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Second WIPO Internet Domain Name Process

The Recognition of Rights and the Use of Names in the Internet Domain Name System

 

ANNEX XIII
Examples of Names of Cities Registered as Domain Names 1

 

City

Country

Domain name

Domain Name Holder

Country of Domain Name Holder

Activity 2

Accra

Ghana

accra.com

WorldArtists Inc.

United Arab Emirates

Information on Ghana

Amsterdam

Netherlands

amsterdam.com

National A-1 Advertising

United States of America

Escort service/ Pornographic web site

Athens

Greece

athens.com

Athens Pastries & Frozen Foods, Inc.

United States of America

Web site of Athens Pastries & Frozen Foods, Inc.

Beijing

China

beijing.com

Edgemont Asia Ltd.

China

Information on Beijing

Berne

Switzerland

berne.com

Berne Furniture, Inc.

United States of America

Web site of Berne Furniture, Inc.

Brussels

Belgium

brussels.com

Serenade Limited

United Arab Emirates

Information on Brussels

Cairo

Egypt

cairo.com

CMX Software Inc.

United States of America

General Information /Portal unrelated to Cairo

Chartres

France

chartres.com

Exalog

France

Information on Chartres

Dubrovnik

Croatia

dubrovnik.com

KONIX d.o.o

Croatia

Site under construction

Fez

Morocco

fez.com

Fez, Inc.

United States of America

Web site of Fez, Inc.

Lima

Peru

lima.com

Anything.com Ltd.

Cayman Islands, United Kingdom

Information on Lima

Lisbon

Portugal

lisbon.com

Boulevards New Media, Inc.

United States of America

General Information /Portal unrelated to Lisbon

London

United Kingdom

london.com

Mail.com, Inc.

United States of America

Information on London

Prague

Czech Republic

prague.com

Serenade Limited

United Arab Emirates

Information on Prague

Quebec

Canada

quebec.com

Anything.com Ltd.

Cayman Islands, United Kingdom

General Information/Portal unrelated to Quebec

Riga

Latvia

riga.com

The Net

Sweden

Information on Latvia

Salzburg

Austria

salzburg.com

Salzburger Nachrichten Verl. GBMH & CO KG

Austria

Information on Salzburg

Santo Domingo

Dominican Republic

santo-domingo.com

Florana Agency Inc.

Virgin Islands, United States of America

santo-domingo.com offered for sale

St. Petersburgh

Russian Federation

stpetersburgh.com

Highland International Investment Ltd.

United States of America

General Information /Portal unrelated to St. Petersburgh

Tunis

Tunisia

tunis.com

Axinet Communication

France

Information on Tunisia

Valetta

Malta

valetta.com

Vanilla Limited

United Arab Emirates

Information on Valetta

Verona

Italy

verona.com

Verona Communications

United States of America

Web site of Verona Communications

 

 

1. The source for the names of cities is United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites.

2. As of January 26, 2001

[Annex XIV follows]