.sharp

Overview

• .sharp is a brand gTLD created under ICANN's New gTLD Program for Sharp Corporation.
• Delegated to the DNS root zone on 5 December 2015.
• Registry listed as GMO Registry; the TLD is intended to serve as an official namespace for Sharp and its stakeholders.

History

• Sharp Corporation (established 1912) applied for the .sharp string as part of the New gTLD Program.
• The application notes the company name is derived from the "sharp pencil" the company invented in 1915.
• The .sharp string was delegated to the root zone on 5 December 2015. The registry is recorded as GMO Registry and the TLD is categorized as a brand gTLD.

Usage and Audience

• Intended users are Sharp Corporation and its authorized corporate stakeholders:
  • Sharp Corporation itself
  • Companies listed on Sharp Corporation's asset securities reports
• Use cases include consolidating Sharp-related domain names under an official .sharp extension for corporate, product, and stakeholder resources.

Registration Rules

• Eligibility is restricted; registrations are limited to:
  1. Sharp Corporation
  2. Companies listed on Sharp Corporation's asset securities reports
• Individual registrations are explicitly prohibited (e.g., board members, employees, contractors may not register domains on an individual basis).
• Registrars and registrants must agree to abide by .sharp policies; noncompliance can result in denial, cancellation, transfer, or domain lock/hold status.

SEO and Brand Impact

• .sharp is positioned as an official, branded namespace to consolidate Sharp-related domains and reinforce brand clarity.
• By centralizing official domains under .sharp, the TLD is intended to signal official affiliation and streamline brand presence online.

% IANA WHOIS server
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domain:       SHARP

organisation: Sharp Corporation
address:      22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku
address:      Osaka 545-8522
address:      Japan

contact:      administrative
name:         Chief Operating Officer
organisation: GMO BRAND SECURITY Inc.
address:      Cerulean Tower 26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho
address:      Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8512
address:      Japan
phone:        +81.357841069
fax-no:       +81.334625040
e-mail:       registry@brightsconsulting.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:     3872 8 2 9fbcf0afcb45e677cb42680ff35defd79f8accacaaa47df92cfd08e73a8afcb6

whois:        whois.nic.gmo

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

created:      2015-11-25
changed:      2023-06-20
source:       IANA