Sunrise Period

Overview
The term Sunrise Period refers to the period of time at the launch of a new top-level domain or second-level domain during which owners of trademarks may register a domain name containing the owned mark.

Numerous domains have launched or plan to launch with a sunrise period, including .info, .mobi, .pk, and .eu. The World Intellectual Property Organization provided assistance to .info administrator Afilias during .info's Sunrise Period.