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    Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC

    Overview

    .express is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) delegated through ICANN's New gTLD Program. It is managed by Donuts (Sea Sunset, LLC) and is categorized under Technology. The string was delegated to the DNS root zone on 05 April 2015.

    History

    • Delegation date: 05 April 2015
    • TLD type: Generic gTLD
    • Registry operator: Donuts (Sea Sunset, LLC)

    Applicants and application process

    • Donuts (Sea Sunset, LLC)

      • Donuts filed the application using the company Sea Sunset LLC.
      • Donuts submitted applications for a large portfolio of new gTLDs (reported as 307 applications total).
      • Reported investment for application fees: $56 million (for Donuts' portfolio of applications).
      • Donuts partnered with Demand Media to serve as its back-end registry service provider.

    • Express LLC

      • Initially failed the technical evaluation in the initial evaluation stage.
      • Requested and later passed extended evaluation.

    Objections and dispute

    • A Legal Rights Objection was filed by applicant Express LLC against Donuts's application for .express.
    • The objection was handled under the WIPO LRO (Legal Rights Objection) process, where an independent panel evaluates whether the applied-for gTLD would likely infringe an existing trademark or protected name.

    Notable Cases or Examples

    • The Legal Rights Objection filed by Express LLC against Donuts (adjudicated under WIPO's LRO procedures) is a notable dispute from the application phase.

    Operator

    Binky Moon, LLC

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
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domain:       EXPRESS

organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address:      c/o Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
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:       tldadmin@identity.digital

contact:      technical
name:         Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
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:      V0N0.NIC.EXPRESS 2a01:8840:22:0:0:0:0:16 65.22.32.16
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.EXPRESS 2a01:8840:23:0:0:0:0:16 65.22.33.16
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.EXPRESS 2a01:8840:24:0:0:0:0:16 65.22.34.16
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.EXPRESS 161.232.16.16 2a01:8840:fa:0:0:0:0:16
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.EXPRESS 2a01:8840:25:0:0:0:0:16 65.22.35.16
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.EXPRESS 161.232.17.16 2a01:8840:fb:0:0:0:0:16
ds-rdata:     63130 8 2 57d56c05ae39f31076a67fa9d97368908461d311dbd01f32174979a6e75921da

whois:        whois.nic.express

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/

created:      2015-03-12
changed:      2023-09-12
source:       IANA

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