Overview
- .emerck is a brand top-level domain (brand gTLD) created through ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string is operated and managed by Merck KGaA, which serves as the registry for .emerck.
- The TLD was delegated into the DNS root zone on 22 October 2014.
History
- The .emerck application was part of ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- A Registry Agreement for .emerck was signed by ICANN and Merck KGaA on 3 April 2014, following successful Initial Evaluation.
- .emerck was delegated to the DNS root on 22 October 2014, completing its activation.
- Registry status and classification noted in source material: Delegated (tld_status), subtype: brand, type: gTLD.
Usage and Audience
- The TLD is a corporate/brand namespace managed by Merck KGaA.
- Intended audience and users are the brand owner (Merck KGaA) and its branded properties or corporate communications under the .emerck namespace.
Notable Technical Details
- Registry: Merck KGaA
- TLD type: gTLD (brand)
- Delegation date: 22 October 2014
- Registry Agreement date: 3 April 2014
Operator
Merck KGaA
Whois
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domain: EMERCK
organisation: Merck KGaA
address: Frankfurter Strasse 250
address: Darmstadt Hesse 64293
address: Germany
contact: administrative
name: Jonas Kölle
organisation: Merck KGaA
address: Frankfurter Strasse 250
address: Darmstadt Hesse 64293
address: Germany
phone: +496151720
fax-no: +496151722000
e-mail: registry@emerck.com
contact: technical
name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: c/o Identity Digital Inc.
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital
nserver: A0.NIC.EMERCK 2a01:8840:9a:0:0:0:0:1 65.22.156.1
nserver: A2.NIC.EMERCK 2a01:8840:9d:0:0:0:0:1 65.22.159.1
nserver: B0.NIC.EMERCK 2a01:8840:9b:0:0:0:0:1 65.22.157.1
nserver: C0.NIC.EMERCK 2a01:8840:9c:0:0:0:0:1 65.22.158.1
ds-rdata: 58186 8 2 b19e38544f1c313575b683c8533acf792a0373c18f270ed0a1ebd2c3f77a291b
whois: whois.nic.emerck
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: http://www.nic.emerck
created: 2014-09-11
changed: 2025-08-27
source: IANA
