.dnp

Overview

.dnp is a brand gTLD created through ICANN's New gTLD Program for Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Its primary purpose is to serve as an official domain space for Dai Nippon Printing and related stakeholders.

History

• Applied for under ICANN's New gTLD Program (reveal day referenced 13 June 2012).
• Registry Agreement with ICANN was signed on 13 December 2013.
• The string was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 11 March 2014.
• The ICANNWiki entry notes Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. as managing the TLD; the registry is listed as GMO Registry in the infobox.

Usage and Audience

• Intended audience:
  • Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
  • Companies listed on Dai Nippon Printing's asset securities reports
  • Unconsolidated subsidiaries of Dai Nippon Printing
  • Affiliate companies of Dai Nippon Printing
• Typical use: corporate, brand, and stakeholder sites associated with the DNP group, consolidating DNP-related domain names under an official extension.

Registration Rules

• Registrations are restricted to specified organizations connected to Dai Nippon Printing (see Usage and Audience).
• No individual registrations are permitted (board members, employees, and contract staff cannot be registrants on an individual basis).
• The registry's policy framework authorizes enforcement actions for noncompliance, including denial, cancellation or transfer of registrations, and placing names on lock/hold or similar status.

SEO and Brand Impact

• The .dnp gTLD is positioned as an official brand namespace for Dai Nippon Printing to consolidate and present corporate and stakeholder content under a dedicated extension.
• Restricted registration eligibility supports brand control and authenticity for domains within the .dnp space.

Notable Cases or Examples

• The stated primary purpose of .dnp is to consolidate Dai Nippon Printing-related domain names that were previously registered across various TLDs into a single, official .dnp extension.

% IANA WHOIS server
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domain:       DNP

organisation: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
address:      1-1-1, Ichigaya-Kagacho
address:      Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 162-8001
address:      Japan

contact:      administrative
name:         Representative Director and CEO
organisation: GMO Registry, Inc.
address:      Cerulean Tower
address:      26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho
address:      Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8512
address:      Japan
phone:        +81 3 5456 1601
fax-no:       +81 3 3780 5239
e-mail:       newgtld@gmoregistry.com

contact:      technical
name:         Director
organisation: GMO Registry, Inc.
address:      Cerulean Tower
address:      26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho
address:      Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8512
address:      Japan
phone:        +81 3 5456 1601
fax-no:       +81 3 3780 5239
e-mail:       newgtld@gmoregistry.com

nserver:      A.GMOREGISTRY.NET 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:4 37.209.192.4
nserver:      B.GMOREGISTRY.NET 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:4 37.209.194.4
nserver:      K.GMOREGISTRY.NET 37.209.196.4
nserver:      L.GMOREGISTRY.NET 2001:dcd:4:0:0:0:0:4 37.209.198.4
ds-rdata:     45296 8 2 51c787a8914386558c84d6cc426e45e73445a0d91094d2a8fb8f4d0ecdb60293

whois:        whois.nic.dnp

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.gmoregistry.com/

created:      2014-02-27
changed:      2019-08-28
source:       IANA