Sunrise A is the time when trademark owners, matching domains and other IP holders can apply for .XXX domain names. This phase is now in-progress and ends October 28th at 4PM ET (1pm PT) Now Extended through October 31, 2011 16:00 UTC (Noon ET).

Sunrise A is aimed at applicants from within the adult Sponsored Community. In general, these applicants may participate in Sunrise A based on one of the following two qualifications:

• Applicants are engaged in eligible commerce for registration under an issued, qualifying trademark registration and they satisfy the adult Sponsored Community definition, or;
• Applicants own and operate an existing domain name in another gTLD or ccTLD (in connection with eligible commerce for registration in the .XXX) and they satisfy the adult Sponsored Community definition. This process is often referred to as "Grandfathering" (from an existing TLD).

Pricing

Sunrise A & B Applications $110 (non-refundable onetime fee per domain charge).
Sunrise A & B Registrations $98 (refunded if domain is not awarded to the applicant).

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Qualification, Eligibility and Verification For Sunrise

These will be detailed in the Comprehensive Launch Policies that will be published and posted online soon.

Non-Competing Applications for Single Sunrise A Only

A domain name applied for by a single, qualified applicant under Sunrise A will be automatically allocated to the applicant.

Competing Applications and IP Claims

Multiple Sunrise A Applications Only

In the event that a domain name is subject to competing applications by at least two Sunrise A applicants, the domain name will be auctioned among all qualified Sunrise A applicants. Competing applicants will be notified of the other Sunrise A claims and will have the opportunity to withdraw the application(s) for the domain name.

Competing Sunrise A and Sunrise B Applications

If both Sunrise A and Sunrise B applicants want the same domain name, priority will be given to the Sunrise A applicant to register the domain name. The Sunrise A applicant will have received notice of Sunrise B applicant's interest in the domain name and cannot claim lack of notice in any subsequent dispute between Sunrise A and Sunrise B applicants.

If a domain name is subject to an application to reserve by at least one Sunrise B applicant, any Sunrise A applicant for the exact same domain name will be notified and will have the opportunity to withdraw the application(s) for the domain name. Also, the corresponding Sunrise B rights holder will be notified of the Sunrise A application(s).

All Sunrise applications will be viewed as having arrived at the same time. The registry will NOT consider applications on a first come, first served basis.

Sunrise B is the time when trademark owners and other IP holders can apply to opt-out of .XXX. This phase is now in-progress and ends October 28th at 4PM ET (1pm PT) Now Extended through October 31, 2011 16:00 UTC (Noon ET).

Sunrise B is aimed at applicants from outside of the adult Sponsored Community. These applicants are owners of a qualifying trademark registration, who seek to reserve names in order to ensure that those names are not registered as domain names by others in .XXX . At the close of the Sunrise Period, if no conflicting application by a Sunrise A applicant has been made, these names will be reserved from registration (blocked).

Remember it’s as if the domain does not exist when the domain is blocked under Sunrise B. Be sure that you want a permanent block before applying as the block cannot be reversed.

Pricing

Sunrise B Applications $198 (non-refundable onetime fee per domain charge).

If approved, the Sunrise B domain is permanently blocked for this onetime fee. There are no renewal fees.

Have a portfolio to register? Contact sales@moniker.com to find out about bulk discounts.

Qualification, Eligibility and Verification For Sunrise

These will be detailed in the Comprehensive Launch Policies that will be published and posted online soon.

Non-Competing Applications

Single Sunrise B Only

A successful application to block a domain name by a single, qualified applicant under Sunrise B, and not subject to a competing application from an adult Sponsored Community applicant under Sunrise A, will be designated “reserved–trademark” or similar. This domain name will be removed from the pool of domain names available for registration in future phases of the registry operation and the WHOIS information will simply list standard registry information. The corresponding domain name will resolve to a standard informational page indicating the status of the domain name as not available for registration or similar. Allowing the domain name to resolve is designed to prevent “synthetic DNS” or non-DNS resolution systems from hi-jacking queries to these domain names.

Competing Applications and IP Claims

Multiple Sunrise B Applications

In the event that there is more than one qualified applicant under Sunrise B, the domain name will be reserved in exactly the same way as if there were only a single applicant and there will be no refund or apportionment of fees among such applicants.

If a name is subject to an application to reserve by at least one Sunrise B applicant, any Sunrise A applicant for the exact same domain name will be notified and will have the opportunity to withdraw the application(s) for the domain name. Also, the corresponding Sunrise B rights holder will be notified of the Sunrise A application(s).

Competing Sunrise A and Sunrise B Applications

If both Sunrise A and Sunrise B applicants want the same domain name, priority will be given to the qualified Sunrise A applicant to register the domain name. The Sunrise A applicant will have received notice of Sunrise B applicant's interest in the domain name and cannot claim lack of notice in any subsequent dispute between Sunrise A and Sunrise B applicants.

In the event that a domain name is subject to competing applications by at least two Sunrise A applicants, the domain name will be auctioned among all qualified Sunrise A applicants.

All qualified Sunrise applications will be viewed as having arrived at the same time; the registry will not consider applications on a first come, first served basis.

Landrush is a limited-time opportunity for those who don’t qualify for Sunrise A but want to secure a valued .XXX domain name and avoid first come, first served General Availability risks.

This phase begins November 8th and ends November 25th at 16:00 UTC (11 am ET). During this limited period, only those members of the adult Sponsored Community can apply for .XXX domain names. Apart from being a member of the adult Sponsored Community, there are no trademark or pre-ownership rights requirements during this phase of the launch.

There is no first come, first served ranking during Landrush. At the end of the Landrush period, those .XXX domain names with a single applicant will be automatically allocated. However, those .XXX domain names with more than one applicant will proceed to a closed mini-auction between the competing parties only.

Landrush is designed for those members of the adult Sponsored Community that want to secure premium .XXX domain names and guarantees either member the chance to purchase premium .XXX domain names or be involved in a closed auction to bid for .XXX domain names.

Pricing

Landrush Applications $98 (non-refundable onetime fee per domain charge).
Landrush Registrations $98 (refunded if domain is not awarded to the applicant).

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General Availability begins December 6, 2011, and remaining .XXX domain names will be allocated to applicants on a first come, first served basis.

You can pre-order (known as a backorder) now using SnapNames technology! The deadline for pre-order is December 6th at 9am ET (6am PT) - after this time you can register directly through Moniker's registration search.
Get a jump start on General Availability

All members of the adult Sponsored Community can apply without pre-existing rights or qualifications unlike in the previous launch periods.

Non-resolving .XXX Domain Names

For those who are non-members of the adult Sponsored Community, accredited registrars will accept applications for non-resolving .XXX domain names. The intention is to protect their intellectual property for personal domain names, company domain names, product domain names, etc. that didn't have prior qualifying rights under Sunrise A or Sunrise B.

Pricing

First come, first serve! Registrations are $98 per year and are non-refundable. No application required.

Have a portfolio to register? Contact sales@moniker.com to find out about bulk discounts.