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Donuts pushes the Trademark (TM) Sunrise launch date for .works, .expert, and .tienda. TM Sunrise for all three of these new gTLDs was originally scheduled to open today, February 25, 2014. The registry (Donuts) pushed the launch date for .works and .expert to March 4, 2014, but has not yet provide a revised launch date for the .tienda extension.
It’s important to note that only trademark holders who have received a valid signed mark data (SMD) file issued by the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) may apply for an exact match domain name during the Sunrise period for any new gTLD(s). If you have any questions about the launch of these new Donuts gTLDs, please contact your Safenames account manager. You may also contact us in the UK at +44 1908 200022 ([email protected]) or in the US at +1 703 574 5313 ([email protected]t).