NIC.CITI 156.154.145.213 2610:a1:1072:0:0:0:0:d5
nserver: NS3.DNS.NIC.CITI 156.154.159.213 2610:a1:1073:0:0:0:0:d5
ds-rdata: 44680 8 2 d1435f2313ea1d9b9a4ad59fc626db5dc1bca1dff3ea52060c1aaba786128fcb
whois:
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: http://www.citigroup.com
created: 2016-07-21
changed: 2024-05-11
source: IANA
