When a trademark contains a special character that cannot be represented in a domain name label, the following rules will apply:

  • Special characters contained within a trademark that are unable to be used in a domain name label may be either: (i) omitted; or (ii) replaced by hyphens.
  • Special characters “@” and “&” contained within a trademark may be spelled out with appropriate words of the official language(s) of the country/jurisdiction in which the mark is protected. However, labels with mixed scripts will not be generated.

Example:

Hypothetical TrademarkRulePossible identical matches label in the .test TLD
ICANN ExampleAicann-example.test
Icannexample.test
ICANN-ExampleAicann-example.test
Example&Test
(US trademark)
Bexampletest.test
example-test.test
exampleandtest.test
Example&Test
(Canadian trademark)
Bexampletest.test
example-test.test
exampleandtest.test
exampleettest.test
ICANN_ExampleAicann-example.test
icannexample.test
DeloitteテストANone