Sunrise Period
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 intellectual property, such as 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.