.dupont

Overview

.DUPONT is a delegated brand generic top-level domain (gTLD) created as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program. The string represents the corporate brand of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) and is intended for use by DuPont and its affiliates.

History

• Applied-for as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program (Reveal Day referenced 13 June 2012).
• Implemented / delegated in June 2016 (implemented: 10 June 2016).
• Registry backend/provider listed as Neustar; E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company was the sole applicant and is the brand manager of the TLD.

Usage and Audience

• Type: Brand TLD (gTLD).
• Intended audience: DuPont and its affiliates; not targeted at the general public.
• Initial operating model described by the applicant envisions the TLD as a "single registrant TLD," with registrations used exclusively by the registry operator (DuPont) for its own purposes.

Registration Rules

• Eligibility / restrictions:
  • During the initial months and years following delegation, DuPont intended .DUPONT to function as a single-registrant TLD.
  • As contemplated in the applicant's statement, a "single registrant TLD" means:
    • (i) all domain name registrations in the TLD are registered to, and maintained by, the Registry Operator for its own exclusive use; and
    • (ii) the Registry Operator does not sell, distribute or transfer control or use of any registrations in the TLD to any third party that is not an Affiliate of the Registry Operator.
  • Parties that are not DuPont or an Affiliate (as DuPont may define) are not entitled to register domain names in .DUPONT under the stated plans.
• Other registration details such as minimum/maximum registration periods or allowed characters are not specified in the provided material.

SEO and Brand Impact

• The .DUPONT TLD is positioned primarily as a brand-protection and brand-extension space for DuPont.
• By restricting registrations to the company and its affiliates (single-registrant model), the TLD is intended to promote DuPont's business interests and mitigate risks to its brand and reputation.
• Its value is chiefly in controlled brand presence and trustworthiness associated with a corporate-managed namespace rather than broad SEO-driven adoption.

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domain:       DUPONT

organisation: DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC
address:      CRP 730/3rd floor, 974 Centre Road
address:      P.O. Box 2915
address:      Wilmington DE 19805
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Dasaradharamaraju Uppalapati
organisation: DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC
address:      CRP 730/3rd floor, 974 Centre Road
address:      P.O. Box 2915
address:      Wilmington DE 19805
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +91 8498887111
e-mail:       contact@dupont.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.DUPONT 2001:dcd:1:0:0:0:0:9 37.209.192.9
nserver:      B.NIC.DUPONT 2001:dcd:2:0:0:0:0:9 37.209.194.9
nserver:      C.NIC.DUPONT 2001:dcd:3:0:0:0:0:9 37.209.196.9
nserver:      NS4.DNS.NIC.DUPONT 156.154.156.52 2610:a1:1074:0:0:0:0:34
nserver:      NS5.DNS.NIC.DUPONT 156.154.157.52 2610:a1:1075:0:0:0:0:34
nserver:      NS6.DNS.NIC.DUPONT 156.154.158.52 2610:a1:1076:0:0:0:0:34
ds-rdata:     44914 8 2 f94ef24de9794acaf4920bfe73388a466179c339bd33ddea11b1decd2a45611b

whois:        

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.dupont.com

created:      2016-05-05
changed:      2024-06-04
source:       IANA