.Co Global Trademark Sunrise Begins April 26

BOSTON, April 20  Leading domain name registrar EnCirca (http://www.encirca.com) announces it is accepting registrations for the .co sunrise period for global trademark holders.  

Starting on April 26th, registered trademark owners can apply to reserve their trademarks via EnCirca.com. .Co, an old domain name, is reinventing itself and will soon be available for unrestricted international use. The suffix .co is universally recognized as an abbreviation for company. In a recent .co registry survey, 75 percent of respondents equated .co with "company," "corporation," or "commerce." In fact, nearly 50 countries use .co as a second-level domain name to depict just that, such as co.uk and co.jp.

The business case for owning a .co is clear - it's an ideal platform for business and commerce - especially on an international basis. As a domain that recently had registration restrictions removed, there are millions of great domains available. Companies looking to protect their trademark will want to move quickly to protect their brand and trademarks as .co will be open to all interested parties. By participating in the sunrise period, you'll have first dibs on your preferred name to help develop or secure your brand online.

So, don't delay! Get in before the rush and reserve your trademark or brand name today with EnCirca. The sunrise period for global trademark holders is from April 26th through June 10th and is followed by landrush for anyone interested in .co from June 21st through July 13th.

To check out more about .co, visit EnCirca's .co domain page here: http://www.encirca.com/html/co-reg.shtml

About EnCirca

EnCirca is an ICANN-Accredited domain name registrar that specializes in the creation, management and protection of digital identities. It is an authorized registrar for the .co domain. EnCirca works to protect intellectual property and prides itself as being a registrar-of-choice for trademark owners. For more information, please visit http://www.encirca.com

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SOURCE EnCirca